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Transforming Thinking, Self-Concepts & World Views Through Hybridized International Travel + Online Learning
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2008:1
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2008:1
Educators know that traditional study abroad programs (one month or longer) can have a profound impact on students' thinking processes, self-concepts and world views. This paper examines whether there is similar impact on students' learning,...
Student-Authored Textbooks: The Future or Futile?
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2011:1
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2011:1
Panelists will discuss the development and use of student-authored textbooks. Discussion will follow exploring process and product, considering context, content, and logistics. Participants will be encouraged to play the role of skeptics,...
Systems Design for Professional Development in Technology: “It’s More About the Attitude, Less About the Methods”
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2008:1
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2008:1
Recent research indicates that contextual and systemic school-wide variables like leadership, shared understanding of goals, and teacher passion and professionalism, have a greater impact on student learning than the use of technologies or...
The Global Forum: Integrating Multiple Communications Technologies for Engaging Students & Instructors Worldwide in Critical Issues
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2011:1
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2011:1
Abstract: The Global Forum refers to a conference, seminar or meeting involving students, instructors and experts at multiple locations. It employs several electronic communications technologies, such as video conferencing, webcasting, chat and...
Pioneering On-Line Degree Programs For Teachers: The Risks, Roadblocks, and Rewards
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)1999:1
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)1999:1
This paper describes the process of establishing an Internet-based on-line
graduate degree program for teachers. At Webster University, this program was the
first on-line degree to be offered by the institution. The paper reviews Webster...
Innovative Program Design & Instructional Methods for Online Teacher Education
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2001:1
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2001:1
Can faculty views about internet-based online courses and degree programs
change from skepticism to acceptance, and from opposition to cooperation in less than
two years? This paper reviews the development and institutionalization of two 100%...
“Teaching Online Changed My Teaching and My Life”: Reflections Among Teacher Education Faculty
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2002:1
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2002:1
Institutions like Webster University (St. Louis, MO) are increasing the number of 100% online (Internet-based) courses and programs in teacher education. How does online teaching affect instructors' views of themselves, their teaching, their...
Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Learning: Self-Contradictory Perceptions Among Teachers
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2003:1
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2003:1
In a survey of 197 educators enrolled in online graduate education courses at Webster University's (MO) School of Education, participants named pros and cons (advantages and disadvantages) of online learning. Stereotypic assumptions about online...
The Impact of Instructional Media on Student Learning: A Meta-Analysis
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2005:1
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2005:1
Abstract: This study examines the question "How do uses of instructional media in the classroom impact student learning?" A literature review and a review of instructional technology grant projects funded by The St. Louis County Cable Television...
The Hybridized Study Abroad Course: International Learning & Travel for Educators
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2006:1
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2006:1
In an experimental course for educators titled "Vienna: Culture in the Classroom," the short-term study tour format was combined with the online format. Multimedia, video and other instructional technologies were included in the course design. Class ...
Do Student-Authored Wiki Textbook Projects Support 21st Century Learning Outcomes?
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2010:1
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2010:1
Student-authored wiki textbooks can support both traditional writing skills and 21st century learning skills like collaboration, higher-order thinking, building a learning community, and authentic writing and publishing. This paper reviews...
Advancing Transformative Learning Through Interdisciplinary Hybrid (Online + International Travel) Courses
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2013:1
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2013:1
: Interdisciplinary hybrid (online + international travel) courses and programs have the potential to be transformative and life-changing. They can significantly affect one’s way of thinking about self, about others or about the physical, natural,...
Transforming Curriculum & Pedagogy for Global Thinking with Social Networking Tools
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2009:1
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2009:1
Social networking technologies (a.k.a. “Web 2.0” tools) now enable instructors to renew curriculum and pedagogy to embrace Webster University’s newly revised mission statement to “... transform students for global citizenship and individual...
The Role of Technology in Mathematics and Science Achievement: Lessons from Asian Educators
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2010:1
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2010:1
In spite of large classes and minimal classroom technologies in Singapore, Japan and China, student achievement there is highest in the world in mathematics and science. In comparison, the U.S. students rank below their Asian counterparts. Three...
Universal Consciousness Meets Educational Technology Standards: Prospects for Transformational Learning
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2012:1
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2012:1
Abstract: This paper explores how the skills and competencies which make up the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) relate to the development of universal consciousness. Universal consciousness, also known as empathic consciousness, or...
Guiding Students in Web-Based Research Projects
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)1998:1
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)1998:1
Students (and their instructors as well) are often surprised and disappointed to discover that using the World Wide Web for research assignments does not automatically enable them to do faster research or write better papers. In fact many high...
Webster University: A Case Study in Innovative Academic & Organizational Designs for Tertiary Education in the 21st Century
New Horizons in Education (ISSN-1683-1381) 59:3
New Horizons in Education (ISSN-1683-1381) 59:3
Background: Given rising expectations for higher education institutions to rely more on private sources of funding, there is a search for viable models and directions that promise success. But the models used by successful institutions are often...