SITE 2011--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference
Mar 07, 2011
Editors
Matthew Koehler; Punya Mishra
Table of Contents
Number of papers: 817
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Student Teacher Use of Technology: A State and National Comparison
Michael McDonald, Janet Tassell & Rebecca Stobaugh, Western Kentucky University, United States
The primary goal of this study was to determine how effectively student teachers from a large comprehensive institution have used technology to compliment their teaching. Afterward, researchers... More
pp. 1-8
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Incorporating Integrated Curriculum Projects into Methods Courses with HyperStudio
Roger Wagner, Hyperstudio, USA, United States
pp. 9-23
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The Best IRT Logistic Model for a Pre- and Post-Testing System with Previous Tests
Tomoko Fujita, Tokai University, Japan; Shin-ichi Mayekawa, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
The purpose of this research is to demonstrate an easy and accurate pre-and post-English language testing system in a university language program with 5,000 students each year. Previously conducted... More
pp. 24-30
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Creating Digital Stories with Scratch to Promote Computational Thinking
Lila Holt, University of Tennessee, United States
The definition of computational thinking and literacy is currently evolving. While an exact definition does not exist currently the Scratch environment developed by MIT can be used to create... More
pp. 31-32
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Adolescents’ activities online and how their notions of learning shape strategies and expectation
Kristen Kereluik & Punya Mishra, Michigan State University, United States
This paper reports on a case study of adolescents’ experiences online. Specifically this study sought to explore adolescents’ typical Internet use and understand how adolescents’ notions of... More
pp. 33-42
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Emerging Technologies: Disconnects: K12, Teacher Education and the Computational Sciences
Bob Plants, University of Mississippi, United States
The drumbeat is getting louder, America is falling further behind economically when compared to other countries. In 2005, the National Academies published a report stating that America was is... More
pp. 43-44
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Examining Digital Game-based Learning through the Lens of 21st Century Gamers
Kari Richards, Wu Min & Alex Games, Michigan State University, United States
This pilot study provides a glimpse into an after-school game design program, and the implications for the teaching of computational thinking. Through the evaluation of two game development and... More
pp. 45-52
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Children’s Engineering and Computational Thinking
Manorama Talaiver, Institute for Teaching through Technology & Innovative Practices Southside Virginia Regional Technology Consortium (SVRTC), United States; Glen Bull, University of Virginia, United States; Steven Moore, Science Approach, United States; Katherine Hayden, California State University San Marcos, United States
Both Engineering and Computational Thinking are recognized as keys to economic success in our global knowledge society. How soon should these be introduced in schools? The Fab@School initiative... More
pp. 53-57
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Children’s Engineering and Computational Thinking
Manorama Talaiver, Institute for Teaching through Technology & Innovative Practices Southside Virginia Regional Technology Consortium (SVRTC), United States; Irene Lee, Santa Fe Institute, United States; Glen Bull, University of Virginia, United States; Alexander Repenning, University of Colorado--Boulder, United States
Both Engineering and Computational Thinking are recognized as keys to economic success in our global knowledge society. How soon should these be introduced in schools? The Fab@School initiative... More
pp. 58-61
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Using games in classroom: All tutors and no stories make a virtual world a dull game
Mete Akcaoglu, Michigan State University, United States
This experimental study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of inclusion of a storyline, as initiated and progressed by episodic tasks, in, Zon, a language-teaching virtual world.... More
pp. 64-69
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The Relationship between Five Variables in Online, Televised, and f2f Classes—Finding the Threads
Tami Al Hazza & Robin Spruce, Old Dominion University, United States
This paper reports the results of a line of research carried out over a period of more than five years examining students’ sense of community, perceived learning, course rigor, student expenditure ... More
pp. 70-73
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Come the Revolution: Pre-service Teachers’ Access to, Attitudes toward, and Skills with ICT
Peter Albion, University of Southern Queensland, Australia
Pre-service teachers can benefit from the new learning opportunities offered by information and communication technology (ICT) both immediately for their own study and, in the longer term, for use ... More
pp. 74-81
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Preparing for Doctoral Supervision at a Distance: Lessons from Experience
Peter Albion & Ronel Erwee, University of Southern Queensland, Australia
An ageing academic workforce and increasing demand for tertiary education are combining to create an acute shortage of university teachers across almost every discipline in Australian universities.... More
pp. 82-89
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Necessity of Applying Blended Learning in Higher Education of Iran
Vahideh Alipour, Islamic Azad Universiry, Iran (Islamic Republic Of); Foroozandeh Ghazi, Islamic Azad University, science and research branch, Iran (Islamic Republic Of)
Abstract:This study is analyzing the application of blended learning in Payam Nour University, PNU and offering some suggestion for applying this kind of learning in the system of higher education... More
pp. 90-100
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Technology-Mediated Learning (TML): Researching the Potential and Challenges of Using Mobile Devices to Support Learning and Health in Ghana
Kinful Aryee & Ron Hansen, University of Western Ontario, Canada
Abstract: The mobile phone usage among youth and adults is increasing in Ghana. There is a need to find how those devices could be applied in education and how access to information might increase ... More
pp. 101-107
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I Learned More Than I Expected: Creating Communities of Practice to Impact Students’ Understanding of Reform-based Pedagogy
Mehmet Aydeniz, JoAnn Candy & Kristen Rearden, The University of Tennessee, United States
Abstract: This study is a report of in-service and pre-service science and mathematics teachers’ experiences with learning in three content methods courses. The results indicate that students had... More
pp. 108-112
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Facilitating Students’ Critical Thinking in Online Discussion: Requiring Students to Self-code
Hua Bai, Northeastern Illinois University, United States
This paper reports the results of having students self-code posts in online discussion using practical inquiry model coding template. It was found that the students’ online discourse centered on... More
pp. 113-115
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Challenges of Engaging Non-Traditional Students in an On-line Graduate Nursing Program
Darlene Baker & Angela Schmidt, Arkansas State University, United States
Abstract: Online learning continues to evolve at a rapid pace in higher education. Graduate nursing programs have been offered online at Arkansas State University since 2000. Faculty face many... More
pp. 116-122
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What Are Teachers’ Experiences of Teaching and Learning of Science Via a Hybrid Course?
Nesrin Bakir, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States; Barbara Hug, University if Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States
The purpose of this study was to understand how participating in a hybrid science teaching course influenced K-8 teachers’ perspectives on learning about teaching of science. Employing a mixed... More
pp. 123-126
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Learning Their Way: Mobile Devices in Education
Jimmy Barnes & Donna Herring, Jacksonville State University, United States
Today’s educators must deal with a tremendous gap between how students live and how they learn. Even though new technologies that have direct applications in the educational setting are being... More
pp. 127-129