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Addressing Barriers of Information Technology from a Multi-National View: A New Message for Teacher Education
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2004:1

Kari Kumpulainen, University of Oulu, Finland; Ann FitzGibbon, Daithi O Murchu, Eileen Freeman & Elizabeth Oldham, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland; Elizabeth Sorensen, University of, Netherlands; Richard Millwood, Ultralab, Anglia Polytechnic University, United Kingdom; Roberta K Weber, Florida Atlantic University, United States

In the 1990s, representatives from government, business, and industry believed that students entering the workforce and beyond were not prepared adequately to deal with the technological demands the future requires. According to Soloman (1995):"With ...

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Best Practice in designing interactive, on-line materials in Home Economics for second level students in Ireland
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2003:1

Eileen Freeman, CRITE - Trinity College Dublin, Ireland; Daithí Ó Murchú, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

As the winds of change penetrate the very roots of information technology, instructional technology is now being defined as " a complex, integrated process involving people, procedures, ideas, devices, and organisation for analysing problems, and...

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A Global Assessment: Comparative Analysis of Science Curriculum & Technology Integration Knowledge of Preservice and Inservice Teachers
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2003:1

Kari Kumpulainen, University of Oulu, Finland, Finland; Daithí Ó Murchú, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland; Eileen Freeman, Centre for Research in IT in Education (CRITE) Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland; Roberta K Weber, Florida Atlantic University, United States

This pilot study was initiated to investigate preservice and inservice teachers' (a) use, (b) interest, (c) perceived skills and knowledge, and (d) perceived support for using technologies in the primary/elementary science curriculum in five...

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ICTs for Learning An International Perspective on the Irish Initiative
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2001:1

Brendan Tangney, Bryn Holmes & Eileen Freeman, Univ. of Dublin, Trinity College, Ireland

"Where the appropriate systems of support are in place, then ICT can be experienced as a 'transformative technology' both for staff and for students [Comber & Lawson 1999, p 51]. Around the world governments are investing heavily in promoting the...

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Digital Divide and International Research and Development in Information Technology and Teacher Education, Part 1
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2007:1

Therese Laferriere, Laval University, Canada; Paul Resta, University of Texas (Austin), United States; Niki Davis, Iowa State University, United States; Robert Mclaughlin, National Institute for Community Innovations, United States; Michael Orey, University of Georgia, United States; Geoffrey Shakwa, National Institute for Educational Development, Namibia; Todd Malone, Ministry of Education, Namibia; Hilary Wilder, , William Paterson University of New Jersey College of Education, United States; Ian Gibson, Macquarie University, Australia; Sally Beisser, Drake University, United States; Ann FitzGibbon & Eileen Brennan Freeman, Trinity College, Ireland; Jose Aires Castro-Filho, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Brazil; Joke Voogt, University of Twente, Netherlands; Gerald Knezek, University of North Texas, United States; Connie Hargrave, Iowa State University, United States

The maturing research and development foci of SITE's International Committee have an ethical dimension. Comparative research and international collaboration are a healthy way, facilitated by communication technologies, to increase diversity within...

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Digital Divide and International Research and Development in Information Technology and Teacher Education, Part 2
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2007:1

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Professional Development Using an Interdisciplinary Learning Circle: Linking Pedagogical Theory to Practice
Journal of College Science Teaching (ISSN-0047-231X) 35:4

Eileen Lynd-Balta, Michelle Erklenz-Watts, Carol Freeman & Theresa D. Westbay

Science education reform requires innovative professional development initiatives. Here we report the success of an interdisciplinary learning circle that met regularly over the course of a year to explore pedagogical theory and develop action...

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Prescribed Active Learning Increases Performance in Introductory Biology
CBE - Life Sciences Education (ISSN-1931-7913) 6:2

Scott Freeman, Eileen O'Connor, John W. Parks, Matthew Cunningham, David Hurley, David Haak, Clarissa Dirks & Mary Pat Wenderoth

We tested five course designs that varied in the structure of daily and weekly active-learning exercises in an attempt to lower the traditionally high failure rate in a gateway course for biology majors. Students were given daily multiple-choice...

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