Issues in Distance Learning

Lorraine Sherry

International Journal of Educational Telecommunications Vol. 1, No. 4 (1995) pp. 337–365

This review of literature and research into the effectiveness of distance education systems deals with a number of factors which affect their success or failure. These include the influence of distance learning theory upon instructional design and...

Topics: Distance Education, Instructional Design, Educational Technology

Supporting a Networked Community of Learners

Lorraine Sherry

TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning Vol. 41, No. 5 (1996) pp. 28–32

To determine how best to use the Internet as a constructivist environment for learning, graduate students in the University of Colorado at Denver's School of Education formed a task force that designed, developed, and implemented a learner support...

The Boulder Valley Internet Project: Lessons Learned

Lorraine Sherry

T.H.E. Journal Vol. 25, No. 2 (1997) pp. 68–72

Summarizes the results of a study of the adoption/diffusion of Internet- and Web-based telecommunications throughout the Boulder Valley School District (Colorado). Discusses elements of the diffusion process; participatory design of the training...

Internet and World Wide Web Usage in an Institution of Higher Learning

Lorraine Sherry

Computers in the Schools Vol. 17, No. 3 (2001) pp. 91–105

Reports the results of a five-year case study of the use of online tools, including the Internet, e-mail, and the World Wide Web, in a graduate School of Education. Highlights include use of activity theory as a conceptual framework; self-efficacy...

An Integrated Technology Adoption and Diffusion Model

Lorraine Sherry

International Journal of Educational Telecommunications Vol. 4, No. 2 (1998) pp. 113–145

During the evaluation of the Boulder Valley Internet Project, members of RMC Research Corporation in Denver, Colorado, developed a structural model of technology adoption and diffusion that comprised technological, individual, organizational, and...

Sustainability of Innovations

Lorraine Sherry

Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 13, No. 3 (2002) pp. 211–238

With the recent flow of funding to support instructional technology and interactive learning environments through the E-Rate, Technology Innovation Challenge Grants (TICG), Technology Literacy Grants, Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to use Technology (...

Topics: Educational Technology, Literacy

The Nature and Purpose of Online Discourse: A Brief Synthesis of Current Research as Related to The WEB Project

Lorraine Sherry

International Journal of Educational Telecommunications Vol. 6, No. 1 (2000) pp. 19–51

Emerging technologies such as the Internet, the World Wide Web (WWW), computer-mediated communication (CMC) are being discussed around the world by teachers, administrators, parents, researchers, academics, and technology planners. The WEB ...

Topics: Internet, Teachers, Communication, Students, Virtual Environments

Responsive Dissemination: A Data-Driven Approach to Change

Lorraine Sherry; David Gibson

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education

The Teacher Education Network (TEN), a 2000 PT3 Catalyst grantee, developed a model of responsive dissemination. In contrast to traditional information transmission, responsive dissemination incorporates feedback from its audiences into the ongoing ...

Topics: PT3

Project TALENT: Infusing Technology in K-12 Field Placements Through a Learning Community Model

Lorraine Sherry; Robin Chiero

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education

TALENT is a 2000 PT3 grant at California State University, Fresno (CSUF). TALENT began its activities in 2000 with a series of weeklong institutes and full day workshops for teaching faculty, university supervisors, and K-12 master teachers who...

Topics: Evaluation

Project TALENT: Infusing Technology in K-12 Field Placements Through a Learning Community Model

Lorraine Sherry; Robin Chiero

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 12, No. 2 (2004) pp. 265–297

TALENT is a 2000 PT3 grant at California State University, Fresno (CSUF). TALENT began its activities in 2000 with a series of weeklong institutes and full day workshops for teaching faculty, university supervisors, and K-12 master teachers who were ...

Responsive Dissemination: A Data-Driven Approach to Change

Lorraine Sherry; David Gibson

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 13, No. 1 (2005) pp. 85–104

The Teacher Education Network (TEN), a 2000 PT3 Catalyst grantee, developed a model of responsive dissemination. In contrast to traditional information transmission, responsive dissemination incorporates feedback from its audiences into the ongoing...

Diffusion of the Internet within a graduate school of education

Lorraine Catherine Sherry

(1998) pp. 1–270

This case study investigated the factors that affect the use of the Internet within the School of Education at the University of Colorado, Denver. In this context, “Internet tools” were defined as e-mail; a FirstClass BBS known as Colorado Education ...

The Path to Teacher Leadership in Educational Technology

Lorraine Sherry; David Gibson

Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 2, No. 2 (2002) pp. 178–203

Educational technology adoption models have not traditionally incorporated either teacher leadership or the complex systems in which teachers work. This article presents two frameworks for viewing online technologies and implementation practices...

Topics: Teachers, Educational Technology, Leadership

The impact of instructional technology on student achievement

Lorraine Sherry; Shelley H. Billig

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 2430–2434

For the evaluation of The WEB Project, a Technology Innovation Challenge Grant (TICG), RMC Research Corporation developed a conceptual framework to measure the impact of instructional technology on student achievement, based on an extension of...

Topics: Students, Achievement, Teachers

Redefining a "Virtual Community of Learners."

Lorraine Sherry; Shelley H. Billig

TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning Vol. 46, No. 1 (2002) pp. 48–51

Describes the WEB Project that used multimedia and telecommunications to change teachers' instructional practices and form a learning community among schools and cooperating institutions in discussions of student work. Discusses online design...

Issues in Publishing Online Documents (Over the Edge)

Lorraine Sherry; Ann E. Barron

Technical Communication: Journal of the Society for Technical Communication Vol. 41, No. 4 (1994) pp. 763–64

Discusses issues encountered in converting a booklet to electronic format. (SR)

The Personal Learning Planner: A Learner-Focused E-learning System

Bruce Havelock; David Gibson; Lorraine Sherry

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2003 (2003) pp. 2185–2188

This paper presents the online Personal Learning Planner (PLP) project underway at the National Institute of Community Innovations (NICI), one of the partners in the Teacher Education Network (TEN). The Web-based PLP provides a comprehensive system ...

Topics: Standards, Community, Administrators, Learning Management Systems

Responsive dissemination: A model for scaling and sustaining educational innovations

Lorraine Sherry; Bruce Havelock; David Gibson

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 3671–3676

Reforms and innovations showing promise in initial test bed settings often founder when brought to a wider audience (Sabelli & Dede, 1999). The TEN Project, a 2000 PT3 Catalyst Grant, confronted the challenge of scaling and sustaining their work by...

Topics: Educational Technology

The Personal Learning Planner: Collaboration through Online Learning and Publication

David Gibson; Lorraine Sherry; Bruce Havelock

Computers in the Schools Vol. 23, No. 3 (Feb 16, 2007) pp. 55–70

This paper discusses the online Personal Learning Planner (PLP) project underway at the National Institute of Community Innovations (NICI), one of the partners in the Teacher Education Network (TEN), a 2000 PT3 Catalyst grantee. The Web-based PLP...

The Personal Learning Planner: Collaboration through Online Learning and Publication

Bruce Havelock; David Gibson; Lorraine Sherry

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 3590–3597

This paper discusses the online Personal Learning Planner (PLP) project underway at the National Institute of Community Innovations (NICI), one of the partners in the Teacher Education Network (TEN), a 2000 PT3 Catalyst grantee. The Web-based PLP...

Topics: Community, Teachers, Standards, Portfolios

An Assessment of Training Needs in the Use of Distance Education for Instruction

Lorraine C. Sherry; Richard A. Morse

International Journal of Educational Telecommunications Vol. 1, No. 1 (1995) pp. 5–22

A needs assessment was performed to identify the training needs of teachers, site facilitators, and other team members involved in distance learning projects. Rossett's (1991) model was used for the initial research design. Additional considerations ...

Topics: Distance Education, Training, Educational Technology, Professional Development, Learning Outcomes

Using Developmental Research to Design, Develop, and Evaluate an Urban Education Portal

Simone Conceição; Lorraine Sherry; David Gibson

Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 15, No. 3 (2004) pp. 271–286

The Teacher Education Network (TEN) PT3 Catalyst Grant, in conjunction with its partner, the Urban Network to Improve Teacher Education (UNITE), created an Urban Education Portal for its members that provided interactive and personalized access to a ...

An Andragogical Approach to the Design of an E-Training Solution for Healthcare Professionals

Lorraine Carmody; Elizabeth Sherry; John Cardiff

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2010 (Jun 29, 2010) pp. 2319–2323

The MEDeLEARN project is investigating whether a virtual learning environment can address the competency gaps that exist in the training of healthcare professionals in the use of medical information systems. A key focus of the project is to examine...

Creating and evaluating a portal for urban educators

Lorraine Sherry; Simone Conceição; David Gibson

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 3667–3670

The Teacher Education Network (TEN) PT3 Catalyst Grant, in conjunction with two of its partners, the Urban Network to Improve Teacher Education (UNITE) and the National Institute on Community Innovations (NICI), created an Urban Teacher Education...

Topics: Networking Technologies, Teachers, Community, Educational Technology

Project TALENT: Creating Change in Teaching Activities

Roy Bohlin; Lorraine Sherry; Robin Chiero

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2002 (2002) pp. 1800–1805

TALENT (Teaching And leading for Educational Needs with Technology) is a 2000 PT3 Implementation grant. Besides faculty and K-12 teacher training through focused workshops and weeklong institutes, TALENT has taken an innovative approach in...

Topics: Professional Development, Secondary Education, Teachers, Educational Technology, Elementary Education

Good Online Conversation: Building on Research To Inform Practice

Lorraine Sherry; Shelley H. Billig; Fern Tavalin

Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 11, No. 1 (2000) pp. 85–127

With the increase of Internet and World Wide Web (WWW) usage in the classroom, instructional activities are now being implemented that use online conversation for knowledge-building. Current research with The WEB Project, a Technology Innovation...

Topics: Students

Creating a WEB of Evidence of Student Performance in A Technology-Rich Learning Environment

Lorraine Sherry; Daniel Jesse; Shelley H. Billig

International Journal on E-Learning Vol. 1, No. 1 (2002) pp. 33–42

The literature is rife with research reports that show "no significant difference" between student performance in a technology-rich learning environment versus a traditional classroom environment. Why is this so? Traditional measures of student...

Topics: Teachers, Educational Technology, Achievement, Students, Learning Outcomes

Using Developmental Research To Design, Develop, and Evaluate an Urban Education Portal

Lorraine Sherry; Simone Conceição; David Gibson

Journal of Interactive Learning Research

The Teacher Education Network (TEN) PT3 Catalyst Grant, in conjunction with its partner, the Urban Network to Improve Teacher Education (UNITE), created an Urban Education Portal for its members that provided interactive and personalized access to a ...

NEW INSIGHTS ON TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION IN COMMUNITIES OF LEARNERS

Lorraine Sherry; Shelley Billig; Fern Tavalin; David Gibson

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2000 (2000) pp. 2044–2049

This paper presents an alternative, nonlinear view of technology adoption among teachers participating in The WEB Project, a Technology Innovation Challenge Grant. It is based on a number of new theories including Activity and Systems Theory, and...

Topics: Educational Technology

Increasing Comfort, Confidence, and Competence in Technology Infusion with Learning Communities

Robin Chiero; Lorraine Sherry; Roy Bohlin; Susan Harris

TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning Vol. 47, No. 2 (2003) pp. 34–38

Describes the development of learning communities among student teachers, university supervisors, and master teachers to increase the quantity and quality of technology integration in student teaching experiences. Project TALENT (Teaching and...

Assessing the Impact of Instructional Technology on Student Achievement

Lorraine Sherry; Shelley Billig; Daniel Jesse; Deborah Watson-Acosta

T.H.E. Journal Vol. 28, No. 7 (2001) pp. 40–43

Explains a Vermont Web project that incorporated multimedia technology into K-12 curriculum and describes an evaluation that measured the impact of the project on student achievement. Describes evaluation methods used and concludes that teachers...

Mediated Conversations and the Affective Domain: Two Case Studies

Lorraine Sherry; Johannes Cronje; Willem Rauscher; Gary Obermeyer

International Journal on E-Learning Vol. 4, No. 2 (2005) pp. 177–190

Typically, online conversations within a university course or a community of professionals tend to take the form of a dialogue or discussion focusing on a given theme. The two different cases presented here are quite different, despite being goal...

Topics: Educational Technology, Internet, Preservice Teacher Education, Professional Development, Information Communication Technologies

Managing Digital Resources for an Urban Education Portal

Simone Conceicao; Lorraine Sherry; David Gibson; Gina Amenta-Shin

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2003 (2003) pp. 1104–1107

The word "portal" has become a trendy term when referring to interactive and personalized access to a variety of resources and tools. The question is how to design a portal with a set of resources that changes over time, engages the professional...

Topics: Teachers

Creating Learning Communities to Foster Technology Integration in Student Teaching Experiences

Robin Chiero; Susan Harris; Lorraine Sherry; Roy Bohlin

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 3805–3812

TALENT began its activities at CSUF in 2000 with a series of weeklong institutes and full day workshops for teaching faculty, university supervisors of field placement, and K-12 master teachers who were participating in its credential program. A...

Topics: Teachers, Schools, Learning Outcomes, Students

Online Conversations: Two Cases That Break the Mold

Lorraine Sherry; Johannes Cronje; Willem Rauscher; Gary Obermeyer

EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2003 (2003) pp. 3018–3025

Typically, online conversations within a university course or a community of professionals tend to take the form of a dialogue or discussion focusing on a given theme. The two cases presented here are quite different, despite being goal-related. ...

Topics: Networking Technologies