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SITE 1995--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference

1995

Editors

Jerry Willis; Bernard Robin; Dee Anna Willis

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Table of Contents

Number of papers: 227

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. 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