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Recent research supports the numerous benefits associated with integrating hypermedia applications into teaching and learning environments. However, simply adding hypermedia components to the teaching and learning environment does not ensure growth ...

Recent research, as well as various mandates, have called for an increased role of technology in teaching and learning. In response, K-12 institutions and colleges of education must prepare both current and future teachers to teach with technology. ...

Recent calls for improvements in the teaching of science gave rise to the implementation of numerous reform strategies in the elementary classroom. One method shown to be effective in producing changes in teachers and the teaching process is the...

The purpose of this study was to understand how first-semester, pre-service teacher education students understand the concept of innovation and its role in promoting student learning and development. Specifically, we were interested in examining how ...

Unlike the use of course websites at the university level, there has been little research addressing the creation and use of course websites by K-12 teachers, how teacher-created course websites are used in the K-12 classroom, and the factors that...

Electronic portfolios are used in many ways in the world of education. They are seen in collegiate and teacher education programs as well as in the K-12 learning environment. One of the major choices that educators still have is whether to create a...

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of the design and development of an electronic portfolio among graduating preservice teachers in a large university located in the southeastern United States. Specifically, we explored the effect...

Today's student body is made up primarily of "digital natives", while faculty members are primarily "digital immigrants". Consequently, while students are immersed in a culture of cell phones, text messaging, YouTube, wikis, social networks and...

In this paper, the authors will report evidence for the potential of MMORPGs and synthetic worlds for social studies and citizenship education by providing a detailed review of literature. Evidence will include efforts by scholars to develop...

As the overwhelming need for teachers continues to grow in the state of North Carolina, it is imperative for Colleges of Education to find alternative means for licensing teachers and to seek innovative ways to attract and recruit second career...

To address teacher shortages in critical needs areas, UNC Charlotte’s College of Education has developed an online certification program. However, with the program’s success, new challenges have arisen; specifically issues related to monitoring...

With teacher shortages in both general and critical needs areas and constricting operating budgets, it is important for Colleges of Education to develop methods of providing alternative certification programs to reach larger segments of the...

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s College of Education has developed a 100% online teacher licensure program. Since the inception of this program, students and faculty have responded positively, however, challenges have arisen. These...

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s College of Education has offers a 100% online teacher licensure program. One component of the licensure program is the Graduate Internship which involves the observation of graduate interns’ teaching. ...

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s College of Education has offers a 100% online teacher licensure program. One component of the licensure program is the Graduate Internship, which involves the observation of graduate interns’ teaching. ...

Windows into Teaching and Learning (WiTL), a pilot study conceived and actualized by researchers situated in a large urban university in the southeastern region of the United States, captures the nuisance of online learning as a method for...