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WGU’s Partnership with the American Museum of Natural History
Mary Anne Ramirez
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 857–862
This paper presents a unique partnership with The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) that Western Governors University has developed to provide individualized and authentic experiences through technology for students. AMNH provides online...
Topics: Distance Education, Educational Technology, Social Studies, Social Sciences, Students
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Rethinking Educational Animation Design and Interaction
Mary Anne Ramirez
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 1397–1400
Approximately 502 students have participated in a larger study on the development and testing of a middle school life science curriculum entitled Energy in the Human Body. This curriculum was tested both formally and informally over five years in a...
Topics: Curriculum, Schools, Middle School Education
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Using Technology to Individualize and Enhance Authentic Learning for Teacher Preparation in a Competency Based Online University
Mary Anne Ramirez
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 1760–1766
According to the 2002 report of the Dakar conference, UNESCO identified urgent needs for the education of teachers around the world. They stressed that there are still "more than 100 million children out of school.
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Developing Innovative Technology Based Learning Resources in an Online, Competency Based University Setting
Mary Anne Ramirez
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 2993–2998
Faculty Mentors use online pre-tests, transcripts, and interview results to recommend a sequence of learning resources to help candidates attain the required competencies for program completion. Mentors individualize the program in a manner...
Topics: Physical Environments, Post Secondary Education, Educational Technology, Professional Development, Elementary Education
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Early Field Experiences in Teacher Education: Using Technology to Provide
Mary Anne Ramirez
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 2999–3003
Western Governors University has developed a series of integrated technology-basedpre-clinical experiences that enable students to observe and reflect on teaching practice. The pre-clinical experiences are aligned with specific competencies and...
Topics: Elementary Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Professional Development, Teaching Methods, Research Methods
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Collaborative Software: Making the Picture Come Alive
Mary Anne Ramirez
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 2987–2992
Western Governors University is bridging the gap in higher education by increasing access through online competency based education. The technology tools implemented at WGU individualize the learning experience and provide enhanced authentic...
Topics: Distance Education, Educational Technology, Virtual Environments, Social Sciences, Instructional Materials
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Challenging Preconceptions about Science Teaching and Learning in an Online Environment
Mary Anne Ramirez; Heather Dodds
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 4046–4051
The desire to use the latest in learning and teaching theory to facilitate deep conceptual change in teachers' beliefs and concepts of teaching science poses many new and challenging problems when this learning takes place at a distance. Western...
Topics: Interaction, Distance Education, Science, Virtual Environments
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Case Study Approaches for Competency-Based Distance Learning in Science Education, Nursing, and Educational Leadership
Adrian Zappala; Mary Anne Ramirez; Philip Schmidt
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 4528–4533
Recognizing the power that good case studies in the hands of good faculty, can have, Western Governors University (WGU), a distance-learning, competency-based institution, has integrated case studies into most areas of the Science Education, Nursing,...
Topics: Distance Education, Competencies, Adults
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Using Technology to Individualize and Enhance Authentic Learning for Teacher Preparation in a Competency Based Online University, Part 2
Mary Anne Rea-Ramirez; Jennifer Smolka; Adrian Zappala; Conrad Lotze; Sean Spear; Malia Stevens; Patti Gubbels; Stan Schmidt; Heather Small
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 871–877
The desire produce highly qualified teachers poses many new and challenging problems when this learning takes place at a distance. This necessitates individualizing the course of study to address different backgrounds, experiences, attitudes and...
Topics: Teachers
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Using Technology to Individualize and Enhance Authentic Learning for Teacher Preparation in a Competency Based Online University, Part 1
Mary Anne Rea-Ramirez; Jennifer Smolka; Adrian Zappala; Conrad Lotze; Sean Spear; Malia Stevens; Patti Gubbels; Stan Schmidt; Heather Small; Kevin Schlag
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 868–870
The desire produce highly qualified teachers poses many new and challenging problems when this learning takes place at a distance. This necessitates individualizing the course of study to address different backgrounds, experiences, attitudes and...
Topics: Teachers