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Sara McNeil
University of Houston
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Using Visual Concept Maps as a Insight into Constructivist Frameworks
Sara McNeil
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 1795–1802
Designing and developing multimedia software is a complex and sometimes confusing process for students. Often, students use multimedia authoring programs and a collaborative instructional design process with little understanding of how the tools and ...
Topics: Collaboration, Students, Multimedia, Software, Instructional Design
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NE W ME D IA
Sara McNeil
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2000 (2000) pp. 1143–1145
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Factors That Affect Cooperation, Collaboration And
Sara McNeil
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1998 (1998) pp. 677–682
Collaboration, cooperation and communication in educational multimedia design teams is the focus of this paper. In the business arena, multimedia design teams have been used extensively over the past decade to develop software for commercial...
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A Practitioner Validated List of Competencies Needed for Courseware Authoring
Sara McNeil
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1996 (1996) pp. 596–602
The purpose of this study was to develop a practitioner-validated list of competencies needed by educators to author multimedia courseware. There are many viewpoints on the competencies that educators need to effectively use computer technology in...
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N E W ME D I A
Sara McNeil
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 1404–1406
As an educator in the field of instructional technology, I am often challenged by deciding what technology skills and software should be added to the courses in our graduate program. I've found that the papers in the New Media section of the SITE...
Topics: Software, Multimedia, Instructional Design, Collaboration
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Section Introduction for New Possibilities with Information Technologies
Sara McNeil
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) p. 1669
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Visualizing Mental Models: Understanding Cognitive Change to Support Teaching and Learning of Multimedia Design and Development
Sara McNeil
Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 63, No. 1 (February 2015) pp. 73–96
The use of advanced instructional design (ID) principles, especially those that include a collaborative authoring environment is becoming ever more critical in the successful workplace. Faculty in instructional technology programs who provide an...
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Designing Constructivist Teaching and Learning Environments For Visual Learning
Sara McNeil
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 1507–1512
This paper discusses the design of a graduate course in visual learning based on constructivist teaching principles. The conceptual framework is described, and guidelines and examples of each project are presented. Innovative strategies that ...
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Designing Constructivist Teaching and Learning Environments for Visual Learning
Sara McNeil
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 658–663
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the design of a graduate course in visual learning. The design is based on a holistic, conceptual framework for designing visual literacy projects, which is grounded in constructivist theory, and includes...
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An Archive of Sharable Education Resources on the Web
Bernard Robin; Sara McNeil
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1998 (1998) pp. 1270–1273
This article discusses the development of an electronic archive of sharable resources that can be used by educators to support a variety of instructional activities. The authors and their students at the University of Houston have developed Archive...
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Mental Models: Using Visual Concept Maps To Understand the Multimedia Learning Process
Larry Butts; Sara McNeil
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 1496–1502
Designing and developing multimedia software is a complex and sometimes confusing process for students. Often, students use multimedia authoring programs and a collaborative instructional design process with little understanding of how the tools and ...
Topics: Instructional Design, Multimedia, Software, Students
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Learning Among Individual Members In Cross-Functional Teams In New Product Development: A Case Study
Gita Varagoor; Sara McNeil
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 1999 (1999) pp. 1288–1289
The purpose of the research study was to observe the application of learning theories to cross-functional teams in new product development and how individuals acquired skills and competencies as a result of their collaboration. A cross-functional...
Topics: Competencies, Collaboration
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Webscapes: A Theoretical Framework for the Collaborative Design and Development of Multimedia-Rich Online Learning Environments
Sara McNeil; Bernard Robin
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 541–545
This proposal explores the evolution of the Webscape theoretical framework over a ten year period and describes several multimedia educational projects developed using this student-centered, collaborative approach. This model provides a structure...
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Linked Graduate Courses in Instructional Technology: An Innovative Learning Community Model
Sara McNeil; Bernard Robin
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) pp. 1373–1380
In this paper, the authors share an innovative learning community model in which graduate courses in instructional technology were linked together in a variety of ways to support student learning, to increase performance outcomes, and to create...
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Students' Perceptions of Self-Change During an Online Course
Sara McNeil; Bernard Robin
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2000 (2000) pp. 708–713
This paper presents preliminary findings from a two-semester study on the effects of online learning on student perceptions of self-change as well as the impact of online learning environments on student attitudes concerning their learning...
Topics: Distance Education, Change, Attitudes, Students
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An Assessment Framework and Tools for Digital Storytelling Projects
Sara McNeil; Bernard Robin
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 1407–1410
This paper will describe a variety of ways that teachers can assess students’ multimedia projects, and in particular, digital storytelling projects. The framework that we have developed has three main categories: assessment during the design process,...
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Collaborative Action Communities for Preservice Technology Integration
Sara McNeil; Melissa Pierson
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 2171–2176
With a successful field-based preservice program aimed at effective strategies for teaching diverse urban youth, the University of Houston is implementing an action research process to actively collaborate with area school districts to establish...
Topics: Teachers, Faculty, Schools, Networking Technologies
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Dynamic Databases as Knowledge Construction and Communication Tools in Online Courses
Sara McNeil; Bernard Robin
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2000 (2000) pp. 1459–1460
Database tools that dynamically generate Web pages have been in use by many commercial Internet sites for years. However, in the field of education, the use of database applications has mostly been used to support traditional classroom learning...
Topics: Communication, Databases
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Lessons from the Trenches: What Educators Should Know about Teaching Digital Storytelling
Bernard Robin; Sara McNeil
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 1433–1440
In this paper, the authors present some of the most important lessons they have learned from teaching courses, conducting workshops, writing articles and supervising graduate student research on educational uses of digital storytelling. We examine...
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Students and Teachers as Historians: eXplorations and MyHistory
Sara McNeil; Steven Mintz
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 3847–3853
This paper reports on two online projects – one primarily for history teachers and one primarily for history students. eXplorations is an innovative project designed to develop and support original teaching strategies for history teachers and...
Topics: Professional Development, Internet, Teachers, Students, Middle School Education
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An Archive of Sharable Education Resources on the Web
Bernard Robin; Sara McNeil
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1997 (1997) pp. 1270–1273
This article discusses the development of an electronic archive of sharable resources that can be used by educators to support a variety of instructional activities. The authors and their students at the University of Houston have developed Archive...
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Facilitating Collaboration, Knowledge Construction and Communication with Web-Enabled Databases
Sara McNeil; Bernard Robin
WebNet World Conference on the WWW and Internet 2000 (2000) pp. 390–395
This paper presents an overview of Web-enabled databases that dynamically generate Web materials and focuses on the use of this technology used to support collaboration, knowledge construction and communication. Database applications have been...
Topics: Collaboration, Databases
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The Evolution of Digital Storytelling Technologies: From PCs to iPads and e-Books
Bernard Robin; Sara McNeil
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) pp. 1712–1720
In this paper, we present an overview of how digital storytelling technologies have evolved over the last decade, from software used on a desktop or laptop computer, to web-based applications, smartphones and tablet computers. As digital...
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Cooperation, Collaboration and Communication in Educational Multimedia Design and Development Teams
Sara McNeil; Gita Varagoor
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 1999 (1999) pp. 769–774
This study reports preliminary findings about critical factors that promote and facilitate collaboration, cooperation and communication between members of design teams who create educational software for classroom use. Factors that discourage or...
Topics: Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Communication, Collaboration, Multimedia
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Students Helping Teachers to Use Technology: Project TECHS
Meng-Fen Lin; Sara McNeil
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 2388–2395
The focus of Project TECHS is to address the need for technology integration training for inservice teachers in four participating high schools. A mixed method approach is employed to address three research areas: 1) contextual variables that...
Topics: Attitudes, Research Methods, Students, Teachers, Computers
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Preservice Technology Integration through Collaborative Action Communities
Melissa E. Pierson; Sara McNeil
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 1, No. 1 (2000) pp. 189–199
Building on a successful field-based preservice program aimed at effective strategies for teaching diverse urban youth, the University of Houston is instituting an action research process to actively collaborate with Houston-area school districts to ...
Topics: Classrooms, Students, Teachers
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The Design and Development of an Interactive Web Site for Teaching and Learning About American History
Steven Mintz; Sara McNeil; Cameron White
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 2201–2205
This paper will describe the design and development of an interactive, educational web site for teaching and learning about American history. History teaching at both the high school and college levels persists in using traditional teaching methods, ...
Topics: Educational Technology, Learning Objects, Social Studies, Library, Teaching Methods
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University-School Connections: From Alpha to Omega
Julie Little; Sara McNeil; E Dale Doak
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1996 (1996) pp. 1035–1038
If you provide it, they will come.” One common approach by school systems to encourage teachers to use educational technologies is to make a lot of hardware and software available for their use and expect the teachers to use it on their own. Self...
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Enriching Teachers’ Knowledge and Interest in American History through Onsite Study Experiences Supported by a Variety of Technology Tools
Sara McNeil; Cameron White; Angela Miller
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 3568–3571
This paper describes an innovative approach to enriching teachers' knowledge and interest in American History through carefully structured study experiences situated in actual historical contexts and supported by a wide variety of technologies. For...
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A Model for Creating an Art Museum-University Partnership to Develop Technology-Based Educational Resources
Bernard Robin; Beth Schneider; Sara McNeil
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 11–18
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and the University of Houston have collaborated on the design and development of multi-faceted web sites related to both permanent and traveling exhibitions. In this paper, stakeholders from the museum and the...
Topics: Instructional Design, Educational Technology, Social Studies, Fine Arts, Collaboration
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Multifaceted Approach to Designing an Online Masters Program
Sara McNeil; William Chernish; Agnes DeFranco
WebNet World Conference on the WWW and Internet 2000 (2000) pp. 384–389
Educational institutions are racing to move from conventional classrooms to online delivery of courses and learning materials. In many cases, the process of migration from the classroom to the web is simply taking the form, format and content of...
Topics: Administrators, Students, Faculty
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Using Web Database Tools to Facilitate the Construction of Knowledge in Online Courses
Sara G. McNeil; Bernard R. Robin
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2000 (2000) pp. 1209–1215
This paper presents an overview of database tools that dynamically generate Web materials and focuses on the use of these tools used to support research activities as well as teaching and learning. Database applications have been used in...
Topics: Databases
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Assessing Pre-Service Teachers' Professional Identify Formation: Visually Representing the Teacher Self through Drawings
Sara McNeil; Susie Gronseth; Haoyue Zhang
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2018 (Jun 25, 2018) pp. 277–283
An objective of teacher preparation programs is progressive development and refinement of students’ professional identities within the teaching profession. The purpose of this study was to make visible the mental models that pre-service teachers...
Topics: Alternative and innovative assessment methods, Teacher education and technology integration, Evaluating for quality improvement
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Professional Development Practices Grounded in a Three Dimensional Model for Place-Based Education
Sara McNeil; Cameron White; Angela Miller
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 4924–4931
The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of a professional development program on the confidence levels and classroom practices of American history teachers over a three year period. This proposal focuses on one component of the program:...
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What Educators Should Know about Teaching Digital Storytelling
Bernard R. Robin; Sara G. McNeil
Digital Education Review Vol. 22 (December 2012) pp. 37–51
In this paper, the authors present some of the most important lessons they have learned from teaching courses, conducting workshops, writing articles, and supervising graduate student research on the educational uses of digital storytelling. The...
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Teachers as Historians: Making Meaningful Connections by Doing History
Cameron White; Sara McNeil; Angela Miller
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 4961–4970
Two Teaching American History projects will be described and compared as powerful examples of community-based and sustained professional development for rethinking history education and providing meaningful contexts for both teachers and students.
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Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling all around the World
Pelin Yuksel; Bernard Robin; Sara McNeil
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 1264–1271
The purpose of this research study was to determine how educators, students and others around the world are using digital storytelling to support the educational process. This study provides a general framework about educational uses of digital...
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The Evolution of Webscapes: A Theoretical Framework for the Collaborative Design and Development of Interactive Learning Environments
Sara Wilson McKay; Michael Rapp; Bernard Robin; Sara McNeil
EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2003 (2003) pp. 3038–3039
This paper presents a description of multimedia-enhanced educational projects developed using the Webscape design model. This model has evolved from an instructor-led experience to a more student-centered, collaborative approach. Currently, the...
Topics: Social Studies, Instructional Design
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Emerging Web 2.0 Technologies to Enhance Teaching and Learning in American History Classrooms
Sara McNeil; Cameron White; Miller Angela; Debbie Behling
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 2600–2602
This SITE 2009 proposal is designed to involve conference participants in an exploration of emerging Web 2.0 technologies to enhance teaching and learning in American history classrooms. Presenters will demonstrate a variety of new technologies to...
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The Collaborative Design of Massive Open Online Courses: Analyzing the Design Discourses of Teacher and Student Developers
Sara McNeil; Susie Gronseth; Erwin Handoko; Bernard Robin
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2018 (Jun 25, 2018) pp. 1087–1093
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to analyze the collaborative design process of two Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for professional development of K-16 teachers. This paper describes the “design discourses” that occurred when...
Topics: collaborative learning, Alternative and innovative assessment methods, Open courses, open learning, and open educational resources
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Digitizing History: Integrating Technology and Web 2.0 Tools in Social Studies Classrooms
Christine Beaudry; Sara McNeil; Cameron White; Angela Miller
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) pp. 3033–3035
This presentation engages participants in a discussion of the outcomes of an ongoing university and school district collaborative to offer effective professional development that provides social studies teachers with opportunities and ideas for...
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Students’ patterns of engagement and course performance in a Massive Open Online Course
Trang Phan; Sara G. McNeil; Bernard R. Robin
Computers & Education Vol. 95, No. 1 (April 2016) pp. 36–44
A series of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in the Curriculum and Instruction (CUIN) Department at a university are collaboratively being designed and developed by a team of doctoral students with mentorship from two CUIN professors. The first...
Language: English
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A School-University Partnership Model for Developing Student Technology Leaders
Sara McNeil; Bernard Robin; Melissa E. Pierson; Kathy Booth
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 1470–1471
Multimedia Masters is unique a school-university partnership of student "consultants," teacher "clients" and university "experts." The year-long project begins with a development day to collaboratively set goals for the year, and four remaining...
Topics: Teachers, Schools, Communication, Multimedia, Students
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Effecting Pedagogical Change Through an Action Research Process
Sara McNeil; Donna Smith; Ernest Stringer; Grace Lin
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 1761–1765
This paper will describe a PT3 implementation grant that is based on a dual-approach collaborative development model grounded in an action research process. This model provides a concentrated effort on developing personal and professional technology ...
Topics: Change, Educational Technology, Teachers, Teaching Methods, Professional Development
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EPATH: A History Education Technology Collaborative
Cameron White; Debra Williams; Sara McNeil; Steve Mintz
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 4859–4861
EPATH (Electronic Project for the Active Teaching of History) is a collaborative technology project between Region IV Education service Center, the University of Houston, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. The project is designed to improve...
Topics: Educational Technology, Social Studies, Fine Arts
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Database-Driven Information Design: Building a Structural Framework for Educational Website Design
Shaunna Smith; Sara McNeil; Bernard Robin; Arthur Beltran; Michael Rapp
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 3767–3773
This paper addresses the important role of information design in the design and development of online database-driven educational websites. Using our own collaborative projects to build a structural framework, we discuss lessons learned from a...
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Data-Driven Usability Assessment: Using Multiple Forms of Online Feedback to Improve E-Learning Design
Melissa Pierson; Sara McNeil; Bernard Robin; Mary Thompson
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2003 (2003) pp. 1134–1137
Data drives educational decisions that allow instructors to immediately respond to learner needs. This paper will demonstrate how the use of online tools, both transparent and user-initiated, can yield data to guide not only the maintenance of...
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Evolution of the Multimedia Masters Project: Combining Community-Based Art Content with Multimedia Skills Development
Sara Wilson McKay; Melissa Pierson; Bernard Robin; Kathy Booth; Sara McNeil
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 2596–2599
Multimedia Masters, a collaborative effort between the University of Houston's College of Education and the Spring Independent School District in Spring, Texas brought together middle school students and teachers and University of Houston faculty...
Topics: Educational Technology, Multimedia, Mentoring, Fine Arts, Middle School Education
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Lessons Learned from Designing and Developing MOOCs by Doctoral Students
Trang Phan; Abel Kalum; Arthur Anthony Noel Beltran; Sara McNeil; Bernard Robin
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2014 (Oct 20, 2014) pp. 1580–1585
The process of design and development of a series of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have been created by a group of doctoral students and supervised by two faculty members at the Curriculum and Instruction (CUIN) Department of a university....
Topics: Instructional Design, Content Development, Designing, Developing, and Assessing E-Learning
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Rethinking History Education: A Narrative Online Experiment
Cameron White; Angela Miller; Sara McNeil; Samuel Brower; Christine Beaudry; Jane Macintosh
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) p. 4989
Rethinking history education for teachers through a four year longitudinal online project as part of a Teaching American History grant is the focus of this paper. The courses were developed using moodle and took place over the last four summers,...