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Ronald Aust
Kansas University
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Integrating Instructional Technology in Educational Institutions: The Proper Role for Teachers
Ronald Aust
The nature of teachers' attitudes toward the integration of instructional technology and the social and psychological factors that contribute to their acceptance or rejection of such technology were examined in this study. The study used a...
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Computer Networking Strategies for Building Collaboration among Science Educators
Ronald Aust
The development and dissemination of science materials can be associated with technical delivery systems such as the Unified Network for Informatics in Teacher Education (UNITE). The UNITE project was designed to investigate ways for using computer...
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The Use of Hyper-Reference and Conventional Dictionaries
Ronald Aust
Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 41, No. 4 (1993) pp. 63–73
Describes a study of 80 undergraduate foreign language learners that compared the use of a hyper-reference source incorporating an electronic dictionary and a conventional paper dictionary. Measures of consultation frequency, study time, efficiency, ...
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Designing Network Information Services for Educators
Ronald Aust
Machine-Mediated Learning Vol. 4, No. 2 (1994) pp. 251–67
Discusses the National Information Infrastructure and presents the research and development experiences of three educational networking projects associated with the University of Kansas. Topics addressed include network information services;...
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Designing and Evaluating User Interfaces for eLearning
Ronald Aust; Robert Isaacson
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2005 (October 2005) pp. 1195–1202
This article describes the design and evaluation of the user interface for over 50 online modules encompassing 150 lessons, and 100+ hours of mediated instruction. We employed rapid prototyping, multiple focus groups, alpha and beta test...
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Wiki Time International eLearning
Ronald Aust; Allen Quesada
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 2871–2874
Continuing improvements in information technologies and worldwide access to the Internet are rapidly improving the capacity of universities to engage in international collaborative eLearning. In this paper we evaluate some of the evolving eLearning ...
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Global Navigation in the Year 2001
Ronald Aust; Jim Klayder
The Unified Network of Informatics in Teacher Education (UNITE) is intended to establish a cooperative environment for exchanging ideas and computing resources among school administrators, teachers, interns (student teachers), and teacher educators...
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Examining Teacher Verbal Immediacy and Sense of Classroom Community in Online Classes
Shu-Fang Ni; Ronald Aust
International Journal on E-Learning Vol. 7, No. 3 (July 2008) pp. 477–498
This study used quantitative measures to gather data from online students to analyze the effects of perceptions about teacher verbal immediacy and classroom community on students' level of satisfaction, perceived learning, and online discussion...
Topics: Community, Interaction, Distance Education, Instructional Design, Educational Technology, eLearning, Communication
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Emerging Global Learning Environments: The Role of Communication and Collaboration in Higher Education Settings
Ahmed Alanazi; Ronald Aust; Allen Quesada
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (Mar 05, 2017) pp. 597–601
Abstract: This qualitative study investigates students’ usage of media-rich communication methods in online collaborative learning environments using both asynchronous and synchronous technologies. It focuses on the advantages, disadvantages, and...
Topics: International Education
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Learning Generation: Fostering Innovation with Tomorrow’s Teachers and Technology
Ronald Aust; Brian Newberry; Joseph O’Brien; Jennifer Thomas
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 13, No. 2 (2005) pp. 167–195
We discuss the context, conception, implementation, and research used to refine and evaluate a systemic model for fostering technology integration in teacher education. The Learning Generation model identifies conditions where innovations for using...
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Learning Generation: Innovations With Tomorrow's Teachers and Technology
Ronald Aust; Brain Newberry; Joseph O'Brien; Jennifer Thomas
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education
In this article, we discuss the context, conception, implementation and research used to refine and evaluate a systemic model for fostering technology integration in teacher education. The Learning Generation model identifies conditions where...
Topics: Preservice Teachers, Technology integration, teacher education, Integration, Educational Technology, Preservice Teacher Education, Curriculum, teacher preparation, Professional Development, faculty development, Collaboration, Inclusive Education
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Learning Generation: Fostering Innovation with Tomorrow's Teachers and Technology
Ronald Aust; Brian Newberry; Joseph O'Brien; Jennifer Thomas
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 13, No. 2 (April 2005) pp. 167–195
We discuss the context, conception, implementation, and research used to refine and evaluate a systemic model for fostering technology integration in teacher education. The Learning Generation model identifies conditions where innovations for using...
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Assessing and Monitoring Student Progress in an E-Learning Personnel Preparation Environment
Edward L. Meyen; Ronald J. Aust; Yvonne N. Bui; Robert Isaacson
Teacher Education and Special Education Vol. 25, No. 2 (2002) pp. 187–98
Discussion of e-learning in special education personnel preparation focuses on student assessment in e-learning environments. It includes a review of the literature, lessons learned by the authors from assessing student performance in e-learning...
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Online Teacher Education and Professional Development Resources for Rural Schools
William Mehojah, Jr; Ronald Aust; Nancy Allen; Peter H. Camp; Brian Newberry; Paul Resta
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 564–568
Rural school districts and educators represent underserved populations who often have limited local access to professional development and teacher education programs. This panel will explore current and emerging online learning strategies to extend ...
Topics: Teachers, Professional Development, Schools
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The Online Academy formative evaluation approach to evaluating online instruction
Edward L Meyen; Ronald J Aust; Yvonne N Bui; Eugene Ramp; Sean J Smith
Internet and Higher Education Vol. 5, No. 2 (2002) pp. 89–108
The Online Academy (HO29K73002) was funded by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) to develop online instructional modules in the content areas of reading, positive behavior support, and technology across the curriculum. Targeted to...
Language: English