SITE 1995--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference
1995
Editors
Jerry Willis; Bernard Robin; Dee Anna Willis
Table of Contents
Number of papers: 227
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Special Considerations for Designing Internet Based Instruction
Thomas McManus, University of Texas at Austin
What does it mean to design instruction for the Net? More
pp. 715-718
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A Tutorial Simulation to Introduce Teacher Education Students to USENET
Seaung Jin, University of Houston, United States
Recently, the use of computers as communication tools has grown rapidly in K-12 and higher education. Through computer networks students and teachers can obtain public domain software, communicate ... More
pp. 719-724
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Computers and Teacher Education Students: A Ten-Year Analysis
John M. Oughton, West Virginia University
This paper centers on 10 years of collecting the following computer-related data about teacher education students at West Virginia University: Major, Prior Computer Use, Gender, and Computer... More
pp. 730-734
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Turning Points: The Effects of Staff Development Using Technology in Professional Development Schools
Jon Denton, Texas A&M University
Restructuring in education is most commonly under- More
pp. 735-739
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Relationships Among Experience, Philosophy and Beliefs Related to Calculator Use
M Jayne Fleener, University of Oklahoma
Previous studies (Fleener, 1994a, 1994b) suggested conceptual mastery before calculators are used for mathematics instruction was a divisive issue for middle school and secondary mathematics... More
pp. 740-742
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Research Project: An Appraisal of the Impact of Nebraska’s Statewide Internet Implementation
Bob Mortenson, University of Nebraska at Omaha
The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview related to Nebraska’s K-12 Internet Evaluation Project, undertaken cooperatively between the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the Nebraska... More
pp. 743-746
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Field-Based Student Attitudes and the Integration of Technology
John McEneaney, Indiana University, South Bend
Through initial seed grants from the Texas Education Agency, teacher certification institutions throughout Texas created Centers for Professional Development and Technology in the early 1990s. The ... More
pp. 747-749
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State Technology Curriculums: A National Survey
Ward Brian Zimmerman, Appalachian State University
The rapid acceptance of computers in the public schools is a phenomenon that only a short time ago seemed an impossible task. The ratio of computers to students is currently 20 to 1, up from 125 to... More
pp. 750-752
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Technology in Teacher Education — Faculty Attitude, Knowledge and Use
Randal D. Carlson, The Pennsylvania State University
Teachers need to be competent users of technology and advocates of a positive attitude toward adopting technology. In order to accomplish this task, teachers must have role models - faculty in... More
pp. 753-757
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Faculty Images of Technology Integration in Teacher Education
Lee A. Kraus, West Virginia University
For most teacher training programs, the main goal is to train their students to become effective teachers using whatever tools necessary to accomplish this task. With the advent of the computer age... More
pp. 758-760
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Educational Technology: School Administrators Voice What Teacher Candidates Need to Know
Lorana A. Jinkerson, Northern Michigan University
At Northern Michigan University, as elsewhere, we are under fire from the state legislature, the State Department of Education, and the National Council of Accreditation for Teacher Education ... More
pp. 761-763
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Are We Meeting Students’ Needs in Instructional Technology?: Student Perceptions
Matthew N. Clay, West Georgia College
How do we know if our technology training programs in higher educational institutions are effective in meeting our students’ present and future technology needs? What course aspects are considered ... More
pp. 764-768
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Teacher Education Students’ Attitudes Toward Educational Computing
Yolanda N. Padron, University of Houston at Clear Lake
In recent years, one of the greatest challenges in teacher education has been trying to effectively integrate technology within teacher preparation (Barron & Goldman, 1994). More
pp. 769-773
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From Coursework to the Real World: First-Year Teachers and Technology
W Paul Jones, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
The trials and tribulations of first year teachers have been well-documented. Prompted by mounting evidence that many novice teachers are “professionally at-risk” (Darling Hammond, 1990; Dworkin,... More
pp. 774-777
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Considerations Before, During and After Using Technology in a Classroom
Michele M. Tellep, The Pennsylvania State University
In dealing with a change in education, one must ask the question “Why change?” It was in the early 1960’s that critics began to look at schools. Lowered national standardized test scores were... More
pp. 778-780
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Effects of Technology Use on Classroom Instruction in Middle School Mathematics
Shwu-yong L. Huang, University of Houston
One of the current major challenges in mathematics education is anticipating how the integration of technology will change classroom instruction and student learning (Olive, 1992). Although there... More
pp. 781-785
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Review of Research on the Use of Interactive Videodisc for Training: Executive Summary
Joanne Capper, Academy for Educational Development
Interactive videodiscs are attractive training tools because they can offer both consistent and flexible training to large numbers of individuals over an unlimited geo- More
pp. 786-790
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Recent Graduate Perspectives on Instructional Technology: A National Survey
Brandie Colon, Jerry Willis, Dee Anna Willis & Linda Austin, University of Houston, United States
The Power On! report (OTA, 1988) prepared for Congress by the Office of Technology Assessment remains one of the most frequently quoted documents on the use of technology in American schools. One... More
pp. 791-794
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Faculty Perspectives on Instructional Technology: A National Survey
Jerry Willis, Dee Anna Willis, Linda Austin & Brandie Colon, University of Houston, United States
In 1993 the Office of Technology Assessment was asked by several congressional committees to prepare another report in the Power On! tradition that would focus specifically on teacher education. In... More
pp. 795-800
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The Current Status of Technology Teacher Education: An International Comparison
Niki Davis, University of Exeter, United Kingdom; Jerry Willis, University of Houston, United States; Kathleen Fulton, USA Office of Technology Assessment, United States; Linda Austin, University of Houston, United States
Concern about the training of tomorrow’s teachers prompted the USA Congress Office of Technology Assessment to fund surveys of teacher educators and recently qualified teachers during 1993. This... More
pp. 801-804