Anchored Collaborative Inquiry

Susan Williams

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 324–329

This paper describes Anchored Collaborative Inquiry, a model for in-service professional development that combines a traditional face-to-face workshop with online discussions in which teachers compare simultaneous implementations of the same reform...

Topics: Teachers, Professional Development

Professional development for the masses

Susan Williams

Professional@development for the masses (2010) pp. 1–118

State departments of education are charged with overseeing the process of updating academic standards for their respective states. Although the process for updating standard varies between states, most states have similar elements: committee...

Effects of Hand-Held Computers on the Teaching of Algebra

Susan E. Williams

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1997 (1997) pp. 617–621

The publication, “Algebra for Everyone” (Edwards, 1990), suggested that all high school students need to study algebra. Several mathematics educators supporting this idea have noted that traditional algebra is approached in a manner that is too...

A Comparison of Assessment Practices and Their Effects on Learning and Motivation in a Student-Centered Learning Environment

Susan Pedersen; Doug Williams

Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia Vol. 13, No. 3 (2004) pp. 283–306

With recent interest in moving from teacher-directed instruction to approaches that incorporate greater opportunities for student-centered learning come concerns that traditional classroom practices associated with assessment and grading may be...

Online Opportunities for Dual Enrollment

Darlene Williams; Susan Nealy

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2003 (2003) pp. 785–786

STEP UP (Success Through Early Preparation for Undergraduate Programs) was a hit with schools and students within Northwestern's ten parish service area. A Dual Enrollment Program with reduced tuition and courses taught within the local high school, ...

Topics: Schools, Students

A Comparison of Assessment Practices and Their Effects on Learning in a Student-Centered Learning Environment

Susan Pedersen; Douglas Williams

EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2003 (2003) pp. 2171–2175

With recent interest in moving from teacher-directed instruction to approaches that incorporate greater opportunities for student-centered learning comes concerns that traditional classroom practices associated with assessment and grading may be...

Topics: Assessment, Middle School Education, Students

Early childbearing, high school completion, and college enrollment: Evidence from 1980 high school sophomores

Susan Williams McElroy

Economics of Education Review Vol. 15, No. 3 pp. 303–324

This paper analyzes the effect of teenage childbearing on the high school completion and college enrollment of young black and white women in the 1980s using data from the sophomore cohort of High School and Beyond. Results from binary logit models...

Language: English

Effects of Hand-Held Computers on the Teaching of Algebra

Susan E. Williams

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1998 (1998) pp. 617–621

The publication, “Algebra for Everyone” (Edwards, 1990), suggested that all high school students need to study algebra. Several mathematics educators supporting this idea have noted that traditional algebra is approached in a manner that is too...

Supporting the Transition From Student to Novice Teacher Through Online Learning Communities

Susan Williams; Jody Britten

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 842–847

The goal of the Teachers Learning in Networked Communities (TLINC®) project is to use online communities to link university teacher education programs (TEPs) with local school districts in order to ease students’ transition to becoming a novice...

A Comparison of Assessment Practices and Their Effects on Learning and Motivation in a Student-Centered Learning Environment

Susan Pedersen; Doug Williams

Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia

With recent interest in moving from teacher-directed instruction to approaches that incorporate greater opportunities for student-centered learning come concerns that traditional classroom practices associated with assessment and grading may be...

Topics: PBL

Using ClassDojo to Help with Classroom Management during Guided Reading

MaryAnne Chiarelli; Susan Szabo; Susan Williams

Texas Journal of Literacy Education Vol. 3, No. 2 (2015) pp. 81–88

This study examined the use of a free behavioral management software program to see if it was successful to help first grade students recognize and self-monitor their behaviors while working in centers during teacher directed guided reading time....

Using Web 2.0 to Support the Active Learning Experience

Jo Williams; Susan J. Chinn

Journal of Information Systems Education Vol. 20, No. 2 (2009) pp. 165–174

Increased attention to student engagement and active learning strategies have become particularly relevant in today's classroom environments. These approaches are also considered to be meaningful when teaching "net generation" students who have...

Teachers' Assessment-Related Local Adaptations of a Problem-Based Learning Module

Susan Pedersen; Abdurrahman Arslanyilmaz; Douglas Williams

Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 57, No. 2 (April 2009) pp. 229–249

Teachers' implementation of a problem-based learning (PBL) program was examined to determine both how they assessed student learning and their reasons for these assessment practices. Ten 6th grade science teachers used Alien Rescue, a computer-based ...

A Hypermedia Supported Problem-based Learning Environment: Alien Rescue

Douglas C. Williams; Susan Pedersen; Liu Min

International Conference on Mathematics / Science Education and Technology 1999 (1999) p. 432

Alien Rescue is a hypermedia program that draws on the principles of problem-based learning to engage students in grades 5 and 6 in an inquiry approach to science learning. Its science fiction premise takes students to a newly operational...

Topics: Standards, Science, Information Sciences, Students

Workload, Advantages, & Disadvantages of a Newly Developed Online Course

Susan Lyman; Doug Williams; Lucy Begnaud

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2001 (2001) p. 1183

Faculty Institute: A Model For Online Success

Darlene Williams; Susan Nealy; Kathy Autrey

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2002 (2002) pp. 1981–1983

This project was developed to provide a roadmap for setting up online courses. A series of workshops was designed to help instructors improve upon and expand their use of technology as an instructional tool. Topics included pre-course development, ...

Topics: Instructional Design, Instructional Materials

The Effect of Hypermedia Delivered Modeling On Learners’ Self-Directed Study during Problem-Based Learning

Susan Pedersen; Min Liu; Douglas C. Williams

EdMedia + Innovate Learning 1999 (1999) pp. 1212–1213

Problem-based learning (PBL) is an instructional approach that uses problems as the stimulus and focus for student activity (Baud & Feletti,1991). Research suggests that PBL may help students develop the skills necessary to pursue learning...

Topics: Educational Technology, Students

The Design and Development of A Hypermedia-Supported Problem-Based Learning Environment

Min Liu; Susan Pedersen; Doug Williams

EdMedia + Innovate Learning 1999 (1999) pp. 576–580

This presentation reports on an effort to create a hypermedia supported learning environment using problem-based learning for middle school students in the subject matter area of space science. The objectives of the program are to promote problem...

Topics: Cognition, Multimedia, Science, Learning Objects, Middle School Education

Teachers’ Beliefs Underlying Their Assessment Practices in a Problem-Based Learning Activity

Susan Pedersen; Douglas Williams; Saniye Bulu

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 3701–3706

Assessment practices commonly used today in K-12 settings are grounded in the theoretical perspectives popular in the early part of the 20th century. The recent shift in focus to educational approaches such as problem-based learning has led to calls ...

Topics: Teachers, Assessment, Social Studies, Middle School Education

A Breakthrough for Josh: How Use of an iPad Facilitated Reading Improvement

Barbara McClanahan; Kristen Williams; Kennedy ; Susan Tate

TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning Vol. 56, No. 3 (May 2012) pp. 20–28

As part of a diagnosis and tutoring project in an elementary education reading course, a pre-service teacher was encouraged to use an iPad as the vehicle for intervention strategies with a fifth grade struggling reader with Attention Deficit...

Knowledge and Skill Requirements for Entry-Level Information Technology Workers: A Comparison of Industry and Academia

Cheryl L. Aasheim; Lixin Li; Susan Williams

Journal of Information Systems Education Vol. 20, No. 3 (2009) pp. 349–356

Enrollments in Information Technology (IT)-related academic programs have declined significantly in recent years. Paradoxically, the U.S. Department of Labor predicts that the demand for IT professionals will grow much faster than the average for...

Virtual Environments for Learning: The Design Model

Susan Pedersen; Douglas Williams; Tugba Bulu

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2007 (Jun 25, 2007) pp. 3733–3738

In this presentation, we will describe a project recently funded by the National Science Foundation to develop Virtual Environments for Learning (VELs) for middle school science. VELs are designed to engage students in student-directed inquiry...

Topics: Virtual Environments, Students, Middle School Education, Science

Creation and Implementation of a Flipped Jigsaw Activity to Stimulate Interest in Biochemistry among Medical Students

Charlene Williams; Susan Perlis; John Gaughan; Sangita Phadtare

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education Vol. 46, No. 4 (2018) pp. 343–353

Learner-centered pedagogical methods that are based on clinical application of basic science concepts through active learning and problem solving are shown to be effective for improving knowledge retention. As the clinical relevance of biochemistry...

The Design of a Game Management System

Douglas Williams; Yuxin Ma; Susan Pedersen; Stacy Crochet

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 2275–2280

There is an increased interest in game-based learning in education. Electronic games have a number of affordances of interest including the potential of games to enable formative assessment. Yet implementation of an educational game in a K-12...

Training, Support, Practices and Needs of the Distance Educator

Susan Lyman; Doug Williams; Lucy Begnaud; Renee LeJeune

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2001 (2001) pp. 1181–1182

Research has shown that faculty plays a key role in successful implementation of online instructional courses. Since faculty hold such an important role in the successful implementation of online courses the purpose of this study is to identify...

Topics: Faculty

Streaming Video Cases for the Support of Pre-Service Teacher Education

Doug Williams; Susan Lyman; Mary Jane Ford; Sally Dobyns

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2001 (2001) pp. 2058–2059

Universities struggle with ways to help better prepare pre-service teachers for the realities of teaching in today's schools. Professional organizations call on teacher preparation programs to increase the opportunities for teacher candidates to...

Topics: Teachers, Video

Data Analytics vs. Data Science: A Study of Similarities and Differences in Undergraduate Programs Based on Course Descriptions

Cheryl L. Aasheim; Susan Williams; Paige Rutner; Adrian Gardiner

Journal of Information Systems Education Vol. 26, No. 2 (2015) pp. 103–115

The rate at which data is produced and accumulated today is greater than at any point in history with little prospect of slowing. As organizations attempt to collect and analyze this data, there is a tremendous unmet demand for appropriately skilled ...

Developing a Computer-Assisted Health Knowledge Quiz for Preschool Children

Susan Talbot Nix; Catherine D'Agostino Ibanez; Barbara A. Strobino; Christine L. Williams

Journal of School Health Vol. 69, No. 1 (1999) pp. 9–11

Evaluated the reliability of a computerized version of the Healthy Start Knowledge Quiz for preschool children. Students completed the computerized test, and data analysis indicated that it was reliable for assessing general health-related knowledge ...

Effect of Intervention with the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction on Access and Goal Attainment

Karrie A. Shogren; Susan B. Palmer; Michael L. Wehmeyer; Kendra Williams-Diehm; Todd D. Little

Remedial and Special Education Vol. 33, No. 5 (September 2012) pp. 320–330

Promoting self-determination has been identified as best practice in special education and transition services and as a means to promote goal attainment and access to the general education curriculum for students with disabilities. There have been,...

Friend and Foe? Technology in a Collaborative Writing Group

Artemi Sakellariadis; Sam Chromy; Viv Martin; Jane Speedy; Sheila Trahar; Susan Williams; Sue Wilson

Qualitative Inquiry Vol. 14, No. 7 (2008) pp. 1205–1222

This is a partial account of the journey undertaken by a group of academic nomads in search of collaborative writing space. Never intending to permanently settle anywhere, we chose to explore writing technologies that supported collaborative forms...

Plagiarism and Programming: A Survey of Student Attitudes

Cheryl L. Aasheim; Paige S. Rutner; Lixin Li; Susan R. Williams

Journal of Information Systems Education Vol. 23, No. 3 (2012) pp. 297–313

This paper examines student attitudes towards a number of behaviors which range from acceptable means of seeking help on assignments to unacceptable behaviors such as copying from another student or paying someone to complete an assignment....

2000 ATTW Bibliography

Elizabeth Overman Smith; Susan Audrain; Jennifer L. Bowie; Randy Allen Harris; Gail M. Lippincott; Susan Peck MacDonald; Lilita Rodman; Paul R. Sawyer; Julia M. Williams

Technical Communication Quarterly Vol. 10, No. 4 (2001) pp. 447–79

Presents a bibliography with almost 700 entries--teaching related journal articles and books published in the year 2000. Gives references to a range of topics from collaboration in the classroom to research on human factors and knowledge management...

Technology and Self-Determination in Transition Planning: The Impact of Technology Use in Transition Planning on Student Self-Determination

Michael L. Wehmeyer; Susan B. Palmer; Kendra Williams-Diehm; Karrie A. Shogren; Daniel K. Davies; Steven Stock

Journal of Special Education Technology Vol. 26, No. 1 (2011) pp. 13–24

Promoting student involvement in transition planning and the self-determination of youth with disabilities has become best practice in secondary and transition services. Increasingly, a critical feature of efforts to promote student access to and...

The Effect of Student-Directed Transition Planning with a Computer-Based Reading Support Program on the Self-Determination of Students with Disabilities

Youngsun Lee; Michael L. Wehmeyer; Susan B. Palmer; Kendra Williams-Diehm; Daniel K. Davies; Steven E. Stock

Journal of Special Education Vol. 45, No. 2 (August 2011) pp. 104–117

The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of student-directed transition planning instruction ("Whose Future Is It Anyway?" curriculum) with a computer-based reading support program ("Rocket Reader") on the self-determination, self...

"My Baby & Me": Effects of an Early, Comprehensive Parenting Intervention on At-Risk Mothers and Their Children

Cathy L. Guttentag; Susan H. Landry; Jeffrey M. Williams; Kathleen M. Baggett; Christine W. Noria; John G. Borkowski; Paul R. Swank; Jaelyn R. Farris; April Crawford; Robin G. Lanzi; Judith J. Carta; Steven F. Warren; Sharon L. Ramey

Developmental Psychology Vol. 50, No. 5 (May 2014) pp. 1482–1496

This study examined the efficacy of a multimodule parenting intervention, "My Baby & Me," that began prenatally and continued until children reached 2.5 years of age. The intervention targeted specific parenting skills designed to...