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- Cassandra Scharber, University of Minnesota, United States
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Connecting Theory and Practice Using Web-based Cases
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2004:1 , 2004
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2004:1 , 2004
Web-based cases can provide learners opportunities to apply theory in practice. Through a realistic setting and formative feedback on a theory's use, cases are learning environments where users can make their thinking visible and receive input on...
eTIP Cases: Digital Learning and Assessment Tools for Teacher Education
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2003:1 , 2003
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2003:1 , 2003
The eTIP Cases develop and assess learners' technology integration decision-making. They present typical classroom technology implementation scenarios to enhance learners' conceptual foundations and decision-making skills on integrating technology....
Analyzing Classroom Use of an Online Adventure Learning Curriculum
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2005:1 , 2005
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2005:1 , 2005
This paper analyzes the classroom use of an adventure learning site in K-12 classrooms. Surveys of 228 respondents who used the online curriculum in 300 separate courses, 21 interviews, and three classroom observations were analyzed. Who...
Motivation and Adventure Learning
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2005:1 , 2005
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2005:1 , 2005
This paper analyzes the adventure learning (AL) project, PolarHusky, which used motivational factors such as the polarhuskies (the sled dogs), the real-time delivery of far-away places, and the collaboration with educators, experts, and other...
Intersections, Tensions, and Disconnections between Designers' Visions and Users' Realities
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2005:1 , 2005
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2005:1 , 2005
The ETIPS online learning environment was designed for preservice teachers to practice instructional decision making about technology integration and implementation through multimedia cases with embedded assessments. A full year of implementation...
Assessing Technology Integration: The RAT – Replacement, Amplification, and Transformation - Framework
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2006:1 , Mar 19, 2006
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2006:1 , Mar 19, 2006
This brief paper will introduce an assessment framework, called RAT – Replacement, Amplification, and Transformation, that can be used with preservice and inservice teachers to increase critical decision-making concerning integration of technology...
TPCK in Preservice and Inservice Teacher Education: A Discussion of how Technological Pedaogogical Content Knowledge is Facilitated and Constrained in Teacher Education Contexts
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2007:1 , Mar 26, 2007
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2007:1 , Mar 26, 2007
Technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPCK) (Mishra & Koehler, 2006) is emerging as one of the field's more important contributions to teacher education. TPCK, a conceptual framework for technology integration, is based upon and extends...
The Design Evolution of Geographic Online Learning Environments
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2008:1 , Mar 03, 2008
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2008:1 , Mar 03, 2008
In this brief paper we 1) present an overview of three online geography education environments (i.e. MSE, LGGT, and Geothentic) designed to help learners and instructors achieve the aforementioned instructional scenario, 2) use a lens of design...
GeoThentic: Designing and Assessing with Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal) 9:3 , September 2009
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal) 9:3 , September 2009
GeoThentic, an online teaching and learning environment, focuses on engaging teachers and learners in solving real-world geography problems through use of geospatial technologies. The design of GeoThentic is grounded on the technology, pedagogy, and ...
“Timber for President": Adventure Learning and Motivation
Journal of Interactive Learning Research (JILR) 21:4 , October 2010
Journal of Interactive Learning Research (JILR) 21:4 , October 2010
Adventure learning (AL) provides learners with opportunities to explore real-world issues through authentic learning experiences within collaborative online learning environments. This paper reports on an AL program, designed using Keller’s ARCS...
GeoThentic: Designing and Assessing with Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2009:1 , Mar 02, 2009
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2009:1 , Mar 02, 2009
GeoThentic, an online teaching and learning environment, focuses on engaging teachers and learners in solving real-world geography problems through use of geospatial technologies. The design of this learning environment is grounded in the...
Designing with and for Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge: The Evolution of GeoThentic
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (ELEARN) 2009:1 , Oct 26, 2009
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (ELEARN) 2009:1 , Oct 26, 2009
How should a K-12 geography teacher use a geospatial technology such as Google Earth in the classroom? Should they have students pinpoint a series of locations and measure the connecting distances, essentially using the technology as a mere digital...
No such thing as failure, only feedback: Designing innovative opportunities for e-assessment and technology-mediated feedback
Journal of Interactive Learning Research (JILR) 21:1 , January 2010
Journal of Interactive Learning Research (JILR) 21:1 , January 2010
In this paper we challenge designers, researchers, teachers, students, and parents to re-assess and re-envision the value of technology-mediated feedback and e-assessment by examining the innovative roles feedback and assessment played in the design ...
Online Book Clubs: Bridges between Old and New Literacies Practices
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy (JAAL) 52:5 , February 2009
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy (JAAL) 52:5 , February 2009
In this Digital Literacies column, online book clubs are offered as one example of how to effectively bridge old and new literacy practices. These Internet-based book clubs capitalize on children's interest in new literacy practices while...
Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks: The Luxury of Digital Abundance
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy (JAAL) 53:7 , April 2010
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy (JAAL) 53:7 , April 2010
Today we thrive on an abundance of relatively cheap computing power and have the luxury of wasting most of it. It is quickly becoming not only possible but also financially sound, for educators to significantly complement, supplement, or even...
Digital Literacies Go to School: Potholes and Possibilities
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy (JAAL) 52:1 , September 2008
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy (JAAL) 52:1 , September 2008
Oftentimes it seems that education, as an institution, is populated by persons who work to preserve practices of the past and who do not depend upon or explore the advantages of digital literacies. Digital literacies, however, are here to stay--they ...
Experimental Evidence on the Effectiveness of Automated Essay Scoring in Teacher Education Cases
Journal of Educational Computing Research (JECR) 35:3 , 2006
Journal of Educational Computing Research (JECR) 35:3 , 2006
Research on computer-based writing evaluation has only recently focused on the potential for providing formative feedback rather than summative assessment. This study tests the impact of an automated essay scorer (AES) that provides formative...
Using the Technological, Pedagogical, and Content Knowledge Framework to Design Online Learning Environments and Professional Development
Journal of Educational Computing Research (JECR) 41:3 , 2009
Journal of Educational Computing Research (JECR) 41:3 , 2009
In this article we sought to understand how social studies teachers' metacognitive awareness of their technological, pedagogical, and content knowledge (TPACK) changed after their participation in a program that consisted of: (a) professional...
"Struggling" Middle Schoolers: Engagement and Literate Competence in a Reading Writing Intervention Class
Reading Psychology (RP) 28:1 , January 2007
Reading Psychology (RP) 28:1 , January 2007
In a report of a two-year study of seventh- and eighth-grade struggling readers, researchers employed a mixed research design to address the following guiding questions: (a) how do students' perceptions of the value and purpose of different media...
Students' Experiences with an Automated Essay Scorer
Journal of Technology, Learning, and Assessment (JTLA) 7:1 , September 2008
Journal of Technology, Learning, and Assessment (JTLA) 7:1 , September 2008
The purpose of this research is to analyze preservice teachers' use of and reactions to an automated essay scorer used within an online, case-based learning environment called ETIPS. Data analyzed include post-assignment surveys, a user log of...