A Model for Updating Instructional Technology Masters' Degree Curricula

Stephen Rodriguez

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 1643–1648

Abstract: Myriad factors influence the growth and revision of curricula for masters' degree programs in instructional and educational technology (IT). Potential curricular influences include accreditation standards, curriculum guidelines provided by ...

Topics: Educational Technology

Preparing Preservice Teachers to Use Technology: Issues and Strategies

Stephen Rodriguez

TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning Vol. 41, No. 4 (1996) pp. 18–22

Discusses teacher proficiencies for technology use in K-12 education and presents strategies for attaining the targeted proficiencies. Highlights include technology integration; experience and knowledge construction; electronic communication;...

Technology Integration: A Practical Model

Stephen Rodriguez

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 1431–1432

The concept of technology integration has emerged as a key to effective use of technology in K-12 schools. This paper presents a concrete model incorporating specific steps which teachers can follow when planning for technology integration.

Topics: Integration

Gender Equity and Technology: Issues and Recommendations

Stephen Rodriguez

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 716–722

This discussion addresses equity issues regarding access to technology and to career and educational opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The author reviews germane literature regarding inequities which are tied...

Topics: Gender, Educational Technology, Technology Leadership, Research & Evaluation, Equity & Social Justice

Designing WebQuests to Promote Problem-Solving Skills

Stephen Rodriguez

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 2164–2167

Many strategies and approaches have been described in the literature for using the Internet as a learning tool with students. Among these, the WebQuest (Dodge, 1995) has emerged as a prime means of engaging students in constructive web-based...

Topics: Instructional Design, Students

Strategies for Empowering Children as Technology Users

Stephen Rodriguez

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 3501–3505

This discussion considers technology standards and usage strategies for young children. Specific topics addressed include the following: 1) standards for technology use by young children at the state and national levels; 2) general recommendations...

Strategies for Successful E-Learning

Stephen Rodriguez

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 498–502

Online learning provides an ever expanding means of delivering instruction to learners who are remote from an actual college campus. In 2005, nearly 32.2 million students took at least one online course (Lin, Lin, & Laffey, 2008). While many...

Optimal Design of Online Learning Activities in an Instructional Design and Educational Technology Master of Science Degree Program

Stephen Rodriguez

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) p. 466

This session explains strategies employed in delivering completely online courses comprising an instructional design and educational technology Master of Science degree program provided by a nationally recognized regional University in Texas. The...

Topics: Instructional Design, Educational Technology, Distance/Flexible Education, Virtual Schooling, Graduate Education & Faculty Development

Developing eLearning Courses for Industry: A Case Study of Successful Project Management Practices

Stephen Rodriguez

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 410–416

Abstract: This paper describes the project management and design processes utilized at a for profit company which develops eLearning courses for the grocery and pharmacy industries in the United States. The author focuses upon the overall course...

Topics: eLearning, Distance/Flexible Education, Workforce Education, Mobile Learning

A Practical Model for Multimedia Development

Stephen Rodriguez

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 1106–1113

Various authoring tools have popularized the use of the use of multimedia in the schools. This presentation offers a detailed, practical model whose purpose is to guide preservice and inservice teachers and others through the process of developing...

Technology Initiatives in Early Childhood Education:Planning and Use of Videoconferencing

Stephen Rodriguez

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1998 (1998) pp. 1337–1339

Technology continues to evolve. Young children and their teachers now have many use options other than traditional instructional software, paint programs, and LOGO programming tools, even though these were the perceived options just a few year ago ...

Implications of Constructivism for Teacher Technology Training

Stephen Rodriguez

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1997 (1997) pp. 1309–1311

Evaluating an Online Writing Assessment Tool: Reflections of an Instructional Designer

Stephen Rodriguez

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 3594–3600

This discussion offers suggestions for improving the instructional effectiveness of Educational Testing Service’s (ETS’) Criterion ® writing assessment tool and the underlying e-rater ® technology that supports it. The author’s conceptions for...

Concept Learning Via Online Instruction: Strategies and Examples

Stephen Rodriguez

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 462–465

University instructors face major challenges in designing optimally effective online instruction. This paper identifies some of those challenges and offers recommendations for meeting them. More specifically, it offers an instructional strategy in...

Topics: Distance/Flexible Education, Graduate Education & Faculty Development, Research & Evaluation

The Evolution of an Ed Tech Curricular Resource Site: A Case Study

Stephen Rodriguez

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 2448–2450

This presentation provides guidance on how to optimally design an Internet-based curricular resource site (CURE-SI). Content of the presentation is based upon the author's experiences with developing the EdTech Interconnect site, which is an...

Problem Solving and Technology: Design Considerations for Student Learning Activities

Stephen Rodriguez

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 3147–3150

Educators at all levels have long pondered how to enable students to become effective problem solvers. This discussion considers factors influencing acquisition of problem-solving skills and offers specific strategies for designing related computer-...

Early Childhood Development and Technology: A Case Study

Stephen Rodriguez

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1997 (1997) pp. 1341–1342

Technology Leadership Skills for Administrators: An Update

Stephen Rodriguez

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 1249–1254

School administrators at all levels are critical players in providing leadership in order for effective, integrative, student-centered use of technology to occur in the K-12 arena. This discussion summarizes selected literature concerning...

Early Childhood Development: The Saga Continues

Stephen Rodriguez; David Kendrick

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1999 (1999) pp. 1973–1977

Technology skills standards at the local, state, and national levels may serve as an adequate yardstick for satisfying set requirements; yet, they have another useful purpose. A careful selection and testing of those skills through a progressive...

Topics: Standards, Elementary Education

Schema Theory and Signaling: Implications for Text Design

Stephen R. Rodriguez

This discussion of the implications of schema theory and signaling theory for the design of both paper- and computer-based text describes the macro and micro levels of text structure and their interaction, provides a definition of signaling, and...

Implementing a Web-based Middle School Science Curriculum: An Evaluatiuon Report

Stephen Rodriguez; JoAnn McDonald

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 2785–2790

The Internet and its associated World Wide Web (WWW) have been marked by phenomenal growth and use in seemingly every aspect of life. The WWW has emerged as an area ripe for development of products that can support educational efforts at all levels. ...

Topics: Students, Middle School Education, Schools, Teachers

Technology Leadership Skills for Administrators

Stephen Rodriguez; David Kendrick

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 1852–1858

Merely providing teachers with technological resources does not insure that those resources will be well utilized. School administrators at all levels must provide needed leadership in order for effective, integrative use of technology to occur in...

Topics: Administrators, Leadership

A Model for Evaluating Faculty Teaching in a Department of Teacher Education

Stephen Rodriguez; Sue Elwood

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) pp. 762–765

This session presents a triangulated model for evaluation of university faculty members in a teacher education department at a highly recognized regional institution. The model incorporates the following components: 1) individual faculty members’...

Topics: Graduate Education & Faculty Development, Research & Evaluation

Updating Instructional Technology Masters' Degree Curricula: A Panel Discusssion

Stephen Rodriguez; William Sugar; Harold Lee Daniels

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 4260–4265

Abstract: Myriad factors influence the growth and revision of curricula for masters' degree programs in instructional and educational technology (IT). Potential curricular influences include accreditation standards, curriculum guidelines provided by ...

Topics: Educational Technology

WebQuest Design and Application Strategies

Stephen Rodriguez; Bernie Dodge; Natalie Milman; Mike Menchaca

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 2478–2481

The WebQuest has emerged as a prime means of engaging students in constructive web-based learning activities. This symposium incorporates five papers which address various aspects of WebQuest design and teacher preparation. Some papers focus on...

Topics: Instructional Design, Students

uCollaborator: Framework for STEM Project Collaboration among Geographically-Dispersed Student/Faculty Teams

Stephen M. Fiore; Walter E. Rodriguez; Deborah S. Carstens

Journal of STEM Education Vol. 13, No. 2 (April 2012) pp. 84–92

This paper presents a framework for facilitating communication among STEM project teams that are geographically dispersed in synchronous or asynchronous online courses. The framework has been developed to: (a) improve how engineering and technology...

Setting Standards on a Computerized-Adaptive Placement Examination. Laboratory or Psychometric and Evaluative Research Report No. 378

Stephen G. Sireci; Thanos Patelis; Saba Rizavi; Alan M. Dillingham; Georgette Rodriguez

Annual Meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) 2000 (April 2000)

Setting standards on educational tests is extremely challenging. The psychometric literature is replete with methods and guidelines for setting standards on educational tests; however, little attention has been paid to the process of setting...