Journal of Technology and Teacher Education
2008 Volume 16, Number 1
Editors
Richard E. Ferdig
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 5
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Investigating Student Attitudes Toward a Synchronous, Online Graduate Course in a Multi-User Virtual Learning Environment
Leonard Annetta, North Carolina State University, United States; Marshall Murray, Anderson Community School Corporation, United States; Shelby Gull Laird, Stephanie Bohr & John Park, North Carolina State University, United States
This article describes a graduate distance education course at North Carolina State University, which combined science content and pedagogy with video game design. The course was conducted entirely... More
pp. 5-34
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Factors That Influence Mentor and Teacher Interactions During Technology Integration Collaborative Apprenticeships
Evan Glazer, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, United States; Michael Hannafin, University of Georgia, United States
This study examined factors that influence teachers' technology integration during Collaborative Apprenticeships designed to provide onsite, ongoing, and just-in-time peer mentoring to create... More
pp. 35-61
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Making a Choice: The Perceptions and Attitudes of Online Graduate Students
Timothy Braun, Loyola Marymount University, United States
There has been an increase in the number of online universities, degrees, and coursework over the last decade. Institutions of higher learning are beginning to embrace online instruction more than ... More
pp. 63-92
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Teacher Educators’ Beliefs and Technology Uses as Predictors of Preservice Teachers’ Beliefs and Technology Attitudes
Hua Bai, The State University of New York at Potsdam, United States; Peggy Ertmer, Purdue University, United States
This study examined preservice teachers' pedagogical beliefs and attitudes toward technology in relation to teacher educators' pedagogical beliefs and technology uses. Regression analyses were... More
pp. 93-112
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"Can Anyone Offer any Words of Encouragement?” Online Dialogue as a Support Mechanism for Preservice Teachers
Trena Paulus, University of Tennessee, United States; Lisa Scherff, University of Alabama, United States
Isolation and a lack of support contribute to high attrition rates among novice teachers. Computer-mediated communication (CMC) is one mechanism for providing anytime, anywhere support to teachers.... More
pp. 113-136