SITE 2003--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference
2003
Editors
Caroline Crawford; Niki Davis; Jerry Price; Roberta Weber; Dee Anna Willis
Table of Contents
Number of papers: 1052
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The Virtual School and the "Hidden Agenda"
Diana Muir, Intelligent Education, Inc., United States
Traditionally the intended curriculum is what we say it is. The actual or 'hidden curriculum' is what remains after everything else has been forgotten. The concept of a hidden agenda in... More
pp. 606-609
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Internet Accessibility: Some Simple Solutions Any Web Designer Can Employ
Kimberly Nyles-Roque, Iowa State University, United States
By United States law entities to which the Americans with Disabilities Act applies are also required to meet accessibility requirements in regard to their web content. As public schools and... More
pp. 610-613
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I-Movie for Social Justice & Activism: Mutual Engagement, Joint Enterprise, and Shared Repertoire
Karina Otoya-Knapp, Bank Street College, United States
This paper reports on the findings of a technology-driven ethnographic study conducted during a Foundations of Education course in the fall of 2001. The graduate students, also in-service teachers,... More
pp. 614-616
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A Framework for Designing and Evaluating Diversity-Responsive Educational Technologies
J. David Ramirez, CLMER/CSULB, United States
In the U.S. federal legislation such as "No Child Left Behind" continue to underscore our systemic failure to provide a meaningful and effective education to certain groups of children,... More
pp. 617-623
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Defining and Designing 21st Century Literacies
Kevin Rocap, CLMER/CSULB, United States
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are implicated in transformations at all levels of society. One key consideration is how current and emerging technologies affect the definition... More
pp. 624-631
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Virtuality as Strategy: An Electronically Networked Community as Framework for the Development of Portuguese Studies in the California State University System
Ana Sousa, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Erstwhile the world language for international business and diplomatic communication, Portuguese faces a peculiar situation at present. On the one hand, reassuring statistics rank it among the... More
pp. 632-635
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Racism in Cyberspace: Can We Ignore It?
Laura Sujo de Montes, Northern Arizona University, United States
Distance learning, especially in computer-mediated environments, is the dominant trend in education. Universities fear that they will be left behind or even become extinct if they do not offer... More
pp. 636-639
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Service Learning and Technology in an Undergraduate Teacher Preparation Course: Do They Mix?
Laura Sujo de Montes, Northern Arizona University, United States; Susan Wolff, Flagstaff Unified School District, United States; Elizabeth Willis, Northern Arizona University, United States
Even though service learning has caught the attention of faculty at universities in recent years, it is far from being implemented in ways that serve both the community and the student. Sometimes a... More
pp. 640-643
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A multi-pronged approach for supporting in-service educators with the integration of educational technology in a South African context
Jeremiah Maseko, Rabaitse Diseko, Geoffrey Lautenbach & Duan vanderWesthuizen, Rand Afrikaans University, South Africa
The ubiquity of the use of ICT in education in developed countries does not extent to developing countries like South Africa. However, several initiatives exist that are changing this, and... More
pp. 644-648
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Graduating Teachers’ Reflections about Teaching with Information and Communication Technologies
Peter Albion, University of Southern Queensland, Australia
Teachers' visions for and beliefs about working with Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are an important influence on the successful application of ICTs in education. Because beliefs... More
pp. 649-652
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Action Research: An Electronic Venue
Marino Alvarez, Tennessee State University, United States
Technology is influencing the ways in which researchers are using metacognitive tools for conducting investigations and learning new information. Changing are paper-and-pencil modes of... More
pp. 653-655
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ICT, research and teacher education in France: issues and perspectives
Georges-Louis Baron, INRP, France; Eric Bruillard, IUFM de Caen, France
ICT and the Internet have now become rather commonplace in the French society. However, their integration into every day classroom practice remains an issue. This paper is based on the remark that... More
pp. 656-660
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Using Action Research to Determine Technology Effectiveness in Secondary and Postsecondary Settings
Steven Aragon & James Bartlett, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States
The purpose of this presentation is to give a brief overview of experimental designs that could be implemented in action research projects. In addition, the participants will be involved in an... More
pp. 661-666
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Pascua Yaqui Connection
J David Betts, University of Arizona, United States
The Pascua Yaqui Community Resource Lab is the computer facility established on the Pascua Yaqui Reservation by the Pascua Yaqui Connection project. The U.S. Department of Commerce... More
pp. 667-670
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Implementation Strategies and Evaluation of A Collaborative Learning System
Shigeru Narita & Madhumita Bhattacharya, Hyogo University of Teacher Education, Japan
This is paper describes a method of introduction of a collaborative learning system in an elementary school in Japan. In this study we intend to evaluate a groupware for teaching and learning. The ... More
pp. 671-674
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The Development and Validation of a Universally-designed Software Evaluation Instrument
Kyle Higgins & Randall Boone, University of Nevada Las Vegas, United States
This Brief Paper Presentation will present three separate areas of interest from a research project into the development and validation of a universally-designed software evaluation instrument for ... More
pp. 675-678
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A Demographic Comparison of Attitudes Toward Internet-Delivered Instruction
Jonathan Brinkerhoff, University of New Mexico, United States; Carol Koroghlanian, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, United States
Research in Internet-delivered instruction most often reflects practice rather than drives it. This presentation presents specific recommendations for improving the design quality and... More
pp. 679-680
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Pedagogical Ethnotechnograpy: A Research Method to Understand Technology as a Curriculum Text.
Prince Hycy Bull, North Carolina State University, United States
There are many different lenses to view the integration of technology within the educational system. This researcher believes that one such lens is pedagogical ethnotechnography. A pedagogical... More
pp. 681-683
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Toward a New Model of Instructional Design
Perry Schoon & Ralph Cafolla, Florida Atlantic University, United States
The purpose of this paper is to suggest the need for a new model of instructional design and to begin a discussion on the nature of the principles that must be embodied by a new model. The new... More
pp. 684-687
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Four Perspectives on Strengthening Evaluations of PT3 and Other Preservice Programs
Selma Sax, Wexford, Inc., United States; Sheila Cassidy, Selma Sax, Wexford, Inc., United States; Deborah Jolly, Texas A&M University, United States; Tim Best, Ohio Regents, United States
rovides four perspectives on how planning, implementation and evaluation of preservice programs might be strengthened. 1. the Systemic Change Framework and Self-Assessment Instrument; 2. the ... More
pp. 688-690
