The centrality of teaching presence: Using multiple modes to facilitate collaborative active engagement in a synchronous teacher online learning community

Emily Hoffman

Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 30, No. 2 (2019) pp. 107–145

This 10-week, descriptive case study situated within a Masters course of practicing teachers investigated how the teaching presence of a synchronous online learning community facilitated participant active engagement through interaction. Results...

Untangling the Talk: A New Multimodal Discourse Analysis Method to Investigate Synchronous Online Learning

Emily Brown Hoffman

Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education Vol. 34, No. 3 (2018) pp. 179–195

This article introduces a new method of multimodal discourse analysis to study synchronous online learning through using screen-captured digital video as the data source. This new methodology is applicable to researchers and educators interested in...

Teacher perceptions of e-mail as a method of communication with parents

Emily Hoffman Dorgan

Teacher perceptions of e@-mail as a method of communication with parents (2005) pp. 1–135

Despite the growing presence of e-mail in society, few teachers are using e-mail to communicate with parents. This study sought to determine teacher perceptions of e-mail as a method of communication with parents. Specifically, the study sought to...

Learning about Urban Ecology Through the use of Visualization and Geospatial Technologies

Michael Barnett; Meredith Houle; Sheron Mark; Eric Strauss; Emily Hoffman

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 18, No. 2 (April 2010) pp. 287–317

During the past three years we have been designing and implementing a technology enhanced urban ecology program using geographic information systems (GIS) coupled with technology. Our initial work focused on professional development for in-service...

Topics: Computers, Preservice Teacher Education, Software, Educational Technology, Science

Note-Taking: Paper Versus Computer

Christopher Devers; Jessica Hoffman; Christine Lee; Emily Ragsdale; Erin Devers

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2015 (Oct 19, 2015) pp. 772–776

There is significant research on note-taking; however, there is little research comparing pen and paper note-taking to computer note-taking. Specifically, this project explored how taking notes on a computer influences learning. This project did not ...

Topics: research, Implementation Examples & Issues

The Urban Tree Project

Michael Barnett; Meredith Houle; Elizabeth Hufnagel; Alexander Pancic; Mike Lehman; Emily Hoffman

Science Teacher Vol. 77, No. 2 (February 2010) pp. 35–39

Geospatial technologies have emerged over the last 15 years as one of the key tools used by environmental scientists (NRC 2006). In fact, educators have recognized that coupling geospatial technologies with environmental science topics and...