SITE 2015--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference
Mar 02, 2015
Editors
David Rutledge; David Slykhuis
Table of Contents
Number of papers: 7
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Interaction, Satisfaction, and Perceived Progress in Online Language Courses
Chin-Hsi Lin, Binbin Zheng & Yining Zhang, Michigan State University, United States
Interactions are the central emphasis in language learning. An increasing number of K-12 students take courses online, leading some critics to comment that reduced opportunities for interaction may... More
pp. 393-399
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Online mentoring for secondary pre-service teachers in regional, rural or remote locations
Petrea Redmond, University of Southern Queensland, Australia
This chapter describes a project which investigated qualitative expressions in an online mentoring community involving secondary pre-service teachers and practising teachers. The practising... More
pp. 447-454
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A Preservice Secondary Education Technology Course: Design Decisions And Students’ Learning Experiences
Dawn Hathaway & Priscilla Norton, George Mason University, United States
Asked to design a technology education course, the researchers designed a course that focused on the interaction of technology and disciplinary teaching, not on technology skills. Adopting a design... More
pp. 925-933
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Measuring 21st Century Skills in Technology Educators
Rhonda Christensen & Gerald Knezek, University of North Texas, United States; Curby Alexander, Texas Christian University, United States; Dana Owens, University of Texas Arlington, United States; Theresa Overall, University of Maine Farmington, United States; Garry Mayes, University of North Texas, United States
Data gathered from 195 preservice and inservice teachers at four universities during 2014 were used to determine the suitability of the newly revised Technology Proficiency Self Assessment (TPSA... More
pp. 1130-1136
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Lessons Learned from Creation of an exemplary STEM Unit for Elementary Pre-Service Teachers: A Case Study
Matthew Schmidt, University of Hawaii, United States; Lori Fulton, University of Hawaii - Manoa, United States
Preparing students with 21st Century Skills through STEM related teaching is needed, especially at the elementary level. However, most teacher education preparation programs do not focus on STEM... More
pp. 2866-2874
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Investigating the Development of TPACK Knowledge through Gamification
Candace Figg & Kamini Jaipal-Jamani, Brock University, Canada
The application of game elements in nongaming situations, such as teacher education courses, is a recent phenomenon. The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of gamification on... More
pp. 3148-3156
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TPACK as shared practice: Toward a research agenda
David Jones, Amanda Heffernan & Peter Albion, University of Southern Queensland, Australia
The task of using Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to effectively teach hundreds of pre-service educators, many of whom never attend campus, is a significant challenge, which is... More
pp. 3287-3294