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Best Practices for Effective Online Teaching
Christina Dehler
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 407–412
Advances in telecommunications and computer-based teaching and learning systems have expanded the opportunities in distance education and online learning, yet the potential of distance education resides not in the specific technologies that are...
Topics: Distance Education, Educational Technology
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Stretching Computer Mediated Learning Environments
Christina Dehler
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1998 (1998) pp. 566–570
This paper discusses some of the theoretical and practical issues of extending computer mediated learning environ ments across cultural borders. While it will be of interest to any instructor whose courses entail a cultural dimension, the following...
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Group and Task Experience: Implications for Computer-Mediated Groupwork in the Workplace
Christina Dehler
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2002 (2002) pp. 247–253
Groupwork carried out via CMC are now a fact of life in the work place. This study investigates the effects of group membership and task experience on asynchronous computer-mediated groupwork. Groups acquiring task experience as stable groups...
Topics: Computers
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Harnessing Video Technology to Support “Anytime Anywhere” In-Service Professional Development: A Project in Progress
Christina Dehler
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 831–836
In 2002, a large school district located in Southern California was the recipient of a $1.7 million grant funded by the US Department of Education, Ready To Teach Program. The goal of the district's three-year project is to determine whether...
Topics: Professional Development, Video, Schools, Middle School Education
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The Pedagogy and Design of Online Teacher Professional Development
Christina Dehler
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 2107–2112
Distance education has evolved to the point where technology is no longer a major concern to distance educators and students. For the most part, technology used in the delivery of distance courses is stable and reliable. Ironically, but not...
Topics: Educational Technology, Professional Development, Teachers, Instructional Design, Distance Education
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What New Teachers Need To Know About Technology: A Survey And Recommendations For Educational Technologies Integration In Teacher Preparation Programs
Teshia Roby; Christina Dehler
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 1806–1813
In a study conducted by a university Teacher Quality Enhancement (TQE) grant in August of 2008, over 350 teachers, technologists, and administrators from schools in the College of Education’s preservice teacher placement area provided opinion about...
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Preparing our Teachers for Distance Education
Christina Dehler; Christina De Simone
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2000 (2000) pp. 1302–1303
Much of the focus in the distance education (DE) literature centers around the learner and learning, almost to the exclusion of the teacher and teaching. Consequently, instructors of DE courses have been left suspended in virtual space. This paper ...
Topics: Teachers, Training, Distance Education
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Interactive Multimedia Mathematics: Streamlining 6th Grade Content for Better Teaching, Practice, Remediation and Enrichment
Maria-Kristina Smith O'Regan; Christina Dehler
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 3528–3533
The purpose of this multimedia project is to create a mnemonic strategy that streamlines the sixth grade mathematics curriculum. The product is intended for all students, including those with limited English speaking skills and special needs and...
Topics: Mathematics, Instructional Design, Classrooms, Middle School Education
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Using Technology for Learning in Higher Education: What is Important?
Richard Schmid; Gretchen Lowerison; Philip Abrami; Christina Dehler
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 1090–1096
This series of studies investigated the role that computer technology plays in transforming the learning process in higher education. We looked at the relationship between technology use, active learning, and perceived course effectiveness. The...
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Assessing Computer Use and Perceived Course Effectiveness in Post-Secondary Education in an American/Canadian Context
Rana M. Tamim; Gretchen Lowerison; Richard F. Schmid; Robert M. Bernard; Philip C. Abrami; Christina Dehler
Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 39, No. 3 (2008) pp. 221–234
The purpose of this research is to investigate the relationship between computer technology's role and students' perceptions about course effectiveness. Students from two universities (one Canadian, n = 1465; one American, n = 831) completed a 71...