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Brendan Calandra
Georgia State University
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The Georgia Digital History Project (GDHP): An Interpretative/Pedagogical Digital History Website
Brendan Calandra
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 4067–4070
The presenters intend to introduce the Georgia Digital History Project (GDHP), an interpretive/pedagogical collection of historical resources designed for use in inquiry-based learning in high school and university classrooms, and created by faculty ...
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Diffusion and Reinvention of ePortfolio Design Practices as a Catalyst for Teacher Learning
Christopher Hartmann; Brendan Calandra
Technology, Pedagogy and Education Vol. 16, No. 1 (March 2007) pp. 77–93
This paper reports a comparative analysis of case studies of seven prospective secondary mathematics teachers. The individual case studies described the participants' experiences in an undergraduate preparation program during the implementation of a ...
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The digital history and pedagogy project: Creating an interpretative/pedagogical historical website
Brendan Calandra; John Lee
Internet and Higher Education Vol. 8, No. 4 (2005) pp. 323–333
The Digital History and Pedagogy Project (DHPP) is an interpretive/pedagogical collection of Web-based historical resources designed for use in inquiry-based learning in high school and university classrooms. It has been created by faculty and...
Language: English
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Why use designed experiences in MUVEs in teacher education? A rationale and example
Anton Puvirajah; Brendan Calandra
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 2604–2608
In order to prepare for the profession, pre-service teachers should be given multiple opportunities to practice actually being teachers, and then fine-tune their practice through critical reflection. Due to logistical and time constraints in teacher ...
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Exploring Preservice Teachers’ Reflective Writing Problems and What Computer-based Scaffolds Can Do to Enhance their Reflectivity Development
Guolin Lai; Brendan Calandra
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 110–117
Teacher education programs have increasingly focused on teacher reflectivity as a crucial aspect of teacher preparation. In recent years, the increased power of computer technology renders it possible to develop computer-based scaffolding tools to...
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A Holocaust Web Site: Effects on Pre-service Teachers' Factual Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Traditionally Marginalized Groups
Brendan Calandra; John Fitzpatrick
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 1560–1561
The Holocaust remains one of the most effective and extensively documented subjects for an examination of basic humanitarian issues. Knowledge is the key to an intelligent understanding of such a tragic passage in human history, the key to a wisdom...
Topics: Teachers, Instructional Design
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Examining the Effects of Computer-Based Scaffolds on Novice Teachers' Reflective Journal Writing
Guolin Lai; Brendan Calandra
Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 58, No. 4 (August 2010) pp. 421–437
This study employed an explanatory mixed methods design to examine the effects of two computer-based scaffolds on novice teachers' reflective journal writing. The context for the study was an attempt to refine the reflective writing component of a...
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A Digital Video Reflection Tool for Urban Teachers in Training
Brendan Calandra; Guolin Lai
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 2472–2476
The goal of our 3-year PT3 project is to prepare technologically proficient teachers for Metropolitan Atlanta's many diverse classrooms with training, support systems, and environmental change. In order to achieve this goal, a Teacher Electronic...
Topics: Integration, Teachers, Video, Classrooms
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Teacher E-Portfolio Communities: Diffusion of Design Knowledge as a Catalyst for Teacher Learning
Christopher Hartmann; Brendan Calandra
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 110–117
We present results from a study of the use of electronic portfolios in an undergraduate preparation program for mathematics teachers. We describe parallel developments in: (1) the use of hypermedia technologies to represent teaching practice and (2) ...
Topics: Community, Teachers, Mathematics, Professional Development, Portfolios
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Teacher Practice in Multi User Virtual Environments: A Fourth Space
Brendan Calandra; Anton Puvirajah
TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning Vol. 58, No. 6 (November 2014) pp. 29–35
Practicing teaching is an important aspect of teacher education, however, its implementation can be limited due to the constraints and risks related to practicing in actual schools. There is evidence in the literature of Multi User Virtual...
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An Electronic Tool for Supporting Urban Teachers' Technology Integration: CITIS
Laurie Brantley-Dias; Brendan Calandra
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 2453–2457
The goal of our three-year Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology Grant is to prepare technologically proficient teachers to teach in urban classrooms by addressing the intersection of content, pedagogy, and technology. One of our...
Topics: Teachers, Instructional Design, Integration, Students
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A Preliminary Investigation of Advance Organizers for a Complex Educational Website
Brendan Calandra; Ann E. Barron
Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia Vol. 14, No. 1 (January 2005) pp. 5–23
The study employed a 2 (university campus) x 3 (treatment groups) x 2 (time) factorial design with random assignment to examine the use of multimedia advance organizers before an activity that involved locating and synthesizing information at the...
Topics: Computers, Educational Technology, Multimedia, Preservice Teacher Education, Multicultural Education
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A Unique Design for High-Impact Safety and Awareness Training
Brendan Calandra; Stephen W. Harmon
Educational Media International Vol. 49, No. 2 (2012) pp. 97–108
The authors were asked to design and develop a large-scale, web-based learning environment that would effectively assist international aid workers in conducting their daily tasks in the field, at home and in the office in a safer and more secure...
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A Preliminary Investigation of Advance Organizers for a Complex Educational Website
Brendan Calandra; Ann E. Barron
Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia
The study employed a 2 (university campus) x 3 (treatment groups) x 2 (time) factorial design with random assignment to examine the use of multimedia advance organizers before an activity that involved locating and synthesizing information at the...
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Can Embedded Annotations Help High School Students Perform Problem Solving Tasks Using a Web-Based Historical Document?
John K. Lee; Brendan Calandra
Journal of Research on Technology in Education Vol. 37, No. 1 (2004) pp. 65–84
Two versions of a Web site on the United States Constitution were used by students in separate high school history classes to solve problems that emerged from four constitutional scenarios. One site contained embedded conceptual scaffolding devices...
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TEPSS: Initial Steps in the Design of Electronic Support for Novice Teachers
Brendan Calandra; Guolin Lai; Yuelu Sun
Annual Meeting of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology 2004 (October 2005)
As part of a Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology (PT3) grant, the authors are working on the design, development, and evaluation of an online support environment for novice teachers and teacher support specialists/mentors that will...
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An Electronic System to Support Novice Teachers' Reflective Lesson Design
Brendan Calandra; Laurie Brantley-Dias; Kezia Mcneal
Multicultural Education & Technology Journal Vol. 1, No. 2 (2007) pp. 100–111
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to propose an electronic support tool that can be used by teacher educators and novice teachers to foster habits of reflective, systematic instructional planning. Design/methodology/approach: The authors provide ...
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Examining Preservice Teachers’ Reflective Practice using Digital Video and Critical Incident Analysis
Brendan Calandra; Laurie Brantley-Dias; Dana Fox
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 34–39
The purpose of this study was to explore how digital video production and critical incident analysis promotes reflective practice among preservice teachers. Specifically, we used qualitative methods to examine how teacher candidates used digital...
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Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust: An Extensive Online Resource for Teachers
Ann Barron; Brendan Calandra; Kate Kemker
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 2568–2573
The Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust is a large, instructional website with over 7,000 HTML pages. It was designed and developed by graduate students in the Instructional Technology program and the staff of the Florida Center for Instructional...
Topics: Teachers, Instructional Design, Educational Technology, Preservice Teacher Education, Students
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Leveraging the potential of design-based research to enhance preservice teachers’ online reflective practice: A case study
Guolin Lai; Brendan Calandra; Yuxin Ma
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 1132–1139
As a promising educational research paradigm (National Research Council, 2002), design-based research has demonstrated its potential as a methodology suitable to both research and design of technology-enhanced learning environments (Wang & Hannafin, ...
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A Holocaust Website: Effects on Preservice Teachers’ Factual Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Traditionally Marginalized Groups
Brendan Calandra; John Fitzpatrick; Ann E. Barron
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 10, No. 1 (2002) pp. 75–93
The Holocaust remains one of the most effective and extensively documented subjects for an examination of basic humanitarian issues. Knowledge is the key to an intelligent understanding of such a tragic passage in human history, the key to a wisdom...
Topics: Instructional Design, Computers, Preservice Teacher Education, Attitudes, Students
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An Exploratory Study of Digital Video Editing as a Tool for Teacher Preparation
Brendan Calandra; Rachel Gurvitch; Jacalyn Lund
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 16, No. 2 (March 2008) pp. 137–153
The authors' purpose was to examine teacher candidates' perspectives of successful teaching through personalized video vignettes. Furthermore, the authors were interested in how participants' written reflections might change as a result of creating...
Topics: Preservice Teacher Education, Professional Development, Video, Teaching Methods, Training, Teachers
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Makification: Towards a Framework for Leveraging the Maker Movement in Formal Education
Jonathan Cohen; W. Monty Jones; Shaunna Smith; Brendan Calandra
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) pp. 129–135
Maker culture is part of a burgeoning movement in which individuals leverage modern digital technologies to produce and share physical artifacts with a broader community. Certain components of the maker movement, if properly leveraged, hold promise...
Topics: Digital Fabrication
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Examining the Quality of Preservice Science Teachers’ Written Reflections When Using Video Recordings, Audio Recordings, and Memories of a Teaching Event
Brendan Calandra; Laurie Brantley-Dias; Johnathan Yerby; Kadir Demir
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 18, No. 1 (March 2018) pp. 81–101
A group of preservice science teachers edited video footage of their practice teaching to identify and isolate critical incidents. They then wrote guided reflection papers on those critical incidents using different forms of media prompts while they ...
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Makification: Towards a Framework for Leveraging the Maker Movement in Formal Education
Jonathan Cohen; W. Monty Jones; Shaunna Smith; Brendan Calandra
Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia Vol. 26, No. 3 (July 2017) pp. 217–229
Maker culture is part of a burgeoning movement in which individuals leverage modern digital technologies to produce and share physical artifacts with a broader community. Certain components of the maker movement, if properly leveraged, hold promise...
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Audio Use in E-Learning: What, Why, When, and How?
Brendan Calandra; Ann E. Barron; Ingrid Thompson-Sellers
International Journal on E-Learning Vol. 7, No. 4 (October 2008) pp. 589–601
Decisions related to the implementation of audio in e-learning are perplexing for many instructional designers, and deciphering theory and principles related to audio use can be difficult for practitioners. Yet, as bandwidth on the Internet...
Topics: Software, Multimedia, Distance Education, Instructional Design, Audio
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Who Will Use Our Electronic Teacher’s Guide? A Preliminary Analysis of Preservice Teachers’ Knowledge of and Attitudes Toward Issues Surrounding the Holocaust
Brendan Calandra; Thomas R. Lang; Ann E. Barron
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 4, No. 2 (2004) pp. 173–195
To ascertain the current status of Holocaust knowledge and attitudes of prospective teachers and to inform the development of a web-based educational resource for teachers of the Holocaust, an exploratory analysis was conducted at a public...
Topics: Teachers, Race, Multicultural Education
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An Analysis of Collaboration between Colleges of Education and Arts & Sciences in PT3
Laurie Brantley-Dias; Brendan Calandra; Steve W. Harmon; Mary B. Shoffner
TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning Vol. 50, No. 3 (May 2006) pp. 32–37
This paper seeks to examine efforts by PT3 projects over the last several years to increase collaboration among education and arts & sciences faculty. To what extent have PT3 projects sought to address this issue? How successful have they been? What ...
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Tips from the Classroom
Davis Johnson; Cecilia Dingledy; Shawn M. Clankie; Abigail Uno; Brendan Calandra
TESOL Journal Vol. 9, No. 2 (2000) pp. 30–35
Five articles highlight specific techniques for use with learners of English as a Second or Foreign Language. These include integrating culture, technology, and writing in ESL; a book club for advanced adult literacy students; teaching students to...
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Learning Effects of an Experimental EFL Program in Second Life
Charles Xiaoxue Wang; Brendan Calandra; Susan T. Hibbard; Mary L. McDowell Lefaiver
Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 60, No. 5 (October 2012) pp. 943–961
This paper reports on the effects an experimental English as a Foreign Language (EFL) program in Second Life (SL) had on Chinese student EFL learning. The study took an evaluative approach using quasi-experimental design with participants from one...
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Using Video Editing to Cultivate Novice Teachers' Practice
Brendan Calandra; Laurie Brantley-Dias; John K. Lee; Dana L. Fox
Journal of Research on Technology in Education Vol. 42, No. 1 (2009) pp. 73–94
This article reports research concerning the effective use of video editing to help cultivate novice teachers' reflective practice. The study reported here is part of a larger body of research on video-enhanced teacher reflection. For this study, we ...
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Digital History in Social Studies Teacher Education: Practices, Promises and Provisos, Part 1
Meghan McGlinn; Thomas Hammond; Adam Friedman; Cheryl Mason Bolick; Glen Bull; Bill Ferster; David Hicks; John Lee; Brendan Calandra; Peter Doolittle; Tom Ewing
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 4134–4147
This symposium will define digital history as the "study of the past using a variety of electronically reproduced primary source texts, images, and artifacts, as well as the constructed historical narratives, accounts, or presentations that result...
Topics: Social Studies