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Abstract. The Electronic Portfolio initiative in the College of Education at the University of Florida represented two years of our best efforts at matching the current research on portfolios to a systemic project for all future teachers. It was...

The focus of this study was to attempt to integrate technology into the study of Human Learning and Development. Data were collected across three semesters and at three separate university settings. The purpose of this paper is to describe attempts...

In this session I will report the results of the first year of implementation of the electronic portfolio project in the College of Education at the University of Florida. I will address the successes of the project as well as project weaknesses.

This presentation outlines a three-level model of faculty development: workshops, support mechanisms, and consultations, and dissemination.

Proposal: One of the reasons multimedia has been so successful in education is the dual coding aspect of information processing theory (Bagui, 1998). According to this theory, humans take in information from the environment through their sense...

Three electronic portfolio systems used in teacher education programs are compared and contrasted, with emphasis on challenges unique to the large-scale implementation of an electronic portfolio system. Large scale is defined as a system that is...

This session describes an innovative faculty development initiative in the College of Education at the University of Florida. Faculty participate in multiple options of faculty development (multiple options model MOM) which includes workshops,...

Given the rapidly changing field of Educational Technology, it is difficult to maintain a course curriculum for very long. In this paper we use data gathered from our own experiences teaching introductory educational technology courses as well as...

The purpose of this paper is to examine the use of portfolios as a teaching tool for undergraduates and graduate education majors. We will discuss challenges faced by students when developing portfolios as part of the educational technology...

Educational technology courses at the University of Florida are modeling the concept of students as producers. Through student-based projects such as an online support center, educational software, student portfolios, and documentary-type CD-roms...

This paper describes the development and implementation of the electronic portfolio program in the College of Education at the University of Florida. Beginning in the fall of 2000 all students entering the Proteach Program were required to develop...

Faculty development in the college of education has changed and evolved over the last several years. In the beginning, faculty received technical help from the technical support staff, but had little support at the curriculum integration level....

The University of Florida Teaching and Technology Initiative is a PT3 funded initiative designed to facilitate and accelerate systemic change related to technology integration in our teacher education program. The initiative involves the...

This paper addresses some of the effective practices and techniques that the Office of Educational Technology at University of Florida uses in helping faculty integrating technology into their teaching. This includes the practices and techniques...

This study investigated the influence of online discussion forums on student achievement in reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary, and critical thinking in English as Second Language (ESL) instruction. Fifty-four senior high school students...

Less than a decade ago the majority of teacher education programs in the country offered stand-alone technology courses that focused primarily on technical skills and trouble-shooting strategies to prepare teachers to use technology (U.S. Congress,...

This paper is a report on the findings of the first phase of the implementation of science simulations in a middle school classroom in East Central Indiana. Participants were two middle school science teachers and two-hundred and fifty 7th and 8th...

The goal of this project was to help science teachers shift to a more inquiry-based teaching style by supplying learning tools that support a more student-centered approach. The project employed PSI (Personal Study Instrument) Sim Modules, a...