Recapturing the Past with Digital Imaging

Susie Gronseth

Technology Teacher Vol. 68, No. 2 (October 2008) pp. 6–10

Theodore Roosevelt School (TRS) is surrounded by culture and history. Located on the grounds of the former Fort Apache Army Post, TRS serves sixth- through eighth-grade native students, primarily from the White Mountain Apache Tribe. Tradition and...

Best Practices for Teacher Educators to Address Digital Security Issues in Synchronous Sessions and Webinars

Elizabeth Dalton; Susie Gronseth

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 416–419

Digital and cyber security is an increasingly important focus for educators to understand and learn how to manage, considering the capacity for hacking that exists today. This session focuses on the best practices currently available for managing...

Topics: faculty development, Distance/Flexible Education, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies

Beyond Threaded Discussions: New Tools and Strategies for Online Courses

Susie Gronseth; Haoyue Zhang

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2018 (Mar 26, 2018) pp. 162–164

An integral component of online and blended courses is discussion Online discussions can be used to establish one’s social presence (both instructors and students) within an online course, and they provide a means for students to make visible their...

Topics: faculty development, Distance/Flexible Education, Universal Design for Learning

Factors that impact the use of assistive technologies to support secondary students with mild disabilities

Susie L. Gronseth

(2011) pp. 1–192

Though assistive technology (AT) can provide increased educational access to students with mild disabilities, prior research indicates that it is often underutilized. Using mixed methods, this study investigates the prevalence of AT use, examines...

Dreamweaver MX

Janice Hinson; Susie Gronseth

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 1183–1184

The purpose of this interactive session is to present an overview of Macromedia Dreamweaver MX, the latest version of the popular Dreamweaver web editing software. The presenters will demonstrate how to use the software to create class web sites,...

Topics: Software

Stop, Collaborate, and Listen: Facilitating Community, Connection, and Communication in the Online Classroom

Susie Gronseth; Jingyuan Fu

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 173–174

Collaboration can be the “social glue” in online courses, building community among learners and linking course content and 21st century skills. It is a crucial element to facilitating meaningful and engaging learning experiences, but the physical...

Topics: Distance/Flexible Education, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies, Mobile Learning

Learning Together: Strategies for Supporting Collaborative Learning in Online Courses from a Universal Design for Learning Perspective

Susie Gronseth; Debra K Bauder

EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2018 (Jun 25, 2018) pp. 1068–1081

Collaborative learning involves synergistic efforts of students working together to reach a shared academic goal. Collaborative learning in the online environment (CoL) can contribute to meaningful, active learning and yield positive benefits to...

Topics: collaborative learning, Technology solutions for marginalized populations, Innovative online learning and educational programming

Assessing Student Learning Using Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Approaches

Debra K Bauder; Susie Gronseth; Thomas Simmons

EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2018 (Jun 25, 2018) pp. 256–269

Assessment is an embedded method that has been used in classrooms for decades. However, in many respects, assessment methods have become archaic, outdated and questionable, although the need to conduct assessment has not. With the emphasis on 21st ...

Topics: Alternative and innovative assessment methods, Technology solutions for marginalized populations

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in Higher Education: Possibilities, Pitfalls & Practices

Elizabeth Dalton; Susie Gronseth; Cindy Anderson

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (Mar 05, 2017) pp. 1501–1506

The framework of Universal Design for Learning offers guidance and opportunity for post-secondary institutions to diversify instructional practices and environments to address the varied needs of today?s learners. Legislation supports the...

Topics: New Possibilities with Information Technologies, Special Education / Assistive Technology, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies

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

What is an Emerging Technology? The SITE Community's Perspective - Online Interactive Tools

Amy Eguchi; Susie Gronseth; Audrey Antee; Gerald Ardito; Andri Christodoulou

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2018 (Mar 26, 2018) pp. 1445–1448

In our ever-changing society, where new technological tools are being introduced into daily life more rapidly than ever before, more and more innovative and creative people are needed to fulfill the work of advancing technology. Ito and Howestate...

Topics: Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies

Applying UDL in Online Environments and MOOCs with Fidelity: What Does this Mean and How can it be Accomplished?

Susie Gronseth; Elizabeth Dalton; Nari Kim; Haihong Hu; Laura Gray

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2020 (Apr 07, 2020) pp. 258–263

The Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework has been applied by course designers and educators to online course design and delivery, particularly from the standpoint of addressing diverse learner needs through intentional planning (Dell et al.,...

Topics: Instructional Design, Distance/Flexible Education, Universal Design for Learning

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

Inclusive Instructional Design Efforts Around the World

Elizabeth Dalton; Susie Gronseth; Cindy Anderson; Kevin Anderson; Aashna Khurana

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 2579–2581

A roundtable discussion sponsored by SITE’s Universal Design for Learning SIG, Special Education SIG, Assistive Technology SIG, and ISTE’s Inclusive Learning International PLN. The hosting groups invite those interested in global instructional...

Topics: special education, Assistive Technology, Universal Design for Learning

The Intersection of e-Folios Assessment and UDL Principles: Improving Student Engagement

Natalie Johnson-Leslie; Aashna Khuarana; Garron Hillaire; Susie Gronseth; Tracey Hall

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2022 (Apr 11, 2022) pp. 2294–2296

In this panel discussion, we explore the intersection of e-folios assessments based on the Universal Design forLearning (UDL) guidelines. Since the plethora of technologicalinnovations during the 21st Century, teacher preparation programs have...

Topics: Assessment and E-Folios, Universal Design for Learning

Engaging, Accessible, and Memorable: Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Applications in Online and Blended Higher Education Courses

Susie Gronseth; Elizabeth Dalton; Debra Bauder; Sarah McPherson; Ajay Singh; Mark Viner

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2018 (Mar 26, 2018) pp. 2169–2174

This interactive panel presentation and discussion offers insights and conversation around applications of the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework to online and blended higher education courses Panelists will explore how the UDL principles ...

Topics: Assistive Technology, Distance/Flexible Education, Universal Design for Learning

Building Computational Thinking Through Teachable Machine

Haoyue Zhang; Sara McNeil; Susie Gronseth; Bulent Dogan; Erwin Handoko; Lydia Ugwu

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2020 (Apr 07, 2020) pp. 127–131

This paper describes a professional development plan on teaching pre-service teachers the concept of computational thinking through experiential learning model. Computational thinking refers to the thought process in understanding problems,...

Topics: faculty development, Computational Thinking, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies

Equipping the next Generation of Teachers: Technology Preparation and Practice

Susie Gronseth; Thomas Brush; Anne Ottenbreit-Leftwich; Jesse Strycker; Serdar Abaci; Wylie Easterling; Tiffany Roman; Sungwon Shin; Peter van Leusen

Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education Vol. 27, No. 1 (2010) pp. 30–36

Prior research has indicated that all U.S. teacher preparation programs provide instruction on technology integration within coursework and related requirements. This study provides a more detailed investigation into the types and content of...

Preparation versus practice: How do teacher education programs and practicing teachers align in their use of technology to support teaching and learning?

Anne T. Ottenbreit-Leftwich; Thomas A. Brush; Jesse Strycker; Susie Gronseth; Tiffany Roman; Serdar Abaci; Peter vanLeusen; Sungwon Shin; Wylie Easterling; Jonathan Plucker

Computers & Education Vol. 59, No. 2 (September 2012) pp. 399–411

Researchers have called for renewed efforts in exploring both what knowledge should be taught in preservice teacher education programs with regard to technology, and how to best prepare teachers to effectively use that knowledge to support teaching...

Language: English

Inclusive Instructional Design and UDL Around the World

Susie Gronseth; Elizabeth Dalton; Radhike Khanna; Boris Alvarez; Irma Iglesias; Paola Vergara; Jeanne Carey Ingle; Heather Pacheco-Guffrey; Debra Bauder; Katherine Cooper; Cindy Anderson; Kevin Anderson; Vivian Intatano; Peggy Semingson; Kathryn Pole; Kerry Armstrong; Brenda Boreham; Terri Mack; Lisa Harris; Dave Edyburn; Janet Arndt; Britt Tatman Ferguson; Nili Luo; Lindsay Yearta

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 1–5

This UDL-focused symposium features scholars from around the world who are chapter authors in the upcoming book (Routledge) titled Universal Access Through Inclusive Instructional Design: International Perspectives on UDL (for more information about ...

Topics: Equity & Social Justice, International Education, Universal Design for Learning

Using UDL-related methods in education, teacher training, and job-development for young women with developmental disabilities in India

Susie Gronseth; Elizabeth Dalton; Boris Alvarez; Irma Iglesias; Paola Vergara; Jeanne Carey Ingle; Heather Pacheco-Guffrey; Debra Bauder; Katherine Cooper; Cindy Anderson; Kevin Anderson; Vivian Intatano; Peggy Semingson; Kathryn Pole; Kerry Armstrong; Brenda Boreham; Terri Mack; Lisa Harris; Dave Edyburn; Janet Arndt; Britt Tatman Ferguson; Nili Luo; Lindsay Yearta

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 245–249

Abstract Disability support in India for persons with developmental disabilities has been ignored or hidden for generations due to cultural and social pressures and beliefs. Recently, however, long-held social norms have begun to change through...

Topics: International Education, Equity & Social Justice, Universal Design for Learning