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Jimmy Barnes
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Mobile Technology in the STEM Classroom
Jimmy Barnes; Donna Herring
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2012 (Jun 26, 2012) pp. 2888–2893
In recent years, there has been a growing concern in the United States that public education is not preparing a sufficient number of students, teachers, and practitioners in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). A...
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Using Instructor-Created Video in the Distance Learning Classroom: Effectiveness and Methods for Production
Jimmy Barnes; Kelly Paynter
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2018 (Oct 15, 2018) pp. 198–201
The benefits of incorporating video in traditional classroom instruction are well documented at all levels of education. This is obvious when comparing a lesson containing only a verbal discussion of the Mount Saint Helens eruption to a lesson that...
Topics: Authoring tools
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Transforming Your Traditional Classroom into an Online Success Story
Jimmy Barnes; Kelly Paynter
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2014 (Oct 20, 2014) pp. 140–144
It is no secret that moving your instruction online presents a multitude of challenges but these challenges can be managed successfully if proper planning techniques are applied in the conversion process. This planning and attention before the...
Topics: Instructional Design, Implementation Examples & Issues, Designing, Developing, and Assessing E-Learning
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STEM Studies: Enhancing 21st Century Skills through Robotics
Donna Herring; Jimmy Barnes
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2012 (Jun 26, 2012) pp. 370–378
“To be playful and serious at the same time is possible, and it defines the ideal mental condition.” (John Dewey, How We Think) The Intellectual and Policy Foundations of the 21st Century Skills Framework support a growing conviction that the best...
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Teaching Undergraduate Students versus Graduate Students Online: Similarities, Differences, and Instructional Approaches
Kelly Paynter; Jimmy Barnes
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 67–71
What should a professor do differently when teaching undergraduate students online as compared to teaching graduate students online? In what ways must professors modify their online course structure, teaching styles, and class policies when handling ...
Topics: Students, Distance/Flexible Education
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Moving from Blackboard to Canvas: What the Research Says, Plus Two Professors’ Experiences
Kelly Paynter; Jimmy Barnes
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2019 (Nov 04, 2019) pp. 1314–1320
The authors, veteran online instructors and course designers, work at a university that is in the process of changing its learning management system (LMS) from Blackboard to Canvas. Discover what the literature has to say about student, faculty, and ...
Topics: online learning environments
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Moving a Traditional Classroom into the 21st Century using Online Instruction
Kelly Paynter; Jimmy Barnes
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2014 (Oct 20, 2014) pp. 1570–1574
While even technologically savvy instructors may struggle in moving courses online, there are simple solutions to address most of the most common concerns instructors have about teaching at a distance. These solutions address everything from how to...
Topics: Instructional Design, Implementation Examples & Issues, Designing, Developing, and Assessing E-Learning
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Using Mobile Devices in Higher Education
Jimmy Barnes; Donna Herring
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) pp. 206–211
As technology becomes a more important part of every facet of our modern society, higher education must deal with an ever increasing gap between how students live and the traditional classroom. Educators have tried with varying degrees of success...
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Transforming your Traditional Classroom into an Online Success Story
Jimmy Barnes; Donna Herring
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2013 (Oct 21, 2013) p. 588
It is no secret that moving your instruction online presents a multitude of challenges but these challenges can be managed successfully if proper planning techniques are applied in the conversion process. This planning and attention before the...
Topics: Instructional Design, Implementation Examples & Issues
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iPads, and Smartphones: Teaching in a Technology-Rich Environment
Jimmy Barnes; Donna Herring
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 3422–3427
As technology becomes a more important part of every facet of our modern society, educators must deal with an ever increasing gap between how students live and how they learn. Educators have tried with varying degrees of success to incorporate...
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Learning Their Way: Mobile Devices in Education
Jimmy Barnes; Donna Herring
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 127–129
Today’s educators must deal with a tremendous gap between how students live and how they learn. Even though new technologies that have direct applications in the educational setting are being developed at an ever increasing rate, most schools...
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Teaching the INTASC Standards through Project-Based Learning
Donna Herring; Jimmy Barnes; Kathleen Friery
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2007 (Oct 15, 2007) pp. 84–87
Thousands of college of education administrators make the decision each year to adopt LiveText as a tool for collecting unit and program data. The goal: to determine the degree to which candidates can demonstrate the standards of the conceptual...
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Who Done It? Using Forensic Science to Implement STEM Studies
Donna Herring; Jimmy Barnes; Kathleen Friery
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 396–401
There is growing concern that the United States is not preparing a sufficient number of students, teachers, and practitioners in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). A large majority of secondary school students...
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Instructor-Created Video in the Distance Learning Classroom: Effectiveness and Methods for Creating Them
Jimmy Barnes; Kelly Paynter; Wendy Stephens
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2016 (Nov 14, 2016) pp. 320–323
The effectiveness of utilizing video in traditional classroom instruction has been well documented at all levels of education. This is obvious when you compare a lesson containing only a verbal discussion of the Mount Saint Helens eruption to a...
Topics: research, Instructional Design, Designing, Developing, and Assessing E-Learning
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Trends and Issues in Instructional Technology and School Library Media Educator Preparation Programs: A Roundtable Discussion
Kelly Paynter; Jimmy Barnes; Wendy Stephens
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) pp. 1716–1719
Educational preparation programs at colleges and universities must evolve constantly to meet industry, student, and technological demands. Two fields of study that have seen remarkable change since their inception include Instructional (Educational) ...
Topics: Graduate Education & Faculty Development, Technology Leadership, Information Literacy Education (Library & Media Science)
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Preparing K-12 Teachers to Teach Online
Donna Herring; Kathleen Friery; Jimmy Barnes; Charles Notar; Nancy Fox
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) p. 4186
The North American Council for Online Learning (NACOL) reports that online learning in K-12 schools is a growing explosively and that by 2019, 50% of K-12 courses will be delivered online. This creates a new challenge for teacher educators to...
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Using Mobile Devices in the Classroom
Jimmy Barnes; Donna Herring; Gordon Nelson; Charles Notar
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2010 (Oct 18, 2010) pp. 607–609
Today’s educators must deal with a tremendous gap between how students live and how they learn. Most schools fall critically behind in utilization of emerging technologies. Mobile handheld technology has the power to transition occasional,...
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Teaching the INTASC Standards through Project-Based Learning
Donna Herring; Jimmy Barnes; Charles Notar; Kathleen Friery
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) p. 3485
Thousands of college of education administrators make the decision each year to adopt LiveText as a tool for collecting unit and program data. The goal: to determine the degree to which candidates can demonstrate the standards of the conceptual...