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Integrating Learner-Centered Theory and Technology to Create an Engaging Pedagogy for K-12 Students and Teachers
Mary Kayler; Laurie Sullivan
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 5248–5252
This paper describes how technology and learner-centered theory (Weimer, 2002) were infused into a Master's program for practicing teachers. Our qualitative research question was "What happens to teaching and learning when K-12 teachers use learner...
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Online Gaming: Processes, Structures and Cultural Understandings
Mary Kayler; Debra Sprague; DeDe Chris
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 1067–1074
This study explored how online gaming processes and structures shaped individual understandings of diverse worldviews. Three research questions guided our study: In what ways, if any, has online gaming the potential to strengthen cultural...
Topics: Culture
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Inspiring Maker Culture through Collaboration, Persistence, and Failure
Mary Kayler; Timothy Owens; George Meadows
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) pp. 1179–1184
Maker culture is dedicated to people “making their own functional devices, whether it is technological gadgets, open source hardware and software, or nearly any other aspect of physical life” (McCall, 2009). While maker culture is frequently found...
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Crafting Digital Stories on Real World Needs: Multiple Pathways for Teacher Development
Mary Kayler
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 654–657
Conceptualizing teaching and teacher education from a social justice perspective has been the focus of educational scholars and practitioners over the last decade. This qualitative study explored, “in what ways does a social action project support...
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Role of student feedback: Results from Integrating Learner-Centered Theory, Content & Technology to Create an Engaging Pedagogy for K-12 Students
Mary Kayler; Laurie Sullivan
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 3653–3658
A qualitative study reported on “In what ways does gathering student feedback enhance teachers’ understandings of teaching with technology?” Participants were 62 K-12 teachers enrolled in a masters’ degree program. Data sources included: teacher...
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Fear, Apprehension, Stereotypes, Oh, My! Exploring Teachers’ Reactions to Virtual Gaming
Debra R Sprague; Mary Kayler
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 2248–2253
Abstract: Researchers have begun to explore the impact of game-based learning. Most of this research has focused on what children learn while engaged in virtual games. This study looks at what 61 teachers learned as they explored a Massively...
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Practicing Teachers’ Technology Integration: Projects that Mattered
Mary Kayler; Debra Sprague
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 1373–1380
Using an intellectual developmental pedagogical framework (Magolda, 2004) and centering technological projects on a “real classroom need” became a powerful impetus for K-12 teachers enrolled in a graduate program of education to engage in meaningful ...
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Publishing in the Journal of Technology and Teacher Education (JTATE)
Peter Albion; Rick Ferdig; Natalie Johnson-Leslie; Mary Kayler; Jana Willis
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 1376–1377
The Journal of Technology and Teacher Education (JTATE) is the print journal of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE). It is published quarterly with a focus on research on technology and teacher education. That may...
Topics: Research & Evaluation
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Pedagogy, Self-Assessment, and Online Discussion Groups
Mary Kayler; Karen Weller
Educational Technology & Society Vol. 10, No. 1 (2007) pp. 136–147
One Master's Program, Initiatives in Educational Transformation, has integrated a computer management system (WebCT) into a learner-centered (Weimer, 2002) community of K-12 practicing teachers. Online discussions were an extension of instructional...
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Transitions to Academia: Publishing in the Journal of Technology and Teacher Education (JTATE)
Peter Albion; Rick Ferdig; Cleborne Maddux; Natalie Johnson-Leslie; Mary Kayler; Jana Willis
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) p. 1219
The editors of leading educational technology journals are collaborating on ways to support the efforts of the next generation of researchers, working within the National Technology Leadership Coalition (ntlcoalition.org). The goal is to facilitate “...
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Transitions to Academia: Publishing in the Journal of Technology and Teacher Education (JTATE)
Peter Albion; Rick Ferdig; Cleborne Maddux; Natalie Johnson-Leslie; Mary Kayler; Jana Willis
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) p. 1218
The editors of leading educational technology journals are collaborating on ways to support the efforts of the next generation of researchers, working within the National Technology Leadership Coalition (ntlcoalition.org). The goal is to facilitate “...