If Technology is the Answer, What's the Question? Research to Help Make the Case for Why We Use Technology in Teaching

M.D. Roblyer

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 27–38

Over the last two decades, a diverse collection of critics has been building an ever-stronger case for reducing or eliminating the use of technology in teaching. At the same time, technology's advocates have been at a loss to stem the anti...

Topics: Research Methods, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology

A Rubric to Encourage and Assess Student Engagement in Online Course Conferences

M.d. Roblyer

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 292–296

Although student interaction and engagement in online conference discussions is a required component of many online courses, instructors often find it difficult to determine whether or not students are adequately and meaningfully engaged in online...

Topics: Students

A Problem-based Approach to Teaching the Technology Integration Planning (TIP) Model

William Wiencke; M.D. Roblyer

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 1474–1477

Abstract: A five-phased Technology Integration Planning (TIP) Model was designed to help teachers plan for, implement, and assess their use of technology in instruction. Teaching the model requires in-service and pre-service learners to go through...

Topics: Planning, Integration, Instructional Design

A comparison of outcomes of virtual school courses offered in synchronous and asynchronous formats

M.D. Roblyer; John Freeman; Martha B. Donaldson; Melina Maddox

Internet and Higher Education Vol. 10, No. 4 (2007) pp. 261–268

As part of the formative evaluation of Alabama's pilot of its virtual schooling system (the Alabama ACCESS Distance Learning Program), the Alabama State Department of Education examined outcome data from courses offered in the two distance delivery...

Language: English

Creating Real Tools & Curriculum to Prepare Virtual Teachers

Niki Davis; M.D. (Peggy) M.D. Roblyer; Rick Ferdig; Zahrl Schoeny; Ron Ellis; Yasemin Demiraslan; Lily Ko-Li Compton

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 281–285

Virtual schooling, or the practice of offering K-12 courses via distance technologies, has rapidly increased in popularity since its beginning in 1994. A key component in the success of VS teaching and learning is the extent to which teacher...

Findings on Facebook in higher education: A comparison of college faculty and student uses and perceptions of social networking sites

M.D. Roblyer; Michelle McDaniel; Marsena Webb; James Herman; James Vince Witty

Internet and Higher Education Vol. 13, No. 3 (June 2010) pp. 134–140

Social Networking Sites (SNSs) such as Facebook are one of the latest examples of communications technologies that have been widely-adopted by students and, consequently, have the potential to become a valuable resource to support their educational...

Language: English

Topics: Networking Technologies