SITE 2010--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference
Mar 29, 2010
Editors
David Gibson; Bernie Dodge
Table of Contents
Number of papers: 730
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Technology Digital Divide in China
Fang Chen, Kean University, China
This paper examines the inequality of Internet use in China. Based on an official survey, the paper attempts to demonstrate a timely change of Internet penetration in China through analyzing... More
pp. 1-16
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SITE's Digital Fabrication Initative
Glen Bull, University of Virginia, United States; Gary Marks, SITE, United States; Nick Sanham, Aspex, United Kingdom; Willy Kjellstrom, University of Virginia, United States
Desktop manufacturing – personal digital fabrication – is bringing "revolutionary changes for manufacturers and consumers." SITE is leading the way to introduce students to the excitement and power... More
p. 1
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Perspectives on E-Learning Symposium: Modeling Representative and Adaptive E-Learning Environments
Tufan Adiguzel, Bahcesehir University, TURKEY & Texas A&M University, United States
This study presents an e-learning model that extends the idea that learning materials can be reused through existing learning technology specifications, and that adaptive learning materials can be ... More
pp. 2-5
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How School Leaders Can Build Surveys to Demonstrate Accountability
Marcie Bober-Michel, San Diego State University, United States
Accountability is the catchphrase for today’s teachers and administrators, who recognize that they and the institutions they represent are expected to demonstrate value—to students, parents,... More
pp. 6-7
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I Think, You Think: Teacher-Student Reflections Using Free Online Technologies
Sheila Bolduc-Simpson, Florida Gulf Coast University, United States
The purpose of the poster session is to demonstrate to participants how teachers and students can reflect on their own teaching and learning by using free online technologies in their courses. The ... More
pp. 8-9
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Twenty-first Century Standards Drive Formative and Summative Performance Assessment in a Reflective, Benchmarked eFolio.
Lorraine J Boyle, Bemidji State University, United States
The Standards of Effective Practice drive teaching and learning through curriculum alignment and performance assessment. One professor’s journey conveys specific processes and examples of twenty... More
pp. 10-16
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Alternative Certification: An Effective Model of Online Supported Teacher Education
Bishop Carolyn & Christopher Foster, CalStateTEACH, California State University Fullerton, United States
CalStateTEACH is a California State University (CSU) Systemwide Teacher Preparation program that provides an alternative pathway to earning a multiple subject (elementary) teaching credential. The ... More
pp. 17-32
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Digitizing the Feedback Experience
Jana Chapman, BYU Center for Teaching and Learning, United States
In the world of education, giving individual feedback is a costly commodity. For the Vocal Performance faculty at Brigham Young University, the need for quality, individual feedback is so great... More
pp. 33-45
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Effects of Web-Based Formative Assessment on Students' Listening Achievement and Attitudes in a Large EFL Class
Somboon Chetchumlong, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Burapha University, Thailand
The study focuses on the implementation of Web-based formative assessment to investigate whether this online formative assessment will influence students’ listening achievement and to determine... More
pp. 46-51
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The Use of E-Portfolios for Assessment and Accreditation in Higher Education
Rhoda Cummings & Cleborne D. Maddux, University of Nevada, Reno, United States
There is an increasing trend for institutions of higher education to implement assessment strategies that include outcome measures of student and program effectiveness. At the center of assessment ... More
pp. 52-54
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A Qualitative Study of Public Wiki Use in a Teacher Education Program
Vanessa Every, Gna Garcia & Michael Young, University of Connecticut, United States
This study reports on students’ perceptions and behaviors regarding the use of Wikipedia and EduTechWiki (public wikis) for a collaborative assignment in a graduate level technology and literacy... More
pp. 55-62
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Involving Pre-Service School Leaders and Teachers in Assessing Pilot Electronic Portfolio Implementation
Minaz Fazal, New York Institute of Technology, United States; Janet DeSimone & Leslie Lieman, Lehman College, CUNY, United States
ePortfolios are emerging as a common practice in teacher education programs to demonstrate that students have met the standards in their program of study. ePortfolio development involves careful... More
pp. 63-65
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Implementing Online Learning Objects in the Secondary Math Classroom
Josh Fischer, Lewis and Clark High School, United States; Kevin Pyatt, Eastern Washington University, United States
This study examined what constitutes an effective Online Learning Object (OLO), how OLOs should be selected and used to support learning in the secondary math classroom, and what student attitudes ... More
pp. 66-75
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One Department’s Approach to Program Assessment
Leaunda Hemphill, Hoyet Hemphill & Donna McCaw, Western Illinois University, United States
This paper is a report on the findings of one instructional design and technology’s department’s self-evaluation. Deming’s Plan-Do-Study-Act model was used to move the department from an informal... More
pp. 76-82
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The Evolution of a "Home Grown" ePortfolio as an Assessment Tool
Jeanne Herman & Joyce Aarsvold, Gustavus Adolphus College, United States
Are you interested in “authentic assessment”? A professor of Health and Exercise Science and the Instructional Technologist for the Education Division at Gustavus Adolphus College collaborated to... More
p. 83
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IWAS: Intelligent Web-Based Assessment System
Jingshan Huang, University of South Alabama, United States; Lei He, National Institutes of Health, United States; Gayle Davidson-Shivers, University of South Alabama, United States
Effective assessment is vital in educational activities. We propose Intelligent Web-Based Assessment System (IWAS) to assess both learning and teaching. IWAS provides a foundation for more... More
pp. 84-91
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The Changing Culture of Higher Education
Allen Jackson & Laura Gaudet, Chadron State College, United States
This paper focuses on a change from an input model of student learning to an assessment model as a means of measuring student learning outcomes and developing more viable programs to serve the... More
pp. 92-97
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The Influence of Guidance on the Quality of Professional Development Plans
Sandra Jansen, Karel Kreijns & Theo Bastiaens, Open University of the Netherlands, Netherlands; Sjef Stijnen, sjef.stijnen@ou.nl, Netherlands
A Professional Development Plan (PDP) is used to structure teachers’ professional development path in terms of learning goals and plans of action. In order to study the effects of guidance on the... More
pp. 98-105
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The eportfolio in teacher education: how does it impact professional development?
Thierry Karsenti & Simon Collin, University of Montreal, Canada
This article investigates the effectiveness of the eportfolio in the professional development of preservice teachers. The portfolio has become an essential tool in the professional development of... More
pp. 106-110
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Building Lesson Study Communities to Support Teacher Collaboration for Professional Development
Yukari Kato, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan
This paper addresses how the peer reviewing system (FD Commons) was used as an analytical tool to identify key principles and criteria for assessment of teaching and learning in higher education.... More
pp. 111-118