Effective Technology Instruction for Inservice Teachers: New Practices, New Results

Steven Marx

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1997 (1997) pp. 399–402

Traditional technology inservice instruction has fallen under much criticism lately, much of it justified. Fifteen years after microcomputers began entering the schools, America’s schools have become a technology-free zone” (Rhodes,

EL PASO’S OERI TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION CHALLENGE

Steven Marx

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1998 (1998) pp. 1019–1023

In the Fall of 1995 El Paso was awarded a five year Technology Innovation Challenge Grant for $3.4 million. The goal of the grant is to create a community of 21st century learners by working with the three major school districts in the area (Socorro,...

Effective Technology Instruction for Inservice Teachers: New Practices, New Results

Steven Marx

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1998 (1998) pp. 399–402

Traditional technology inservice instruction has fallen under much criticism lately, much of it justified. Fifteen years after microcomputers began entering the schools, America’s schools have become a technology-free zone” (Rhodes,

Teaching Hypermedia Authoring to Teachers: An Evolutionary Curriculum

Steven Marx

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2003 (2003) pp. 1100–1103

Having taught educational technology for nine years the content of my courses has undergone significant changes. One area that has become a major focus of my classes that did not even exist in 1994 is the development of web pages. While hypermedia...

Topics: Teachers, Educational Technology, Multimedia

Improving Educational Technology Use in a Border Community: A Case Study

Steven Marx

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 2004–2010

This paper describes a research project examining the use of educational technology in a high poverty, high minority, border community. This first stage in the research involved working with teacher education students in two educational technology...

Topics: Educational Technology, Teachers, Computers, Schools, Students

Going Digital (Video) in a Low Tech Community

Steven Marx

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 697–701

Digital video is one of the latest technologies to find its way into education. Unfortunately students from less well off communities run the risk of being left behind. This paper focuses on a project to integrate digital video on a small branch...

Topics: Learning Objects, Faculty, Educational Technology, Integration, Students

Classroom Impacts of a Masters Program in Instructional Technology

Steven Marx

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1999 (1999) pp. 558–563

This paper will examine the impact of a masters program in instructional technology on the classroom practices of teachers. This program emphasizes the integration of technology into the curriculum and the use of technology to drive education...

Topics: Educational Technology, Teachers, Classrooms

Toss the Text: Integrating Telecommunications in Social Studies Teacher Education

Steven Marx

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1995 (1995) pp. 78–82

This paper examines the uses of telecommunications in the social studies and ways of training preservice and inservice social studies teachers to successfully wield those tools. This investigation takes three main avenues: telecommunications...

Improving Faculty Use of Technology in a Small Campus Community

Steven Marx

T.H.E. Journal Vol. 32, No. 6 (Jan 01, 2005)

University faculty are often reluctant users of technology in their classes. This is especially true when it comes to having their students use technology in meaningful, student-centered ways (Warburton, Chen and Bradburn 2002). The main problem is...

"Windows" on the Composing Process

Michael Steven Marx

Computers and Composition Vol. 6, No. 3 (1989) pp. 63–79

Describes how using split screens allows students to see writing as a complex and recursive yet coherent process rather than as a linear progression of distinct activities. Suggests that "windows" encourage sustained engagement in prewriting by...

Integrating Technology Into Teacher Education Methods Courses: A Case Study

Cecile Arquette; Steven Marx

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 1687–1691

This paper describes a project integrating technology into a reading methods course. Part of a faculty development program of a PT3 grant, this was a cooperative effort, where the class was co-taught by the Reading Faculty instructor and an...

Topics: Integration, Educational Technology, Faculty, Students