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Utilizing technology to promote meaningful academic experiences for English language learners
Kelly Torres
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) pp. 2384–2389
Current students are growing up in a digital age that is much different from prior generations. Particularly, students’ use of technology both inside and outside of classroom settings has impacted educational formats (e.g., constructivist, student...
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Exploring Online Student Engagement through Doctoral Residencies: A Single Instrumental Case Study Design
Kelly Torres; Aubrey Statti
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education
2018
(Oct 15, 2018)
pp. 1296–1302
Online education has experienced an explosion in its popularity over the last several decades. This tremendous growth has resulted in online programs needing to better determine how to meet its students’ unique learning needs, who are mostly working ...
Topics: collaborative learning, online learning environments, Innovative online learning and educational programming
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The Potential for Learning through Social Media in Various Educational Environments
Aubrey Statti; Kelly Torres
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2019 (Nov 04, 2019) pp. 58–63
The use of social media in education is expanding globally and impacting the way students and faculty communicate in both face-to-face and online classrooms. In addition, to faculty-student relationships, social media is also influencing the means...
Topics: collaborative learning, social networks
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Developing Engaging Academic Program Review Virtual Experiences
Chelsea Overholt; Kelly Torres
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2019 (Nov 04, 2019) pp. 396–399
Due to the importance of program reviews and the differences that may exist in institutional reporting processes, this presentation will provide an in-depth overview of one potential approach to conducting virtual program review presentations....
Topics: online learning environments, Course, program, project, and other forms of evaluation
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Faculty On-boarding: Facilitating Effective and Efficient Virtual Experiences
Chelsea Overholt; Kelly Torres
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 1993–1995
Institutions provide new faculty members access to diverse on-boarding processes in order to assist them in transitioning into their new roles. Although institutional processes may be effective for face-to-face faculty on-boarding procedures,...
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What does data inform us about student engagement?
Kelly Torres; Aubrey Statti
Innovate Learning Summit 2020 (Nov 03, 2020) pp. 74–80
University faculty are tasked with developing curriculum that promotes academic growth and student engagement. Further, institutions of higher education are placing more emphasis on creating effective learning environments that result in student...
Topics: Other, Performance and outcome assessment
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Expanding Students’ Worldviews Through Virtual Study Abroad Experiences
Kelly Torres; Aubrey Statti
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2021 (Jul 06, 2021) pp. 372–377
Through study abroad experiences, students are provided the opportunity to expand their world views. However, due to the pandemic, institutions of higher education have been unable to offer these in-country international experiences. As a result of...
Topics: Global studies and education
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Teaching Beyond the Three R?s: The Case for Teaching Digital Literacy
Kelly Torres; Aubrey Statti
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (Mar 05, 2017) pp. 919–926
Current learners are growing up in a digital age in which they are immersed with technology. As a result, learners have immediate access to a wide array of digital resources. However, students may not possess digital literacy skills in which they...
Topics: New Possibilities with Information Technologies, Technology Leadership, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies
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Discussion of the State of Crisis Education During a Global Pandemic
Aubrey Statti; Kelly Torres
Innovate Learning Summit 2020 (Nov 03, 2020) pp. 746–748
In the unprecedented national transition to remote education in Spring of 2020 during the COVID-19 global pandemic, parents and students were not given the choice to transition to online education, nor the time to research their options. Further,...
Topics: online learning environments, Learning Communities, Flexible learning
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Digital Story Telling: Teaching Techniques and Strategies for Multiple Educational Levels
Aubrey Statti; Kelly Torres
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 625–628
In order to develop digital literacy skills, educators at all educational levels are tasked with engaging students through technology and interactive media forms in the classroom. One means of equipping students with the needed skills to be...
Topics: Creativity, Digital Storytelling/Video, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies
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Utilizing Virtual Tours to Effectively Onboard Online Faculty
Kelly Torres; Chelsea Overholt
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2020 (Apr 07, 2020) pp. 496–501
Onboarding is a process utilized by institutions of higher education to help faculty acclimate to their new roles and responsibilities. Faculty onboarding is inclusive of various activities focused on the university’s mission, culture, and...
Topics: faculty development, New Possibilities with Information Technologies, Distance/Flexible Education
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Exploring the Potential for Assistive Technology Use with Speech-Language Education: A Presentation to Introduce a Mixed-Methods Pilot Study
Aubrey Statti; Kelly Torres
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2020 (Apr 07, 2020) pp. 1123–1127
This presentation seeks to provide a comprehensive introduction to a pilot study aimed at collecting data regarding the use of assistive technology in speech-language K-12 education. In order to solicit feedback from practitioners and researchers in ...
Topics: Universal Design for Learning, Designing Learning Spaces, Assistive Technologies & Special Education
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Creating Engaging Learning Experience with Robotics
Kelly Torres; Aubrey Statti
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2020 (Apr 07, 2020) pp. 143–147
Technology is constantly evolving and providing educators direct access to a wider range of tools that students can engage with throughout their lessons and via remote settings. Educational robots are one type of advanced technology that is...
Topics: New Possibilities with Information Technologies, STEM Innovation, Designing Learning Spaces
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Best Practices of Teaching Coding Skills in Elementary Education
Aubrey Statti; Kelly Torres
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2022 (Apr 11, 2022) pp. 2102–2107
This paper seeks to explain that educators should place a value in including computer science skills, such as code, in curriculum, specifically in grades K-6. These skills are a means for self-expression and a medium to express ideas. Coding teaches ...
Topics: Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies, STEM Innovation
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Preparing high school students for transition to college-level math curriculum: Solutions for effectively integrating technology
Samantha Tackett; Kelly Torres; Meagan Arrastia-Chisholm; Yvonne Earnshaw
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2018 (Mar 26, 2018) pp. 1851–1857
Student experiences with the large, college-level courses included difficulty with sustaining the pace and volume of material (self-managing their learning to learn as quickly as the instructional and assessment schedule required), securing...
Topics: mathematics education, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies
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The Future of K-12 Education as a Result of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Aubrey Statti; Inaya Jaafar; Kelly Torres; James Pedersen; Soha Abdeljaber
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2021 (Jul 06, 2021) pp. 246–252
A survey of 108 K-12 educators teaching during the 2020-2021 school year in public, private, charter, and alternative school settings was conducted resulting in a variety of responses from participants noting both the challenges and value of their...
Topics: Strategies for Educators During COVID 19 Pandemic, Education reform with technology, Learning technologies for transformational change