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Mary Jo Davis
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Educators' Perceptions of Assistive Technology for Students With Severe or Multiple Disabilities
Mary Jane Davis
(2012) pp. 1–199
Assistive technology (AT) is defined as any tool that can help integrate students with severe or multiple disabilities (SMD) into learning activities. As mandated by federal law, AT must be considered for all students with disabilities. Educators,...
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Engaging students in large classes through the use of Blended Learning Instructional Strategies (BLIS)
Ray Francis; Mary Jo Davis
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 3455–3456
Instant access to the Internet through the hand-held mobile technologies and wireless devices has provided educators and students with greater access to information in the classroom. It has also provided outstanding opportunities for faculty to...
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Using Digital Collaboration to Enhance Student Learning and Engagement
Ray Francis; Mary Jo Davis
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) pp. 3696–3701
The classroom use of web-enabled mobile devices is providing new and exciting opportunities for classroom instruction that can enhance student learning and promote student success. Through the use of web-enabled mobile devices, and existing no-cost...
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A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Traditional and Online Instruction in an Introductory Course in Special Education
Mary Lynne Davis; Sue Byrd Steinweg
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 4891–4898
This paper presents the results of a study that compared gains in knowledge, skills and dispositions of candidates in introductory special education classes presented in traditional and online formats. Gain scores from pretests and posttests of...
Topics: Inclusive Education
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The Case for Computer-Mediated Reading: "Une vie de boy."
Mary-Ann Lyman-Hager; James F. Davis
French Review Vol. 69, No. 5 (1996) pp. 775–90
Summarizes an interactive computer-based reading program developed to enhance the linguistic proficiency of intermediate language students and increase their awareness of Francophone cultures. The article describes the program's glossing...
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Computers and L2 Reading: Student Performance, Student Attitudes
James N. Davis; Mary Ann Lyman-Hager
Foreign Language Annals Vol. 30, No. 1 (1997) pp. 58–72
Investigated how intermediate students of French interacted with a computerized second language reading gloss from three perspectives: (1) the relationship between the group's choice of program options and their comprehension; (2) individual user...
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Twenty First Century Pedagogy for Technology Enhanced Learning
Mary Webb; Margaret Cox; Niki Davis; Joke Voogt
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 3390–3397
In the ‘knowledge society’ learners’ needs for knowledge, skills and competencies are changing and different learning opportunities are available. This symposium aims to explore the nature of new pedagogy incorporating ICT that is required to enable ...
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Do University Center Distance Education Programs Produce Comparable Teacher Education Candidates?
Mary Lynne Davis; Christopher Locklear; Joy Stapleton; Sarah Williams
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (Nov 17, 2008) pp. 300–307
The growing nationwide teacher shortage and the disparity between the number of candidates prepared by teacher education programs and the demand for teachers have educational leaders and policymakers exploring alternatives to traditional on-campus...
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Twenty First Century Pedagogy for Technology Enhanced Learning
Mary Webb; Margaret Cox; Niki Davis; Joke Voogt
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 3398–3405
In the ‘knowledge society’ learners’ needs for knowledge, skills and competencies are changing and different learning opportunities are available. This symposium aims to explore the nature of new pedagogy incorporating ICT that is required to enable ...
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A Comparison of Traditional and Online Instruction in an Introduction to Special Education Course
Sue Byrd Steinweg; Mary Lynne Davis; W Scott Thomson
Teacher Education and Special Education Vol. 28, No. 1 (2005) pp. 62–73
There has been a proliferation of college courses and programs offered via distance education and particularly via the Internet (online). Although there is evidence that distance education using video conferencing or off-campus classes is effective, ...
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Instructional Supports for Representational Fluency in Solving Linear Equations with Computer Algebra Systems and Paper-and-Pencil
Nicole L. Fonger; Jon D. Davis; Mary Lou Rohwer
School Science and Mathematics Vol. 118, No. 1 (2018) pp. 30–42
This research addresses the issue of how to support students' representational fluency--the ability to create, move within, translate across, and derive meaning from external representations of mathematical ideas. The context of solving linear...
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Survey of Distance Technology Use in AACN Member Schools
Kathleen Potempa; Joan Stanley; Bertha Davis; Karen L. Miller; Mary R. Hassett; Sandra Pepicello
Journal of Professional Nursing Vol. 17, No. 1 (2001) pp. 7–13
Survey responses from 365 of 478 nursing schools revealed the acceleration of distance course offerings, more in public than private institutions. Budget, time, and staff training were the chief barriers to distance technology use; 23% did not use...
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North Carolina's Sixth Graders Go to Russia A global Education/curriculum Integration Project that Redefines the Virtual Field Trip and Makes Social Studies Education in a Technology Enabled Environment Meaningful and Exciting
James Clark; Amanda Robertson; Matthew Ross; Candy Beal; Bill Beal; Pru Cuper; Mary Davis; Judy Lambert
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 2168–2169
This project traces the three year development of preservice teachers' global technology projects from the after-the-fact journaling accounts of a research trip to Russia to a year long research study about Russia involving hundreds of sixth grade...
Topics: Preservice Teacher Education, Middle School Education, Teachers, Educational Technology, Students
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Considerations in Developing a Totally Online Special Education Graduate Program
Sandra Hopfengardner Warren; Mary Lynne Davis; Ruth C. Kilburn; Sue Byrd Steinweg
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 4965–4967
This roundtable session presents an opportunity for participants to share ideas and critique a model of an online Master of Arts in Education (MAED) Special Education program. The program evolved from the rapid growth of online instruction and a...
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Conclusion and Additional Resources
Tony W. Cawthon; Deanna S. Forney; Ron Bramhall; John C. Dagley; Tracy L. Davis; Merrily S. Dunn; Kandace G. Hinton; Mary F. Howard-Hamilton; Timothy R. McMahon; Pamela O. Paisley; Deborah J. Taub
New Directions for Student Services Vol. 108 (2004) pp. 93–105
This chapter offers tips and additional books, films, television shows, Web sites, and other media resources for teaching and training.