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Speech-Recognizing Computers: A Written-Communication Tool for Students with Learning Disabilities?
Keith Wetzel
Journal of Learning Disabilities Vol. 29, No. 4 (1996) pp. 371–80
This exploratory study evaluated the efforts of one sixth-grade student with learning disabilities to use voice-input technology in written communication. The major problem encountered was the inability of the program to recognize more than 74% of...
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Innovations in Integrating Technology into Student Teaching Experiences
Keith Wetzel
Journal of Research on Computing in Education Vol. 29, No. 2 (1996) pp. 196–214
Describes the implementation of a project to prepare mentor and student teachers to teach mathematics and science through the integration of multimedia technology and pedagogy. Evaluation of project training and implementation found that student...
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Keyboarding Skills: Elementary, My Dear Teacher?
Keith Wetzel
Computing Teacher Vol. 12, No. 9 (1985) pp. 15–19
Discusses need for development of keyboarding skills at the elementary school level; issues to be addressed when developing keyboarding curricula (criterion for competence, how much is necessary, time needed, who should teach and how); and program...
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Costs and Benefits of Electronic Portfolios in Teacher Education: Student Voices
Keith Wetzel; Neal Strudler
Journal of Computing in Teacher Education Vol. 22, No. 3 (2006) pp. 99–108
This descriptive study investigated the benefits and costs of using electronic portfolios (EPs) in preservice teacher education by examining the voices of students in six programs thought to be mature in their implementation. Benefits included...
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The Diffusion of Electronic Portfolios in Teacher Education: Issues of Initiation and Implementation
Neal Strudler; Keith Wetzel
Journal of Research on Technology in Education Vol. 37, No. 4 (2005) pp. 411–433
This descriptive study investigates the diffusion of electronic portfolios in preservice teacher education by documenting the context and emergent practices in six programs identified as mature in their implementation. Context variables examined...
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Costs and Benefits of Electronic Portfolios in Teacher Education: Faculty Perspectives
Neal Strudler; Keith Wetzel
Journal of Computing in Teacher Education Vol. 24, No. 4 (2008) pp. 135–142
This descriptive study investigated the benefits and costs of using electronic portfolios (EPs) in preservice teacher education. Grounded within change theory, the study examined the perspectives of faculty in six programs in which EPs have been...
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Lessons from Exemplary Colleges of Education: Factors Affecting Technology Integration in Preservice Programs
Neal Strudler; Keith Wetzel
Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 47, No. 4 (1999) pp. 63–81
This study focused on efforts in four colleges of education in their approaches to prepare preservice teachers to use technology. Topics include leadership, training and support; access to hardware and software; educational technology courses; field ...
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School Administrators' Perceptions of the Use of Electronic Portfolios in K-8 Teacher Hiring
Suzanne Painter; Keith Wetzel
Journal of Computing in Teacher Education Vol. 22, No. 1 (2005) pp. 23–29
This study analyzed the responses of K-8 human resource directors and principals to teacher education students' electronic portfolios used for hiring. From the focus groups several themes emerged. First, because the principals do not have much time...
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TPACK Goes to Sixth Grade: Lessons from a Middle School Teacher in a High-Technology-Access Classroom
Keith Wetzel; Summer Marshall
Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education Vol. 28, No. 2 (2012) pp. 73–81
This is a qualitative study addressing the question: In what ways does a sixth grade middle school teacher show evidence of behaviors that fit the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework in the classroom? The researcher...
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Electronic Portfolios in Teacher Education: Forging a Middle Ground
Neal Strudler; Keith Wetzel
Journal of Research on Technology in Education Vol. 44, No. 2 (2012) pp. 161–173
At a time when implementation of electronic portfolios (EPs) is expanding, the issues of clarifying their purposes continue to plague teacher education programs. Are student-centered uses of EPs compatible with program assessment and accreditation...
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Early Childhood Teacher Preparation: A Tale of Authors and Multimedia, A Model of Technology Integration Described
Keith Wetzel; S V. McLean
Journal of Computing in Childhood Education Vol. 8, No. 1 (1997) pp. 39–58
Describes collaboration of two teacher educators, one in early childhood language arts and one in computers in education. Discusses advantages and disadvantages and extensions of this model, including how a college-wide survey revealed that students ...
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Students and Computers as Partners in Developing Students' Problem-Solving Skills
Maria Cardelle-Elawar; Keith Wetzel
Journal of Research on Computing in Education Vol. 27, No. 4 (1995) pp. 387–401
Describes a study of 120 second-grade and fourth-grade students that explored a self-regulatory approach to problem solving by providing pairs of students with the IDEA model to identify, define, explore, and assess progress in solving computer...
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Changing Teacher Education Faculty: Mission Possible
Keith Wetzel; Mia Kim Williams
Journal of Computing in Teacher Education Vol. 21, No. 2 (2005) pp. 45–49
This study evaluates a Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology (PT[cube]) project that endeavored to improve teacher educators' uses of technology so as to influence future teachers. This PT[cube] project sought to build on a foundation of...
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Technology and Multiculturalism in the Classroom: Case Studies in Attitudes and Motivations
Ines Marquez Chisholm; Keith Wetzel
Journal of Research on Computing in Education Vol. 33, No. 5 (2001)
Uses a case study approach in examining the attitudes and motivations of five teacher educators who used technology in their classroom. Identifies and discusses six common elements of multicultural technology integration and concludes with a general ...
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Ten Tips for Involving Families through Internet-Based Communication
Sascha Mitchell; Teresa S. Foulger; Keith Wetzel
Young Children Vol. 64, No. 5 (September 2009) pp. 46–49
The research is clear that a family's involvement in their child's early education improves outcomes in areas such as the child's language, self-help, social, and motor skills. The more frequent the contact between home and school, the more the...
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Preservice Teacher Education Benchmarking a Standalone Ed Tech Course in Preparation for Change
Teresa S. Foulger; Ray R. Buss; Keith Wetzel; LeeAnn Lindsey
Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education Vol. 29, No. 2 (2013) pp. 48–58
In an effort to reform a teacher education program by strengthening content-area preparation and adding opportunities to practice by extending the time for student teaching, Arizona State University's Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College eliminated a...
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Professional Development 2.0: Transforming Teacher Education Pedagogy with 21st Century Tools
Leanna Archambault; Keith Wetzel; Teresa S. Foulger; Mia Kim Williams
Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education Vol. 27, No. 1 (2010) pp. 4–11
This paper discusses the outcomes of a professional development project offered to faculty of Arizona State University's College of Teacher Education and Leadership. The goal of this project was to assist instructors with progressing technologies...
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The Evolution of the Required Educational Technology Course
Keith Wetzel; Teresa S. Foulger; Mia Kim Williams
Journal of Computing in Teacher Education Vol. 25, No. 2 (2009) pp. 67–71
University instructors discuss a required educational technology course in a teacher education program and the impact of two forces: (a) Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge, commonly known as TPACK (Misha & Koelher, 2006), and (b) action ...
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We Innovate: The Role of Collaboration in Exploring New Technologies
Teresa S. Foulger; Mia Kim Williams; Keith Wetzel
International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Vol. 20, No. 1 (2008) pp. 28–38
Pre-service teachers faced an old problem with new possible solutions by working collaboratively to learn new technologies and changed the way they react to new tools. This approach required students to explore technologies independent of...
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Preparing Teachers to Integrate Technology into K-12 Instruction II: Examining the Effects of Technology-Infused Methods Courses and Student Teaching
Ray R. Buss; Teresa S. Foulger; Keith Wetzel; LeeAnn Lindsey
Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education Vol. 34, No. 3 (2018) pp. 134–150
In a 2-year longitudinal study, we examined the effectiveness of a new technology-infused approach for teaching technology integration (TI) skills to teacher candidates. In the new approach, we infused learning to teach with technology into program...
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Staff Development to Provide Intentional Language Teaching Technology-Rich K-8 Multicultural Classrooms
E Carol Beckett; Keith Wetzel; Ines Marquez Chisholm; Ron Zambo; Ray Buss; Helen Padgett; Mia Kim Williams; Mary Odom
Computers in the Schools Vol. 23, No. 3 (Feb 16, 2007) pp. 23–30
Teams of pre-service and in-service elementary teachers attended workshops, learned technology applications, and designed curricular units that incorporated technology during staff development accomplished through a Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to...
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Supporting Technology Integration in K-8 Multicultural Classrooms through Professional Development
E Carol Beckett; Keith Wetzel; Ines Marquez Chisholm; Ron Zambo; Ray Buss; Helen Padgett; Mia Kim Williams; Mary Odom
TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning Vol. 47, No. 5 (2003) pp. 14–17
This study examined: the effectiveness of Practicum Plus professional development classes in preparing mentor teachers and their university practicum students to create a curriculum unit of practice in their K-8 classrooms; and how mentor teachers...