Assessment in a Context of Network-Based Practice

Eric Riedel; Cassie Scharber

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 159–162

Abstract: The eTIP Cases project implemented a test version of the cases with 11 teacher education faculty beginning in September 2002. These on-line cases offered preservice teachers the opportunity to practice decision-making around K-12...

Topics: Preservice Teacher Education, Faculty, Teachers, Educational Technology, Students

Learning Through Exploration of an Online School: Characteristics of Preservice Teachers' Searches

Eric Riedel; David Gibson

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 1015–1018

This paper examines the use of data generated by recording the information preservice teachers access in online scenarios in which they are asked to make decisions about using technology in a fictitious schools (eTIP Cases). The data are reported...

Topics: Preservice Teacher Education, Faculty, Educational Technology, Teachers, Students

Why Improving Preservice Teacher Educational Technology Preparation Must Go beyond the College's Walls

Sara Dexter; Eric Riedel

Journal of Teacher Education Vol. 54, No. 4 (2003) pp. 334–46

Surveyed preservice teachers regarding important factors in predicting their professional uses of technology and having K-12 students use technology in the classroom. Results found that setting high expectations for designing and delivering...

Content Area Specific Technology Integration: A Model For Educating Teachers

Sara Dexter; Aaron H. Doering; Eric Riedel

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 14, No. 2 (April 2006) pp. 325–345

In this article we present a model of content-area specific technology preparation. This approach was premised on the fact that even if preservice teachers know how to operate technology, they need help to understand how to flexibly incorporate ...

Topics: Technology integration, Integration, Preservice Teacher Education, teacher preparation, teacher training, faculty development, Inclusive Education

Methods for Evaluating Online, Resource-Based Learning Environments for Teachers

Christine Greenhow; Sara Dexter; Eric Riedel

Journal of Computing in Teacher Education Vol. 23, No. 1 (2006) pp. 21–28

Online delivery methods offer much promise for anytime, anywhere adult learning. As a method of outreach, and to provide support for just-in-time learning, teacher educators are increasingly deciding to design Web sites that are online, resource...

Evaluating Web-based Environments for Teacher Professional Development on Technology Integration

Christine Greenhow; Eric Riedel; Sara Dexter

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 1573–1577

Quality professional development for technology integration is especially needed. Online delivery methods offer much promise for anytime, anywhere teacher learning. Evaluation tools and methods can help designers of technology integration TPD sites...

Topics: Evaluation, Teachers, Integration, Professional Development

ETIPS: Using Cases with Virtual Schools to Prepare for, Extend, and Deepen Preservice Teachers' Field Experiences

Sara L. Dexter; Eric Riedel; Cassandra Scharber

Journal of Computing in Teacher Education Vol. 24, No. 3 (2008) pp. 77–84

Field experiences are identified as an important component in the preparation of new teachers. As such, methods to supplement field experiences with pre- and post-activities that ready preservice teachers to effectively learn from them warrant...

Students' Experiences with an Automated Essay Scorer

Cassandra Scharber; Sara Dexter; Eric Riedel

Journal of Technology, Learning, and Assessment Vol. 7, No. 1 (September 2008)

The purpose of this research is to analyze preservice teachers' use of and reactions to an automated essay scorer used within an online, case-based learning environment called ETIPS. Data analyzed include post-assignment surveys, a user log of...

Motivation and Adventure Learning

Aaron Doering; Eric Riedel; David Ernst; Cassandra Scharber

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 369–376

This paper analyzes the adventure learning (AL) project, PolarHusky, which used motivational factors such as the polarhuskies (the sled dogs), the real-time delivery of far-away places, and the collaboration with educators, experts, and other...

Topics: Classrooms, Instructional Design, Students

Experimental Evidence on the Effectiveness of Automated Essay Scoring in Teacher Education Cases

Eric Riedel; Sara L. Dexter; Cassandra Scharber; Aaron Doering

Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 35, No. 3 (2006) pp. 267–287

Research on computer-based writing evaluation has only recently focused on the potential for providing formative feedback rather than summative assessment. This study tests the impact of an automated essay scorer (AES) that provides formative...

Analyzing Classroom Use of an Online Adventure Learning Curriculum

Aaron Doering; Eric Riedel; Cassandra Scharber; David Ernst

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 364–368

This paper analyzes the classroom use of an adventure learning site in K-12 classrooms. Surveys of 228 respondents who used the online curriculum in 300 separate courses, 21 interviews, and three classroom observations were analyzed. Who...

Topics: Integration, Curriculum, Classrooms

Intersections, Tensions, and Disconnections between Designers' Visions and Users' Realities

Sara Dexter; David Gibson; Eric Riedel; Cassandra Scharber

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 2560–2563

The ETIPS online learning environment was designed for preservice teachers to practice instructional decision making about technology integration and implementation through multimedia cases with embedded assessments. A full year of implementation...

Topics: Preservice Teacher Education, Educational Technology, Assessment, Instructional Design, Students

Online Ph.D. Program Delivery Models and Student Success

Shari L. Jorissen; James P. Keen; Eric S. Riedel

American Journal of Distance Education Vol. 29, No. 4 (2015) pp. 232–247

The purpose of this study was to provide information to an online university that offers Ph.D. programs in three formats: knowledge area modules (or KAM, a type of faculty-led, self-directed doctoral study), course-based model, and mixed model (a...

“Timber for President": Adventure Learning and Motivation

Aaron Doering; Cassandra Scharber; Eric Riedel; Charles Miller

Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 21, No. 4 (October 2010) pp. 483–513

Adventure learning (AL) provides learners with opportunities to explore real-world issues through authentic learning experiences within collaborative online learning environments. This paper reports on an AL program, designed using Keller’s ARCS...

Topics: Educational Technology, Integration, Internet, Distance Education, Instructional Design