The relationship between student orientation programs that support community building and retention of distance learners

Laura Bardroff Zieger

The relationship between student orientation programs that support community building and retention of distance@learners (2005) pp. 1–93

Distance education is, undeniably, an enduring and rapidly expanding element in higher education in the United States. The growth and popularity of distance education has the potential to significantly increase institutional enrollment and revenue....

Civic Participation Among Seventh-Grade Social Studies Students in Multi-User Virtual Environments

Laura Zieger; Matthew Farber

Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 23, No. 4 (October 2012) pp. 393–410

Technological advances on the Internet now enable students to develop participation skills in virtual worlds. Similar to controlling a character in a video game, multi-user virtual environments, or MUVEs, allow participants to interact with others...

Teacher Acquisition of Educational Technology: An Activity Theory Perspective

Jonathan Jackson; Laura Zieger

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 2332–2339

This paper reports on the findings of a study of the practices of New Jersey teachers as they acquire educational technology for their classrooms. Activity Theory is used as the theoretical framework for understanding the mediating factors that...

Free, Easy and Useful Online Tools for Educators

Laura Zieger; Christopher Carnahan

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) p. 1082

This presentation will focus on user-friendly tools that enable project-based learning, differentiated instruction and common core standards-aligned lesson plans. All of the tools are free and available online. They are easy to understand and use,...

Topics: Standards, Graduate Education & Faculty Development

Effective Instructional Design for Integrating Digital Media

Randy Hansen; Laura Zieger

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) p. 1588

The predominant question on the minds of educational technology leaders is focused on the effective integration of technology. We need to ask, are we designing lessons that use technology to increase student achievement? Increasingly, teachers have...

Topics: Educational Technology, Integration, Instructional Design, Teachers

Establishing a Community of Learners: A Case Study of a University Graduate Orientation Program for Online Learners

Laura Zieger; Joe Pulichino

Journal of Interactive Online Learning Vol. 2, No. 4

Following the theory that a community of practice must be comprised of three elements: domain, community, and practice (Wenger, 2001), this case study examines the extent to which a university was successful in establishing a community of learners...

Online Discussion-Based Learning: Using Asynchronous Tools to Create Community

Laura Zieger; J. Mark Jackson

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 3063–3067

Etienne Wenger’s notion of a community of practice has received much attention in academic research. It has been recently applied to the emerging analysis of distance learning programs. Whether specifically labeling student collaboration a...

Modeling Technology Integration for Pre-Service Teachers to Promote Social Learning Environments

Laura Zieger; Karen Rispoli; Randall Hansen

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 3235–3239

In the twenty-first century, technology has fallen into a traditional pattern of instruction; the technology drives the curriculum rather than the curriculum driving the technology. There is a deficiency of higher-order thinking skills and...

Developing and Managing a Cohort-Based Doctoral Program in Educational Technology Leadership

Laura Zieger; Dennissa Brown; Hayet Bensetti-Benbader; Carol Munn

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 895–898

There are challenges and rewards in developing and managing a successful cohort-based doctoral degree program in Educational Technology Leadership. Emerging digital networks, powerful platforms, on-line learners, and focused instructors fused...

Topics: faculty development, Distance/Flexible Education, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies

Instructional Design in Teacher Education: Enhancing Engagement

Debra Chittur; Laura Zieger; Randy Hansen; Leonid Rabinovich; Ron Costello

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 240–245

Our panel will discuss the possibilities and realities of introducing the methods, techniques and tools of instructional design into online teacher education courses. The use of instructional design methodology in course design assists with...

Topics: Distance Education, Instructional Design, Distance/Flexible Education, New Possibilities with Information Technology Education