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Online Learning, Online Mentors, and Preservice Technology Education: A Study
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2002:1 , 2002

Anastasia Kitsantis, Monique Lynch & Priscilla Norton, George Mason University, USA

Is it possible to support middle/secondary education preservice students using online learning? Five online learning modules were designed. Each module included a number of activities including readings and interpretive activities, tool-based...

Timber Lane Tales: Problem-Centered Learning and Technology Integration
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 1999:1 , 1999

Priscilla Norton & Debra Sprague, George Mason University, USA

Technology integration was probably never part of faculty learning experiences and often not part of their own elementary teaching experiences. Except in occasional and haphazard ways, technology integration was not part of preservice candidates'...

Studying Technology as a Cohort: Teachers’ Reflections on the Process
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 1999:1 , 1999

Debra Sprague & Priscilla Norton, George Mason University, USA

The journey toward professional growth, school reform, and an educational response to the challenge of technology integration is often a lonely one. One solution is to design professional development experiences for practicing teachers,...

Graduate Instruction Combining Online, On-Site, and Face-to-Face: A Study
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2002:1 , 2002

William Warrick & Priscilla Norton, George Mason University, USA

The efficacy of combining face-to-face and online instruction remains unclear in the literature. Nevertheless, for the mature learner, some combination of delivery models offers a desirable learning option. Thus, in the Fall Semester, 2001, twenty ...

E-mail, Discussion Boards, and Synchronous Chat: Comparing Three Modes of Online Collaboration
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2004:1 , 2004

William Warrick, Stacy Connors & Priscilla Norton, George Mason University, USA

As online learning becomes more prevalent in the higher education, educators must evaluate the effectiveness of the various modes of communication that are available. In the Fall of 2003, 50 students enrolled in a graduate level course focusing on...

Identifying the Learning Needs of Site-based Technology Resource Specialists: A Delphi Study
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2004:1 , 2004

Priscilla Norton, George Mason University, USA

North TIER is a partnership composed of a diverse collection of school divisions and organizations, ripe for effective technology integration to be implemented and assessed. These school divisions have met the challenges of training teachers to meet ...

Technology in the Teacher Education Classroom: Six Categories of Practice
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2000:1 , 2000

Priscilla Norton, George Mason University, USA

Technology has the potential to make teacher education a more robust enterprise but not because we learn to make a Web page or use WebCT or create spreadsheets. Its potential for our practice lies in understanding the ways in which technology can...

When Attitudes Change, Do Changes in Practice Follow?
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2001:1 , 2001

Priscilla Norton & Nancy Farrell, George Mason Univ., USA

In order to meet the challenge of teacher education responsive to the integration of the newer electronic technologies, the Integrating Technology in Schools (ITS) Program leading to a Masters of Education in Curriculum and Instruction was developed....

How Much Is Enough?: Comparing Certificate and Degree Teacher Education Options
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2001:1 , 2001

Priscilla Norton, Geroge Mason Univ., USA; Georganna Schell, George Mason Univ., USA

Few would argue that teacher education is a central factor in realizing the potential of educational technology to influence teaching and learning. Understanding the impacts of a variety of teacher education options on teachers' concerns, self...

COPLS: An Alternative to Traditional Online Course Management Tools
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2003:1 , 2003

Priscilla Norton, George Mason University, USA

Over the last two hundred years, a sophisticated, broadly applied conventional learning system (CLS) has evolved. The CLS has found its most common expression in face-to-face, formal classroom structures. However, with the advent of the Internet...

Meeting Changing Standards: Preparing the new NCATE/ISTE SPA report
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2003:1 , 2003

Marianne Handler, National-Louis University, USA; Priscilla Norton, George Mason University, USA; Borthwick Arlene, National-Louis University, USA; Teresa Franklin, Ohio University, USA; Toni Stokes Jones, Eastern Michigan University, USA; Debra Sprague, Priscilla Norton, George Mason University, USA

The new NCATE Institution and SPA (specialized professional association) standards require a new and different approach to familiar content. Even for those institutions that have previously submitted a review Folio, the approach to the new Program...

Learning to Mentor: Assessing an Online Mentor Education Course
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2003:1 , 2003

Stacy Connors, Priscilla Norton & William Warrick, George Mason University, USA

Even though the literature reflects the need for teacher collaboration in order to support technology integration, it is often difficult for these kinds of activities to occur on a regular basis. One strategy identified as effective in facilitating ...

Scaffolding Online Learning: The ART of Mentoring
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2005:1 , 2005

Priscilla Norton, George Mason University, USA

As educators design, develop, and research models for effective online learning, descriptors such as facilitator and moderator dominate the literature related to the role of the online instructor/teacher. This paper offers the notion of mentor as a...

The Online Academy: A Unique Approach to Virtual High Schooling
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2006:1 , Mar 19, 2006

Priscilla Norton, George Mason University, USA

Abstract: Regardless of whether or not e-learning reflects sound educational practice, it is changing the landscape of high school education. Yet, many still wonder: Will e-learning result in better learning? The answer appears to be a resounding ...

My Computer Was My Classroom: Investigating an Innovative Virtual High School Program
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2007:1 , Mar 26, 2007

Priscilla Norton, Anne Little & Barbara Daniels, George Mason University, USA

The Graduate School of Education at George Mason University, Frederick County Public Schools, Loudoun County Public Schools, and Stafford County Public Schools joined together to create virtual learning opportunities for high school students. Using...

Preparing Virtual Teachers: Who Is on the Other End?
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2007:1 , Mar 26, 2007

Priscilla Norton & Robin Davidson Smith, George Mason University, USA

There is growing recognition that online teaching requires special skills and considerations. Yet, to date, the characteristics of effective online teachers have been the topic of limited research (Blomeyer, 2006). Given the centrality of teacher...

Comparing Two Online Learning Environments: A Classroom of One or Many?
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2007:1 , Mar 26, 2007

Priscilla Norton & Dawn Hathaway, George Mason University, USA

Abstract: Online learning is rapidly becoming a permanent feature of higher education. Although it offers many benefits to the adult learner, it commonly uses traditional instructional frameworks including structuring learning around a class of many ...

Reflections on the Notion of Community in Online Learning
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2008:1 , Mar 03, 2008

Priscilla Norton & Dawn Hathaway, George Mason University, USA

Abstract: Community in online environments is often mentioned as a necessary condition for learning. To promote community, the authors offered a course forum, "Harp and Dwell," where teacher-learners could build community if they chose. Using an...

Exploring Online Learning through Design and Design-Based Research
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2009:1 , Mar 02, 2009

Priscilla Norton & Dawn Hathaway, George Mason University, USA

Abstract: In this paper, the authors explore the role of design and design-based research as an alternative research methodology for uncovering principles and strategies for integrating online learning with graduate professional development. Using...

Video Production as an Instructional Strategy: Content Learning and Teacher Practice
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal) 10:1 , March 2010

Priscilla Norton & Dawn Hathaway, George Mason University, USA

This study examined teacher-learners’ reflections about the use of video production in their K-12 classrooms for evidence of content learning, the factors facilitating teacher use of video production, and the challenges teachers reported. Findings...

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