SITE 2009--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference
Mar 02, 2009
Editors
Ian Gibson; Roberta Weber; Karen McFerrin; Roger Carlsen; Dee Anna Willis
Table of Contents
Number of papers: 769
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Community College Teaching and Learning Online: Technologies to Engage Students
Pooneh Lari, North Carolina State University, United States
This paper will explain the research findings from the National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education (ATE) project that offered an online certificate program for teaching community... More
pp. 435-437
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Teacher Candidates’ Learning Experiences in Two Blended Courses: Successes and Challenges
Qiuyun Lin, SUNY Plattsburgh, United States
TThe study examines preservice teachers’ learning experience in two blended courses that used Angel LMSTM to supplement face-to-face instruction. Both quantitative and qualitative data were... More
pp. 438-439
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Marriage of Feminist Pedagogy and Online Learning: Teaching Gender and Visual Culture Online
Lilly Lu, Northern Illinois University, United States; Alice Lai, SUNY-Empire State College, United States
This paper addresses how the online environment can enhance a feminist approach to gender and visual culture studies. We consider unique features that the online learning environment can offer to... More
pp. 440-444
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Teaching and Learning in 3D Virtual Worlds: Seven Art Teachers’ Adventures in Second Life
Lilly Lu, Northern Illinois University, United States
In this study I propose to investigate how 3D virtual worlds can contribute to student art learning through a group of art teachers reflections on their Second Life (SL) learning experiences. ... More
pp. 445-451
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Issues of Flexibility, Choice and Authenticity for Online In-service Teacher Education
Julie Mackey, Ann McGrath & Niki Davis, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Teachers are becoming increasingly aware of opportunities to embrace e-learning technologies in their classrooms and many are engaging in online professional development as a means of experiencing ... More
pp. 452-456
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Online Faculty Burnout: A New Management Dilemma
Ronald McBride, Fuller Frank, Kim Kioh & Park Sanghoon, Northwestern State University, United States
Abstract: Online faculty burnout is quickly becoming a concern to college administrators at institutions with large numbers of courses and degrees online. Factors such as teaching loads, research... More
pp. 457-461
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Service learning models for widely-distributed asynchronous classes
Ron McBride, Northwestern State University, United States
Service learning has proven a valuable and increasingly popular tool for directing post-secondary students into settings that enable their constructing meaningful experience that offers both a... More
p. 462
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Developing Online Programs Today to Prepare Educators for Tomorrow
Sarah McPherson, New York Institute of Technology, United States; Randy Hansen, National Louis University, United States
Two universities describe their strategic planning process to launch online programs for advanced teacher education degrees in instructional technology. The process considered instructional... More
pp. 463-465
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Reconstructing Distance Education Training in the State of Utah: Connecting the Literature on Best Methods to the Development
George Miller, Utah State Office of Educaiton, United States; David Stokes, Westminster College, SLC, Utah, United States; Lisa Williamson, Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah, United States
What happens when your distance learning training becomes outdated? How do you bring your content and methods current? How do you ensure your practice is solidly connected to theory? In 2007 this ... More
pp. 466-474
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Adoption of Technology: An Examination of Future Behavioral Intentions Towards Distance Education
James Bartlett, North Carolina State University, United States; Daniel Norris, University of South Carolina, United States
The study examined demographics and other factors (personal attitudes to technology, performance expectancy, effort expectancy, and external factors (social influence and facilitating conditions)) ... More
pp. 475-482
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Technology Professional Development: Accomplishing More with Less
Matthew Ohlson, University of Florida, United States; Christopher Hanes, Marion County Public Schools, United States
When does technology professional development become too burdensome? In other words, as budgets are cut and responsibilities of teacher’s increase, how do schools create technology professional... More
pp. 483-485
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Is the world truly ready for distance education?
Angie Parker, Northcentral University, United States
Technology has revolutionized the way education is delivered, especially to the workforce of developed countries. There remains, however, a disparity between developed and under-developed countries... More
pp. 486-489
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I feel everything was successful about the ROGI, even the glitches
Teresa Petty & Tina Heafner, UNC Charlotte, United States
As the online venue for teacher candidates continues to expand, consideration will have to be given to the way these candidates are observed. The Remote Observation of Graduate Interns (ROGI) is... More
pp. 490-497
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Strategies for Successful E-Learning
Stephen Rodriguez, TAMUCC, United States
Online learning provides an ever expanding means of delivering instruction to learners who are remote from an actual college campus. In 2005, nearly 32.2 million students took at least one online ... More
pp. 498-502
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Fostering Immediacy in the Online Classroom
Danny Rose, University of North Texas, United States
Research has shown immediacy to be an important element in the learning process. With the move to online courses, immediacy is a vital element that can sometimes be overlooked due to perceived... More
pp. 503-506
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Educational Blogging: Going Beyond Reporting, Journaling, and Commenting to Make Connections and Support Critical Thinking
Regina Royer, Salisbury University, United States
The use of blogs as an instructional tool is growing. Teachers are using blogs to create class portals and to provide students a space to post comments and reflections online. Some educators... More
pp. 507-514
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Success in online learning and the role of community
William Sadera, James Robertson, Liyan Song & Nichelle Midon, Towson University, United States
This research paper presents the findings of a study examining relationships between community and student success in online learning. The study was conducted using a survey of students enrolled in... More
pp. 515-518
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Reclaiming lost opportunities: The role of the teacher in online asynchronous collaboration in mathematics teacher education
Ellen Clay, Drexel University School of Education, United States; Jason Silverman, Drexel University School of Education & The Math Forum @ Drexel, United States
We discuss our work in an online mathematics course for teachers in which we have two goals: (1) supporting teachers’ mathematical development and (2) using the residue from their mathematical... More
pp. 519-526
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Online Activities for the Adult Learner
Dawn Smith, Old Dominion University, United States
Adult students have a unique set of characteristics, needs, and motivations that differentiates them from the traditional student. Therefore, a differentiated set of learning activities must be... More
pp. 527-530
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Utilizing Flash Video and Blackboard for K-12 Technology Faculty Development: A Model Guided by Contemporary Instructional Design
John Solis, Richland School District Two, United States; Candice Walsh, Longleaf Middle School, United States
This paper reports on the significant findings of a study conducted in an urban K-12 school district. Correlation and descriptive analysis were used to examine quantitative and qualitative data... More
pp. 531-536