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John Tashner, Appalachian State University, USA

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Reeducating the Professor and the Student: Lessons Learned from Distance Education Classrooms
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2002:1 , 2002

Sara Olin Zimmerman, John Tashner & Melanie Greene, Appalachian State University, USA

This study attempted to examine the relationship between teachers and students in distance education classes taught by university faculty from the college of education. Graduate students who were practitioners in various fields of education were...

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A Collaborative Faculty Technology Development Initiative
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2002:1 , 2002

John Tashner, Nancy Mamlin, Sara Zimmerman, Pat McCarthy, John Spagnolo, Richard Riedl, Connie Ulmer & Gary Moorman, Appalachian State University, USA; Bill Barber, Appalachian State UniversityAppalachian State University, USA; Cheryl Knight & Linda Pacifici, Appalachian State University, USA

Statement of Purpose Recent national reports and research (CEO Forum Report, 2000; Uttendorfer, 2001; Carbonaro, Snart &Goodale, 2001) note that while computer technology is in place in higher education settings, the integration of technology into...

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Learning Lockdown: The Disconnect Between Preservice Preparation and Permissible Technology Practice in Schools
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2004:1 , 2004

Stephen Bronack, Melanie Greene, Richard Riedl, John Tashner & Sara Zimmerman, Appalachian State University, USA

The authors surveyed technology directors in 7 local school districts to understand the impact of computer security policies on the integration of computer technologies into classroom learning environments. The data suggest that well-intentioned...

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Infusing Technology into a Traditional Graduate School Administration Program: Challenges to Authentic Curriculum and Pedagogical Transformation
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2004:1 , 2004

Roma Angel, John Tashner, Rob Sanders, Ralph Hall, Stephen White, Kenneth Jenkins, Linda O'Neal, Julie Horton, Melanie Greene & Louis Safer, Appalachian State University, USA

Abstract: The symposium focuses on curriculum and pedagogical issues surrounding the efforts of university faculty to transform, through technology infusion, a traditional graduate-level school administration program. Cognizant of the need to...

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An Analysis of Instructional Strategies Used in Synchronous Learning Environments
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (ELEARN) 2002:1 , 2002

Sara Olin Zimmerman, John H. Tashner, Linda Pacifici & Melanie Greene, Appalachian State University, USA

Abstract: The purpose of this project was to investigate the perceptions of instructors and students with regard to delivering effective instruction in synchronous learning environments. The specific research goals were to attain an evaluation of...

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Distance Learning: Effective Strategies for the Information Highway
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2001:1 , 2001

Sara Olin Zimmerman & Melanie Greene, Appalachian State Univ., USA; John Tashner, Appalachian State University, USA

This study was created to fill a void in the knowledge of instructor behaviors, effective instructional strategies, assessment measures and the overall effectiveness of learning in the distance education classroom from the student's perspective....

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Connecting Theory to Practice: Web-based Cases in Non-traditional Preservice Teacher Preparation
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2003:1 , 2003

Melanie Greene, Sara Zimmerman, John Tashner & Stephen Bronack, Appalachian State University, USA

Traditional teacher education programs are turning to non-traditional approaches to preservice teacher preparation as they struggle to keep up with increasing demand for teachers. Many of these approaches include web-based or other distance-based...

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3 D Web-Based Worlds for Instruction
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2005:1 , 2005

John Tashner, Richard Riedl & Steve Bronack, Appalachian State University, USA

The instructional technology faculty at Appalachian State University has developed its graduate program courses within a 3D world. Based upon an Active World server and a social constructivist philosophy, each course is designed to take place in...

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Constructing Learning Communities through Web-based Environments: Problem Based Learning in Cross Disciplinary Social Constructivist Frameworks
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2005:1 , 2005

Roma Angel, Robert Sanders & John Tashner, Appalachian State University, USA

Abstract: Facilitating the building of learning communities through web-based environments is a viable distance learning strategy leading to the cross-disciplinary social construction of knowledge. Shared case study briefs and an analysis of...

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Teaching in 3D: Developing learning communities in a multi-user virtual environment
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2005:1 , 2005

Stephen Bronack, Richard Riedl & John Tashner, Appalachian State University, USA

The Instructional Technology program at Appalachian State University has moved significant components of the program into a three-dimensional multi-user virtual environment, named AppEdTech. Our use of virtual worlds is an attempt to develop...

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Metaphorical Design of Virtual Learning Environments
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2005:1 , 2005

Robert Sanders & John Tashner, Appalachian State University, USA

Virtual worlds are distinguishable from other online spaces by their unique visual and dimensional characteristics. Virtual worlds do not merely consist of words on a screen to describe that world; rather, these worlds are rendered through 3D...

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Learning in the Zone: A social constructivist framework for distance education in a 3D virtual world
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2006:1 , Mar 19, 2006

Stephen Bronack, Richard Riedl, John Tashner & Melanie Greene, Appalachian State University, USA

Web-based technologies are the medium of choice for most universities as they move their offerings off-campus and online. As we move our own courses online, we are challenged to consider what elements of our traditional experiences to preserve...

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Social Constructivism in a 3D Immersive World
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2008:1 , Mar 03, 2008

Amelia Cheney, Appalachian State University, USA; Nita Matzen, Appalachian State Universwity, USA; Robert Sanders, Stephen Bronack, Richard Riedl & John Tashner, Appalachian State University, USA

The use of 3D virtual environments is an area of growing interest and importance for higher education. At Appalachian State University, the principles of social constructivism inform our thinking as we construct teaching and learning environments....

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