The Contribution of the Social Network to the Teaching and Learning Process

Tami Seifert

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (Mar 05, 2017) pp. 554–559

This study aims to investigate the contribution of learning activities to attitudes of teachers who experienced implementation of pedagogical models of social networks regarding their integration in teaching, and recommendations to education...

Topics: Graduate Education & Faculty Development, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies

Technology Binds or Blinds? - Social Networks through a Pedagogical Lens

Tami Seifert

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 205–210

The technological changes constitute a challenge to the education system and induce re-thinking about teaching methods, pedagogical perceptions, learning space organization and teachers and learners' role. Technology seems to have a great impact on...

Topics: International Education, Equity & Social Justice, Geospatial Education

Pedagogical Applications of Smartphone Integration in Teaching - Lecturers', Students' & Pupils' Perspectives

Tami Seifert

International Conference on Mobile Learning 2014 (2014)

As the disparity between educational standards and reality outside educational institutions is increasing, alternative learning infrastructure such as mobile technologies are becoming more common, and are challenging long held, traditional modes of...

Smartphone Implementation from Lecturers, Teachers, Students and Pupils’ Perspectives

Tami Seifert

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2018 (Mar 26, 2018) pp. 795–801

The disparity between educational standards and reality outside educational institutions is increasing. Alternative learning infrastructure such as ML are becoming more common, and are challenging long held, traditional modes of teaching. The aim of ...

Topics: Mobile Learning

Pedagogical Applications of Smartphone Integration in Teaching: Lecturers, Pre-Service Teachers and Pupils' Perspectives

Tami Seifert

International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning Vol. 7, No. 2 (April 2015) pp. 1–16

As the disparity between educational standards and reality outside educational institutions is increasing, alternative learning infrastructure are challenging traditional modes of teaching. This study was based on an experiment with middle school...

Improving involvement, engagement and sense of belonging through synchronous instruction during Covid-19

Tami Seifert

EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2020 (Jun 23, 2020) pp. 98–105

The article investigates methods for the implementation of synchronous teaching during covid-19 with lecturers and pre-service teachers in a teacher education college, and discusses the importance of training for lecturers and teachers working with...

Topics: COVID-19 Strategies for Educators

Pedagogical challenges and effective practices of Online Assessment during Covid-19

Tami Seifert

EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2022 (Jun 20, 2022) pp. 174–181

During the Covid-19 pandemic, accelerated transition to online instruction necessitated modification of assessment techniques for use in online courses to strategically reflect the pedagogy of the online course. Since most of the teaching was...

Topics: Alternative and innovative assessment methods, Best practices in assessment

Evaluation of a distance learning program for the preparation of special education teachers

Tami Seifert

(2002) pp. 1–220

The primary purpose of this research was to evaluate the efficacy of the distance learning Commonwealth Special Education Endorsement Program (CSEEP) delivered by Old Dominion University. The CSEEP program was designed to address economic and...

Pedagogy 2.0 in Pre-Service Teacher Education

Tami Seifert

Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 14, No. 3 (2017) pp. 15–31

The article reviews the use of Web 2.0 environment in teacher education, emphasizing the constructivist social pedagogy approach. Pedagogical abilities of Web 2.0 tools are discussed, demonstrating their applications in teaching various subjects,...

Social Media and Web 2.0 Tools – Modeling Practices and Online Pedagogy

Tami Seifert

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 4303–4308

Abstract: Web 2.0 is becoming increasingly widespread, and enables the shift from the transmission of information to platforms which enable collaborative content creation, participation in social networks, sharing and exchanging. With this change in ...

What students really think about online lessons?

Tami Seifert

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (Mar 05, 2017) pp. 1786–1794

The lecturer in an online course needs online teaching experience and needs to adapt the course contents to the digital environment. The purpose of the present study is to deepen learning regarding the pedagogical aspects of online teaching and to...

Topics: Graduate Education & Faculty Development, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies

Patterns of Mobile Technology Use in Teaching: The Teacher Perspective

Tami Seifert

Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 13, No. 3 (2016) pp. 1–17

The use of mobile learning spaces is an opportunity to break the boundaries of the classroom and to prepare teacher-educators and pre-service teachers for future school classes. The purpose of this study is to examine the implementation of mobile...

Harnessing Digital Tools to Foster Cross-Cultural Collaboration Among Future Educators

Tami Seifert; Nikleia Eteokleous

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2023 (Mar 13, 2023) pp. 1796–1803

The current study evaluates the integration of online digital tools within the teaching and learning process in higher educational settings. Specifically, it aims to identify the degree of interaction and engagement among students from two different ...

Topics: Information Literacy Education (Library & Media Science), Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies

The impact of a training program for integrating technology in education on willingness to teach online

Miri Shonfeld; Tami Seifert

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2021 (Mar 29, 2021) pp. 282–287

The transition to online teaching due to the COVID-19 pandemic took place with no prior preparation. However, this transition required skills to plan and design adapted teaching. Some teachers did not experience success and were not prepared to...

Topics: Distance/Flexible Education

Mobile Learning and its Effects on Self-regulated Learning and School Achievements in an EFL High School Class

Tami Seifert; Carla Har-Paz

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2018 (Mar 26, 2018) pp. 784–794

The objective of this research was to find out whether the implementation of mobile learning pedagogies in a high school classroom can educate high school students to become independent learners, who are able to regulate their learning,and improve...

Topics: Mobile Learning

Best teaching patterns in multi-participant online courses

Tami Seifert; Miki Kritz; Orna Feliks

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 562–565

This study examines online learning as an opportunity to implement the constructivist approach as a practice, emphasizing the characteristics of the online course. The increasing use of online teaching at higher education institutions requires...

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

ICT implementation in Alternative Teacher Diploma Program as a Boost to New Educators' Teaching Skills and Confidence

Tami Seifert; Ilana Ronen; Miri Shonfeld

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2010 (Jun 29, 2010) pp. 243–247

The advantages of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to pre-service teachers in an alternative diploma program are presented in this study. The assumption was that pre-service teachers owning an academic degree in mathematics, sciences...

Faculty Development: Global and multicultural prospective

Miri Shonfeld; Einat Rozner; Tami Seifert; Antonio Calderon; Naim Nagimi

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2018 (Mar 26, 2018) pp. 562–564

In this panel, we will present models of ICT integration integration in higher education teaching from around the world and case studies of implementation We will discuss the challenges and the effectiveness of the various ideas ICT coordinators...

Topics: faculty development

Online Collaborative Learning in a Global World

Miri Shonfeld; David Gibson; Levy Dalit; Tami Seifert; Elaine Hoter; Paul Resta

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 910–917

In this symposium we will present case studies from different places in the world from the the book “collaborative learning in a global world”. This book is intended to survey the current state of the field and provide practical examples to help...

Topics: International Education

Technology Binds or Blinds? Different Countries Similar Issues: Part 1

Melda Yildiz; Tami Seifert; Miri Shonfeld; Amy Eguchi; Sagini Keengwe; George Kontos; Adhithya Krishna

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 1699–1704

Technology binds or blinds us? In this symposium, we outline stories from different educational institutions around the world where the technology may be limited but pedagogy is plenty (Paulo Freire). Each presenter first shares our personal...

Topics: Geospatial Education, International Education, Equity & Social Justice