SITE 2007--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference
Mar 26, 2007
Editors
Roger Carlsen; Karen McFerrin; Jerry Price; Roberta Weber; Dee Anna Willis
Table of Contents
Number of papers: 702
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Design & facilitate a module on digital video-editing online
Jia-Ling Lee, Shih Hsin University, Taiwan
This session will present the results of an experiment regarding the effect of designing and facilitating a module on digital video-editing in WebCT. This online module was designed based on the... More
pp. 405-407
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How to Provide Formative Feedback to Improve Online Learner Satisfaction and Learning?
Yuliang Liu, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE, United States
Learner satisfaction and learning is currently a very important topic in online instruction and learning. This paper is designed to explore how the appropriate use of six response types for... More
pp. 408-411
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Innovative Technology Based Learning Resources in an Online, Competency Based University Setting
Conrad Lotze, Western Governors University, United States
It is the mission of Western Governors University to improve quality and expand access to post-secondary educational opportunities by providing a means for individuals to learn independent of time ... More
pp. 412-417
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Collaborative groups and mutual support strategies to ensure student engagement, retention, and success in on-line graduate programs: Models for face-to-face and virtual collaboration
Ronald McBride & Frank Fuller, Northwestern State University, United States
There is a documented history of student attrition in graduate programs. While programs with significant online components offer no less a problem for student persistence than residential ones,... More
pp. 418-425
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What Successful Distance Mentors Do: An Exploratory Study
Barbara McKenzie, University of West Georgia, United States; Betul Ozkan, Long Island University, United States; Alison Shook & Linda Haynes, University of West Georgia, United States
Abstract: As distance education programs continue to grow in popularity and use in K-12 and higher education institutions, there is an increased need to train new distance instructors in how to... More
pp. 426-431
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Off-the-shelf technology to connect serious-ill children to their teachers
James Meinke, Baldwin-Wallace College, United States
Each year, many students around the world spend extended care time in hospitals or a homebound residence due to surgery/recovery and/or chronic illnesses. For the students, academic instruction... More
pp. 432-433
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Development and evaluation of groupware that is aimed at the information exchange between teachers and guardians.
Hiroshi Nakayama, Tokyo Denki University, Japan
This research developed the groupware (E-WEAR) aiming at performing the information exchange between students and guardians effectively, and verified the effect. This is performed through making... More
pp. 434-439
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The New Voice in Alternative Teacher Training
Mary Natividad & Marie Plemons, University of Houston-Victoria, United States
Abstract: In response to the need for highly qualified teachers, this paper demonstrates how the use of technology in teacher training addresses the needs for diversity in the teaching profession... More
pp. 440-443
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Using VoIP Technology for Online Courses in Higher Education
John Newman, University of Nevada,Reno, United States
Although higher education continues to shift from traditional on-campus courses to asynchronous online courses, one factor will always remain constant: how students obtain, process, and convey... More
pp. 444-447
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My Computer Was My Classroom: Investigating an Innovative Virtual High School Program
Priscilla Norton, Anne Little & Barbara Daniels, George Mason University, United States
The Graduate School of Education at George Mason University, Frederick County Public Schools, Loudoun County Public Schools, and Stafford County Public Schools joined together to create virtual... More
pp. 448-455
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Preparing Virtual Teachers: Who Is on the Other End?
Priscilla Norton & Robin Davidson Smith, George Mason University, United States
There is growing recognition that online teaching requires special skills and considerations. Yet, to date, the characteristics of effective online teachers have been the topic of limited research ... More
pp. 456-463
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Designing Effective On-line learning Environments Using Emerging Educational Technologies
Sanghoon Park, Northwestern State University of Louisiana, United States; Jung Lim, Ronald McBride, Karen McFerrin & Kioh Kim, Northwestern State University, United States
On-line learning has been highlighted as a new delivery system for distance learning in higher education as it can provide students who are dispersed across the nation with a wealth of interaction ... More
pp. 464-471
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Incorporating Compressed Video and Internet Protocol to Deliver Graduate Coursework
Randy Parker & Julie Holmes, Louisiana Tech University, United States
This study reports the perceived effectiveness and student satisfaction with the use of Compressed Video and Internet Protocol to deliver graduate coursework to off-campus sites. The sample of 186 ... More
pp. 472-475
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Teaching and learning English as a foreign language: The role of interactive videoconferencing technologies in United Arab Emirate schools to support educational reform
Joyce Pittman, Rachida Faid Douglas, Ghanem AlBustami & Jamal Douglas, Abu Dhabi University, United Arab Emirates
This study examines powerful political, cultural, and economic factors motivate relationships that exist or emerge between the separate elements of an educational system during the transformation... More
pp. 476-481
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SPOC – Not the Final Frontier
Robert Raze & Greg Rabelo, St. Petersburg College, United States
How do you capture the lessons, interactions with students, or dialog between preservice teachers and students? How is this possible when preservice teachers are at multiple locations, supervisors... More
pp. 482-484
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Distance Education and Programware: The Benefits of Universal Design for Learning Principles
Rich Rice, Texas Tech University, United States; Lennie Irvin, San Antonio College, United States; SanJuanita Santoy, Texas State Techical College, United States; Peter England, Texas A&M, United States
The use of databases and new media tools, through course management systems in order to develop what some are calling "programware," offer more engaging opportunities for students, teachers, and... More
pp. 485-486
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High School Principals' Use and Perceptions of Online Learning in Ohio's Appalachian Region
Scott Robison & Teresa Franklin, Ohio University - College of Education, United States
Abstract: This paper is a report on the findings of a study conducted on high school principals in Appalachian Ohio regarding their use and perceptions of online learning. All 134 high school... More
pp. 487-492
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Podcasting 101: Using Podcasts in Online Courses
Martha Sammons, Wright State University, United States
This roundtable will introduce faculty to the fundamentals of using podcasting to enhance student learning distance education courses. There are two main goals: showing the uses of podcasts in... More
p. 493
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Multimedia-Enhanced Learning: What Every Instructor Should Know
Barbara Schroeder, Boise State University, United States
How and when should instructors use multimedia in the most effective ways to enhance learning? This is the driving question behind this research, which focuses on the effectiveness of multimedia... More
pp. 494-500
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Online Education: An Answer to Rural Education and Shrinking Educational Budgets
Souhail Soujah, Golden Secondary School, Canada
Technological advances that facilitated synchronous and asynchronous communication have made online courses more flexible, easier to use and equally as effective as traditional learning.However,... More
pp. 501-506
