A Necessary Evil: A Phenomenological Study of Student Experiences of Computer Conferencing

Paulette Robinson

Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society Vol. 18, No. 1 (1998) pp. 38–46

Presents a phenomenological study of student experience in a computer conference learning environment. Issues for students in conferences revolved around spatial disorientation. Students grappled with getting into a computer space, familiarity of...

Computer Conferencing and the Development of Habits of Mind Associated with Effective Teacher Education

Pamela LePage; Paulette Robinson

Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 16, No. 4 (October 2005) pp. 369–393

Today teacher educators emphasize the need for preservice teachers to develop certain habits of mind (like reflection) in order to be effective teachers. These educators are constantly searching for pedagogical strategies that can help teachers...

Topics: online learning, teacher education, Learning Communities, Preservice Teacher Education, teacher preparation, Professional Development, Constructivism, Pedagogy, Computer-supported collaborative learning

Creating, Implementing, and Sustaining Community in an Online Distance Education Course

Paulette Robinson; David Wizer; William A. Sadera

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 299–300

In this presentation we will discuss some of the unique features of an online distance education course: : 1) the online course design was created in such a way to manage the information overload that could occur with 45 students; 2) a team of three ...

Topics: Distance Education, Students

Introductory Biology Courses: A Framework to Support Active Learning in Large Enrollment Introductory Science Courses

Ann C. Smith; Richard Stewart; Patricia Shields; Jennifer Hayes-Klosteridis; Paulette Robinson; Robert Yuan

Cell Biology Education Vol. 4, No. 2 (2005) pp. 143–156

Active learning and research-oriented activities have been increasingly used in smaller, specialized science courses. Application of this type of scientific teaching to large enrollment introductory courses has been, however, a major challenge. The...

Editorial: Preparing Teachers for Tomorrow's Technologies

Dilworth Paulette; Ana Donaldson; Marshall George; Don Knezek; Mike Searson; Kendall Starkweather; Marilyn Strutchens; John Tillotson; Sharon P. Robinson

Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 12, No. 1 (March 2012) pp. 1–5

The National Technology Leadership Coalition associations are collaborating with Microsoft to develop a Teacher Education Initiative (TEI). TEI builds upon Microsoft’s Partners in Learning Program (PIL), a ten-year, $500 million global initiative...

A Framework for Instructional Innovation in the Preparation of Tomorrow's Teachers

Paulette Dilworth; Ana Donaldson; Marshall George; Don Knezek; Mike Searson; Kendall Starkweather; Marilyn Strutchens; John Tillotson; Sharon Robinson

Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education Vol. 28, No. 4 (2012) pp. 130–132

Emergent technologies offer opportunities to understand concepts in deeper, often different, and more meaningful ways. However, this growth in understanding will occur only if teachers learn to use these technologies in effective ways. The federal...