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Consortium Building: The NAU Teaching and Learning With Technology PT3 Project
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2002:1 , 2002

Ann Batchelder & Greg Sherman, Northern Arizona University, USA; Michael Blocher, Arizona K-12 Center, USA; Patty Horn, AZ K-12 Center, USA; Sherry Markel, Northern Arizona University, USA

Northern Arizona University's (NAU) PT3 Grant is a consortium of individuals from very unique organizations that provide specific expertise to handle the collaboration among all state colleges and universities, Arizona K-12 schools (AZ-K-12 Center), ...

A Comprehensive Formative Evaluation of an Online Master’s Program
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2002:1 , 2002

Gary Tucker & Laura Sujo de Montes, Northern Arizona University, USA; Elizabeth Willis, Northern Arizona Universtiy, USA; Michael Blocher, Northern Arizona University, USA

This paper discusses the importance of conducting formative evaluations. The Master's of Education in Educational Technology at Northern Arizona University is a young online program in its second year of implementation. Because online degree...

Evaluation of an Integrated Constructionist Model for Meaningful Online Learning
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2002:1 , 2002

J. Michael Blocher, Shadow Armfield & Gary Tucker, Northern Arizona University, USA

Abstract: To facilitate this meaningful learning in an online course the course was designed around a model based on the Constructionist Learning Theory. The Integrated Constructionist Model that was implemented was initially developed in a face-to...

Problem-solving Strategies Involved in Interactions in Instructional Design and Multimedia Authoring: A Dual Perspective of an Online Instructor and His student
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2004:1 , 2004

Hong Zhan & Michael Blocher, Northern Arizona University, USA

Problem solving is widely recognized as the most important teaching and learning goal in constructivist learning environments. However, it is extremely difficult to reach this goal, especially when the instruction is delivered through an online...

Workshop Design Strategies for a Successful Technology Integration Faculty Development Program
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2004:1 , 2004

Michael Blocher, Northern Arizona University, USA; Greg Sherman & Paul Alley, AZ K-12/Northern Arizona University, USA

This paper describes successful workshop design strategies implemented and evaluated within Northern Arizona University's College of Education during the 2002-2003 academic year. Strategies that were proven to enhance the efficacy of a PT3...

Multiple Assessment Strategies in an Online Competency-Based Master’s Degree Program: The Western Governors University Model
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (ELEARN) 2003:1 , 2003

Michael Blocher, Northern Arizona University, USA; Alec Testa, Western Governors University, USA

Competency-based initiatives have begun to surface as educators begin to ask them selves questions regarding instruction and assessment. As institutions of higher education begin to see the possibilities of utilizing educational technology methods...

Technology Integration Professional Development in Teacher Education: Three Different Approaches
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (ELEARN) 2003:1 , 2003

Greg Sherman, Michael Blocher & Paul Alley, Arizona K-12 Center/Northern Arizona University, USA

This paper summarizes the results of three different approaches to professional development designed to support the technology integration efforts of faculty in Northern Arizona University's College of Education during the 2002-2003 academic year. ...

Using Constructionist Principals In Designing And Integrating Online Collaborative Interactions
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2001:1 , 2001

J. Michael Blocher & Gary Tucker, Northern Arizona Univ., USA

This paper describes a study that took an action research approach to investigate learners' experience using CMC to engage in a collaborative project in an online learning environment. Communication messages were archived for analysis and a post...

A Study of Faculty Perceptions to the Integration of Systems Thinking in the Teacher Preparation Program at Northern Arizona University
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2001:1 , 2001

Gary Tucker, Laura Sujo de Montes, Becky Willis & Michael Blocher, Northern Arizona Univ., USA

This paper is a report on a study done at the Center for Excellence in Education at Northern Arizona University. In 1984, the Center was created on a concept of moving away from the typical hierarchical structure of a college of education toward a...

From Email to Virtual Reality: An Online Master's of Education in Educational Technology that Models Interaction
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2001:1 , 2001

Laura Sujo de Montes & Michael J. Blocher, Northern Arizona Univ., USA

This paper addresses how Northern Arizona University (NAU), an institution that serves mostly rural students in Arizona, created and implemented a totally online Master's of Education in Educational Technology degree that is based on the...

Collaborative Learning and the Online Learner: Do Those Who Choose Online Delivery Want Collaborative Learning?
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2002:1 , 2002

Michael Blocher & Gary Tucker, Northern Arizona University, USA

When the courses were designed for the online Masters Degree in Educational Technology at Northern Arizona University, they were designed with various approaches that require collaboration among the students. This approach in online course design...

Developing Digital Video Resources to Improve Teaching with Technology: The PT3
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2002:1 , 2002

Wilhelmina Savenye, Christine Ziobrowski, James Middleton & Thomas Brush, Arizona State University, USA; Patricia Horn, Arizona K-12 Center, USA; Michael Blocher, Northern Arizona University, USA; John Chadwick, Arizona K-12 Center, USA; Oksuz Cumali, USA

As part of a PT3 grant to improve teacher preparation for technology integration, we are developing a rich database of "best practices" lessons delivered in a digital video database. Preservice teachers can view full lessons of exemplary teachers...

Developing a Hybrid Site-Based Distance Delivered Introductory Hands-on Technology Course
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2003:1 , 2003

Shadow Armfield, Michael Blocher & Gary Tucker, Northern Arizona University, USA

The College of Education at Northern Arizona University began a program to make available to Navajo, Hopi and other rural Native Americans an alternative site-based teacher certification program. This introduced some unique issues and challenges for ...

Technology Integration Frontier: A PT3 Supported Multi-Faceted Push for Technology Literacy at Northern Arizona University’s College of Education
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2003:1 , 2003

Paul Alley, Arizona K-12 Center, USA; Becky Willis Ph.D., Northern Arizona University, USA; Greg Sherman, Arizona K-12 Center, USA; Michael Blocher, Northern Arizona University, USA

Northern Arizona University's (NAU) College of Education (COE), in conjunction with resources from a PT3 grant and the Arizona K-12 Center, is emerging as a statewide leader in administrative and instructional uses of technology in K-12,...

Designing, Developing & Implementing an Online Multimedia Authoring Course: Lessons Learned
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2003:1 , 2003

Michael Blocher, Northern Arizona University, USA

This paper will detail the design, development, implementation, and iterative changes that have help the author meet the challenges of teaching a multimedia authoring course as part of the program of study in a web-based Masters of Education in...

PT3 Supported Telecommunications Development: Program Coordinator and Students Use
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2003:1 , 2003

Michael Blocher, Northern Arizona University, USA; Hong Zhan, Nothern Arizona University, USA; Walter Nolan, Northern Arizona University, USA

This paper will introduce how technology was used as a tool to enhance telecommunications between a program coordinator, various faculty, and doctoral students in the College of Education's Curriculum and Instruction Doctoral Program (C&I DP) at...

The road to assessment: An examination of one college's systematic process for evaluating electronic portfolio software
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2005:1 , 2005

Paul Alley, Arizona K-12 Center, USA; Michael Blocher & Sherry Markel, Northern Arizona University, USA

During the spring of 2004, the leadership at Northern Arizona University's College of Education made a decision to implement electronic portfolios in coming semesters. An evaluation team was assembled to investigate various product options, and make ...

The Intersection of PBL, Constructionism, and Technology to Explore Professional Problems of Teachers: High Stakes Testing and the Disclosure of Educational Disparity
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2005:1 , 2005

Pamela Powell & Michael Blocher, Northern Arizona University, USA

Abstract: This paper reports on the creation, implementation, and evaluation of an online problem-based learning (PBL) scenario. Introduced to a pre-existing online graduate course, this PBL enabled students to assume the roles of stakeholders in a ...

Technology Integration, Change, and Preservice Teachers: Lessons Learned
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2005:1 , 2005

Laura Sujo de Montes, J. Michael Blocher & Shadow Armfield, Northern Arizona University, USA

This paper discusses changes made to a required technology course for elementary major students at a Southwestern university. Worth noting is the resistance that preservice teachers demonstrated when they were presented with the new curriculum and...

Technology Professional Development Delivery Preferences
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2005:1 , 2005

Michael Blocher & Laura Sujo de Montes, Northern Arizona University, USA

This paper presentation will detail a study conducted at Northern Arizona University designed to investigate and evaluate the technology professional development needs of Arizona in-service educators. The paper presentation will provide readers and...

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