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Academic wikis hold promise in supporting preservice teachers’ collaborative interactions in online contexts. Nonetheless, little is written in either technology or teacher education literature about facilitating wiki use and instruction within...

Despite the increasing popularity of many commercial video games, this popularity is not shared by educational video games. Modified video games, however, can bridge the gap in quality between commercial and education video games by embedding...

There is a strong push to incorporate authentic assessments into teacher preparation coursework as preservice teachers often have difficulty applying the information they learned in their education coursework to realistic K-12 dilemmas. These...

The purpose of this poster presentation is to highlight ways in which IVC can be used for remote observations of student behaviors. Two main areas will be addressed. First, information will be provided regarding "start up" considerations including...

In this presentation we would provide an overview and demonstration of Interactive Video Conferencing (IVC) technology and then describe 3 studies. The first 2 were experiments conducted with undergraduate teacher education students to examine the...

This paper reports the conceptual framework, cyber-infrastructure, and measures of effectiveness of a state-wide e-mentoring program in development at a Midwestern university. The purpose of this program is to support the transition of novice...

The message board is a staple of most distance education courses. Although the tool emerged as a simple way to allow for asynchronous communication, its feature set has stagnated in academia. While message boards outside of academia have adopted...

While mentoring and induction have been proven to be successful tonics for the problem of teacher attrition, previous attempts to introduce e-mentoring programs have been underwhelming. The purpose of this paper is to describe the advantages of...

Response to intervention (RtI) provides tiered levels of supports to all students and allows for increasingly more intensive and individualized instruction. Similarly, universal design for learning (UDL) addresses needs of students by proactively...

New special education teachers (SETs) face some typical challenges as well as ones that are specific to their particular work settings. Providing support that addresses teachers' unique needs is important for increasing their effectiveness, helping...

This article provides a framework for designing balanced literacy instruction for individuals with significant needs. A balanced literacy approach consists of instruction in word work, reading, and writing. It is critical to realize that balanced...

Teacher educators must find ways to teach course content situated within realistic K-12 contexts so that their preservice teachers can better understand how to apply that content effectively in situations they will face as professionals. Video...

Teaching in 21st-century schools cannot easily be separated from technology-based solutions. Instead, technology is increasingly becoming an essential tool for any teacher's toolbox, especially the new teacher who is often considered a digital...