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Guidelines for Using Technology to Prepare Social Studies Teachers
Michael Berson; Richard Diem; David Hicks; Cheryl Mason; John Lee; Tony Dralle
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 1, No. 1 (2000) pp. 107–116
Social studies teacher education faculty members who effectively integrate technology in methods courses provide students opportunities to explore applications for the K-12 classroom and to consider how technology is changing the way we teach and...
Topics: Classrooms, Teaching Methods, Teachers, Educational Technology, Social Studies
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Technology and Culture: A Conceptual Framework
Richard Diem
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 1465–1470
Cultural attributes define a society and the several stages in the lives of its populace.These notions and phases are both formal and informal and graduation from one and intiation into another are often marked with rituals defined by society. As...
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Promoting Powerful Social Studies Teaching and Learning through the use of Technology`
Kara Dawson; Michael Berson; Angela Harwood; Bruce Larson; Richard Diem
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1999 (1999) pp. 1550–1554
In this paper we will discuss the Social Studies component of the Impact Grant, a multiyear grant to develop content-specific applications of technology in teacher education. We believe that effective integration of technology into the social...
Topics: Educational Technology, Social Studies
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A Different Look At Preparing Social Studies Teachers to Use Technology
Richard Diem
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 4781–4783
During the past decade and a half the national call for expanded use of technology in educational settings has encouraged teacher education programs to develop within their students abilities to integrate technology into instructional paradigms. ...
Topics: Social Studies, Educational Technology, Instructional Design
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A Positive or Negative Force for Democracy: The Technology Instructional Paradox
Richard A. Diem
International Journal of Social Education Vol. 21, No. 1 (2006) pp. 148–154
Over the past two decades, the technology "revolution" has evolved to touch nearly every aspect of the people's lives. More than just a convenience, this force has become a necessity throughout business, government, and education. One of the most...
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Technology and Civic Education: New Directions - New Issues
Richard A. Diem
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1995 (1995) pp. 76–77
The United States is in the midst of a revolution as powerful as any movement in human history. This revolution, which could best be called the “mental communications revolution”, is being brought about by rapid changes in information/communication...
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Can It Make a Difference? Technology and the Social Studies
Richard A. Diem
Theory and Research in Social Education Vol. 28, No. 4 (2000) pp. 493–501
Discusses factors that affect the use of technology by social studies teachers. Focuses on the use of Web-based learning within the social studies. Highlights studies that address the effects of technology in social studies. Introduces the articles...
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Technology and Global Education
Richard A. Diem
Social Studies Vol. 80, No. 1 (1989) pp. 25–27
Examines applications of microcomputers and television to global education. Provides suggestions for developing an understanding of basic formats of data collection and analysis, and for using databases to understand the organization of information. ...
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The Introduction of Computers in an At-Risk Learning Environment: A Seven-Year Retrospective View
Richard A. Diem; David S. Katims
Computers in the Schools Vol. 19, No. 1 (2002) pp. 19–32
Presents a retrospective view of the infusion of computer technology at a large, predominantly ethnic/racial minority, inner-city high school serving at-risk students. Discusses results of in-depth case studies of students, teachers, and...
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The Socio/Cultural Effects of a Technology Based Intervention in School Environments
Richard A. Diem
Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association 1994 (April 1995)
This study presents a descriptive account of the effects of two computer based tutorial programs used in high school Pre-Algebra and English classes via an interactive computer technology laboratory environment. The laboratory settings described,...
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Developing Technological Skills and Applications with Social Studies Preservice Students
Richard A. Diem
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1994 (1994) pp. 186–187
The ways in which we prepare teachers are rapidly and fundamentally changing in both structure and instruction. Many of these changes are rooted in new ways of generating, storing, communicating, and using information. As we shift from the...
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Guidelines for Using Technology to Prepare Social Studies Teachers
David Hicks; John K. Lee; Michael Berson; Cheryl Bolick; Richard Diem
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 14, No. 4 (December 2014) pp. 433–450
The inaugural issue of Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education provided a series of guidelines for using digital technology to prepare teachers in the fields of social studies, math, English and science. In this paper, the authors...
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Technology and Measures of Self-Esteem in Secondary Students Identified as At Risk
Richard A. Diem; David S. Katims
Journal of At-Risk Issues Vol. 5, No. 1 (1998) pp. 16–22
Determines effects of computerized science tutoring on the self-esteem of at-risk urban high school students. Through a case study/structured interview dyad, ascertains students' perceptions of the use of this technology in schools. Results indicate ...
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Paradigms for Preservice Teachers: Emphasis on Technological Integration
Richard A. Diem
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1997 (1997) pp. 739–742
The continuous advances in technology over the past two decades have radically altered our access to information,
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Paradigms for Preservice Teachers: Emphasis on Technological Integration
Richard A. Diem
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1998 (1998) pp. 739–742
The continuous advances in technology over the past two decades have radically altered our access to information,
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Methods That Work: Educator Competencies for Technology in Public Schools
Miguel Guhlin; Leo Ornelas; Richard Diem
Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association 2002 (April 2002)
Recent changes on the part of the Texas State Board of Educator Certification (SBEC) have impacted educator competencies in regards to technology. Doubt remains, however, as to whether more effective professional development strategies are being...
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An Evaluation of a Computer-Assisted Education System in an Untraditional Academic Setting--A County Jail
Richard A. Diem; Peter G. Fairweather
AEDS Journal Vol. 13, No. 3 (1980) pp. 204–13
Results showed that computer assisted education could be used effectively in a jail setting provided that its capabilities and limitations were properly understood. (Author/IRT)
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Lessons for Technological I Nfusion: Preparing Social Studies Teachers to Use Technology
Richard Diem
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1996 (1996) pp. 136–137
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An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Computer Assisted Instructional Program in Basic Literacy Skills in a County Jail
Richard A. Diem; Peter G. Fairweather
This evaluation of the effectiveness of a computer assisted instructional program in basic literacy skills for inmates in a county jail covers the first year of the program. Instructional materials used were developed by Control Data Corporation for ...
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The Role of Technology in Teacher Education: Preparation for the Twenty-First Century Classroom
Richard A. Diem
The increasing availability and usefulness of computers in the classroom has made computer literacy not a luxury but a necessity for most schools. Recent studies have shown that teachers have not been adequately trained to use such educational...
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Computers in a School Environment: Preliminary Report of the Social Consequences
Richard A. Diem
Theory and Research in Social Education Vol. 14, No. 2 (1986) pp. 163–70
Reports the results of a nine-month ethnographic investigation of social interactions among 138 sixth graders using microcomputers. Notes that boys took the leadership role; that teachers tended to ability group for computer instruction; and that...
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Microcomputer Technology in Educational Environments: Three Case Studies
Richard A. Diem
Journal of Educational Research Vol. 80, No. 2 (1986) pp. 93–98
This paper reports on case studies of computer use in an elementary bilingual classroom, a secondary special education classroom, and an introductory adult literacy classroom. Findings, in terms of software, instructor, and student-related problems, ...
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Preparation for the Technological Classroom: Can We Fulfill the Need?
Richard A. Diem
In order to apply technological advancements to education, educators must devise on-going training programs for teachers and administrators and create a national policy that gives direction and sets priorities for the use of computer technology in...
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Technology and Humanism: New Approaches in Correctional Education
Richard A. Diem; John F. Knoll
T.H.E. Journal Vol. 6, No. 4 (May 1979) pp. 34–36
Technological education and humanistic approaches are not essentially disparate. A correctional institution has joined both educational processes in a successful application, improving both the immates' self-concepts and their employable skills. ...
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Preparing for the Technological Classroom: Will We Meet the Challenge?
Richard A. Diem
Educational Technology Vol. 24, No. 3 (1984) pp. 13–15
Discusses an important question raised by education's rush toward micro-technology, i.e., how classroom teachers will be trained to master these aids and implement them within the curricular structure. A process centering on training for employed...