Search results for author:"Pru Cuper"
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New Possibilities for Instructional Technology in Middle Grades Social Studies: Research Findings From the North Carolina’s Sixth Grade Goes to Russia Project
Pru Cuper; Candy Beal
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 3097–3099
Research findings are reported on an NC State University web-based global education project, presented at SITE 2002, that involved 5,000 students and 50 teachers in a year-long study of Russia. Reported areas include: technology fluency;...
Topics: Educational Technology, Teachers, Social Studies, Students
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Multimedia Technologies and Familiar Spaces: 21st Century Teaching for 21st Century Learners
Judy Lambert; Pru Cuper
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 8, No. 3 (September 2008) pp. 264–276
This article explores 21st century skills, nonlinear thinking skills, and the need for student reflection-which, taken together, serve as an essential foundation for digital-age teaching of today's hypertext learners. The authors discuss why...
Topics: Competencies, Teaching Methods, Integration, Preservice Teacher Education, Educational Technology, Multimedia
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Technology, Transfer and Teaching: The Impact of a Single Technology Course on Preservice Teachers’ Computer Attitudes and Ability
Judy Lambert; Yi Gong; Pru Cuper
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 16, No. 4 (October 2008) pp. 385–410
Research on the impact of technology integration in colleges of education is often conflicting and rarely evaluated well. It therefore remains unclear which strategies are most effective for integrating technology in a teacher preparation program...
Topics: Preservice Teacher Education, Evaluation, Attitudes, Integration, Educational Technology
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North Carolina's Sixth Graders Go to Russia A global Education/curriculum Integration Project that Redefines the Virtual Field Trip and Makes Social Studies Education in a Technology Enabled Environment Meaningful and Exciting
James Clark; Amanda Robertson; Matthew Ross; Candy Beal; Bill Beal; Pru Cuper; Mary Davis; Judy Lambert
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 2168–2169
This project traces the three year development of preservice teachers' global technology projects from the after-the-fact journaling accounts of a research trip to Russia to a year long research study about Russia involving hundreds of sixth grade...
Topics: Preservice Teacher Education, Middle School Education, Teachers, Educational Technology, Students