EDCI 557: Integrating Technology in the Elementary Curriculum

Debra Sprague

Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 3, No. 4 (2004) pp. 466–469

EDCI 557: Integrating Technology in the Elementary Curriculum is taught within the Elementary Education Program in the Graduate School of Education at George Mason University (GMU). The course is designed to enable students (or "interns") to...

Topics: Educational Technology, Elementary Education, Instructional Design, Professional Development, Curriculum

Book Review: Online Professional Development for Teachers: Emerging Models and Methods

Debra Sprague

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 15, No. 1 (January 2007) pp. 145–149

Current models of professional development have not been successful in helping teachers change their practice. To address this issue, online teacher professional development (oTPD) programs have emerged. Online Professional Development for...

Topics: Internet, eLearning, Professional Development, Distance Education, Teachers, Educational Technology

Editorial: Defining Education Research: Continuing the Conversation

Debra Sprague

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 14, No. 3 (July 2006) pp. 431–438

A debate currently occurring in the research community centers around what qualifies as "high quality" education research. This discussion was prompted by the U. S. Department of Education's challenge to consider only "scientifically based research" ...

Topics: Preservice Teacher Education, Educational Technology, Teachers, Training, Research Methods

Technology and Teacher Education: Are We Talking to Ourselves?

Debra Sprague

Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 3, No. 4 (2004) pp. 353–361

Colleges and schools of education today are facing a challenge caused by the differing philosophies and views of their teacher education faculty and the educational technology faculty. Some believe that technology should play a role in education and ...

Topics: Mathematics, Educational Technology, Preservice Teacher Education, Professional Development, Computer Sciences

Editorial: Research Agenda for Online Teacher Professional Development

Debra Sprague

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 14, No. 4 (October 2006) pp. 657–661

In September of 2005, the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University hosted a conference designed to explore online teacher professional development (oTPD). During the two day conference, the participants explored ten models of oTPD. The...

Topics: eLearning, Internet, Professional Development, Teachers, Distance Education

Podcasts in Education: Let Their Voices Be Heard

Debra Sprague; Cynthia Pixley

Computers in the Schools Vol. 25, No. 3 (October 2008) pp. 226–234

One technology made possible through Web 2.0 is podcasting. Podcasts are audio, video, text, and other media files that can be played on the computer or downloaded to MP3 players. This article discusses how to create a podcast and ways to use this...

Digital Study Groups: Online Learning Environments in Middle School

Kevin Clark; Todd Jamison; Debra Sprague

Journal of Interactive Online Learning Vol. 3, No. 4

The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of an online learning environment on student computer use, classroom/school activities, and parental involvement. An online learning environment was created with the goals of giving students access ...

Editorial: Academic Communities and the Nature of Academic Discourse

Glen Bull; Debra Sprague; Lynn Bell

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 9, No. 4 (2001)

In 1990 Jerry and Dee Anna Willis founded the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) to provide an academic home for those working to integrate educational technology into teacher education. The Journal of Technology and...

Topics: Educational Technology, Teachers

Faculty Development in the Integration of Technology in Teacher Education Courses

Debra Sprague; Kimberly Kopfman; Sandi de Levante Dorsey

Journal of Computing in Teacher Education Vol. 14, No. 2 (1998) pp. 24–28

Describes implementation of a mentoring program to improve university faculty members' technology skills. Students in a graduate instructional technology course were paired with faculty according to students' computer skills and faculty members'...

Editorial: Online Education: Issues and Research Questions

Cleborne Maddux; Debra Sprague; Richard Ferdig; Peter Albion

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 15, No. 2 (April 2007) pp. 157–166

This article suggests that online education is at the cusp of a period of dramatic change. That change will involve significant increases in the numbers of students and faculty who are involved in online education. Reasons for the change are...

Topics: Educational Technology, Change, Distance Education, Computers, Faculty, Internet, Information Communication Technologies, Classrooms, Research Methods

Editorial: Publishing Data Evidence to Support Educational Technology Claims

Richard E. Ferdig; Debra Sprague; Cleborne Maddux; Peter Albion

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 15, No. 4 (October 2007) pp. 429–437

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Topics: Learning Outcomes, Research Methods, Educational Technology, Evaluation, Achievement

An Invitation to Join an Early Career Mentoring Network in Technology and Teacher Education

Glen Bull; Lynn Bell; Ann Thompson; Lynne Schrum; Debra Sprague; Cleborne Maddux; Kara Dawson; Gerald Knezek

Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 6, No. 1 (March 2006) pp. 1–10

The spring 2005 edition of the Journal of Research on Technology in Education (JRTE) issued a call for a proactive approach to a research agenda in educational technology. This position paper was collaboratively authored by the editors of six...

Topics: Educational Technology, Teachers, Computers, Leadership, Schools

Advancing the Field: Considering Acceptable Evidence in Educational Technology Research

Lynne Schrum; Ann Thompson; Debra Sprague; Cleborne Maddux; Anita McAnear; Lynn Bell; Glen Bull

Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 5, No. 3 (2005) pp. 202–209

This editorial provides a follow-up report of the status of one facet of this effort, as promised in the initial call to action. The directions outlined are based on ongoing dialog among the task force of editors of the participating journals during ...

Topics: Library, Leadership, Teachers, Computers, Educational Technology

Taming the Electronic Frontier: A Distance Education Course for Department of Defense Dependents School Teachers

Amy V. Bordeaux; Debra Sprague; J Mark Pullen; Donna R. Sterling

Journal of Computing in Teacher Education Vol. 14, No. 3 (1998) pp. 12–16

George Mason University provides online courses for educators. One course encourages teachers to master the Internet as a tool and resource for classroom instruction. This paper describes course configuration and development based on feedback from...

An Invitation to Join an Early Career Mentoring Network in Technology and Teacher Education

Glen Bull; Lynn Bell; Ann Thompson; Lynne Schrum; Debra Sprague; Cleborne Maddux; Kara Dawson; Gerald Knezek

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 14, No. 4 (October 2006) pp. 817–828

The spring 2005 edition of the Journal of Research on Technology in Education (JRTE) issued a call for a proactive approach to a research agenda in educational technology. This position paper was collaboratively authored by the editors of six...

Topics: Educational Technology, Training, Teachers, Mentoring, Professional Development

Editorial: Research on the Effectiveness of Technology in Schools: The Roles of Pedagogy and Content

Lynne Schrum; Anne Thompson; Cleb Maddux; Debra Sprague; Glen Bull; Lynn Bell

Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 7, No. 1 (March 2007) pp. 456–460

The field of educational technology is under external pressure to provide evidence of identifiable learning outcomes that can be attributed to technology. Leaders within the educational technology research community agree about the importance of...

Topics: Research Methods, Teaching Methods, Schools, Teachers, Educational Technology