Enhancing Faculty Development: Reflective Practice and Self-Assessment to Promote Learning

Joseph Defazio

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 1386–1390

Graduate students enrolled in many programs both within the United States and abroad must posses the necessary knowledge and skill-sets in order to function in today's information and educational technology arenas. With so many aspects and sub...

Design and Development of An Interactive Course Builder for the iPad

Joseph Defazio

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 2162–2167

Instructors design their online courses for recruitment, retention, implementation, and long-term sustainability (Betts and Heaston, 2014). This paper and presentation focuses on an innovative design approach, developing a course for the iPad with...

Topics: Information Literacy Education (Library & Media Science), New Possibilities with Information Technology Education

Educating at Risk Adolescents: Using Educational Technology to Enhance the Message for Adolescents with Hypoglycemia

Joseph Defazio

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (Nov 17, 2008) pp. 45–49

Interactive simulation used in haptic technology, prototype devices, or screen-based simulation has obvious benefits in many areas of health care including trauma, critical care, anesthesia, obstetrics, nursing, patient education, and emergency...

Theory into Practice: A Bridge Too Far?

Joseph Defazio

AACE Journal Vol. 14, No. 3 (2006) pp. 221–233

This article proposes a research agenda that addresses the gap between theory and practice in the area of instructional theory. It reflects the beliefs of this writer and attempts to address current issues in the field of instructional technology....

Topics: Technology integration, research, Integration, Instructional Design, Collaboration, instruction, learning theory, Inclusive Education, Teaching Methods, Knowledge Management, Research Methods

Reaching Adolescents Through the Effective Design of Interactive Health Education

Joseph Defazio; Katherine Manuel

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) pp. 3969–3973

Many online health resources seem to lack innovative interactive multimedia components that provide adolescents with engaging and meaningful ways in their learning experience. This paper discusses the design, development, implementation, and...

Embedded Reusable Learning Objects: A Pedagogical Model for Instruction

Joseph Defazio; Jay Hardin; Joan Savage

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 2510–2514

Reusable learning objects for education and training have been studied for the past 30 years. Through information technology and the foundational principles of instructional design, teaching modules or reusable learning objects (RLOs) have been...

Academic Literacy: The Importance and Impact of Writing across the Curriculum--A Case Study

Joseph Defazio; Josette Jones; Felisa Tennant; Sara Anne Hook

Journal of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Vol. 10, No. 2 (June 2010) pp. 34–47

The paper provides case studies of how four faculty members who teach in undergraduate and graduate programs at the Indiana University School of Informatics promote academic literacy throughout the curriculum. The paper describes the writing...

Development of an Evaluation, Measurement & Assessment Operative Performance Rating System for Health Practitioners

Joseph Defazio; Travis Faas; Laura Torbeck; Chih-Hui Hsieh

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2016 (Nov 14, 2016) pp. 79–85

The user experience can be examined through critical evaluation which involves several tenets of human-computer interaction (HCI) namely; the global assessment of technology, tasks, contexts and interface design. Similarly, in the medical field,...

Topics: Evaluation, Content Development, Implementation Examples & Issues