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Joseph O'Brien, University of Kansas, United States

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A Long-Term Assessment of an Integrated Microcomputer Component for Preservice Secondary Science Teachers
Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching(JCMST)14:4, 1995

Willard W. Korth, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, United States; Carol Briscoe, University of West Florida, United States; George E. O’Brien, Florida International University, United States; Joseph M. Peters, University of West Florida, United States

A sequence of undergraduate secondary science teacher preparation courses featuring a cognitive science framework with an integrated microcomputer component was developed at the University of Pittsburgh. This article describes the rationale,...

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Learning Generation: Fostering Innovation with Tomorrow’s Teachers and Technology
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education(JTATE)13:2, April 2005

Brian Newberry, California State University, San Bernardino; Jennifer Thomas, Joseph O’Brien & Ronald Aust, University of Kansas

We discuss the context, conception, implementation, and research used to refine and evaluate a systemic model for fostering technology integration in teacher education. The Learning Generation model identifies conditions where innovations for using...

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Are We Preparing Young People for 21st-Century Citizenship With 20th-Century Thinking? Building a Case for a Virtual Laboratory of Democracy
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education(CITE)8:2, June 2008

Joseph O’Brien, University of Kansas, United States

“We need a clear citizens’ vision of the way the Net ought to grow, a firm idea of the kind of media environment we would like to see in the future. If we do not develop such a vision for ourselves, the future will be shaped for us by large...

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Sustaining Technology Integration: Lessons Learned
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2002:1

Joseph O'Brien, Sean Smith & Steven Smith, University of Kansas, United States

This presentation will focus on the of one School of Education's effort to sustain technology integration across the preK-12 classroom environment. Having successfully integrated technology across several teacher preparation programs, project...

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Integrating the NCSS K-12 Technology Standards into Social Studies Teacher Education
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2007:1

Joseph O'Brien, University of Kansas, United States; Linda Bennett, University of Missouri-Columbia, United States; Michael Berson, University of South Florida, United States; Adam Friedman, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, United States

As technology has become more prominent in K-12 schools, it has brought the potential to change social studies teaching and learning. However, until recently there have been no systematic guidelines as to how technology should best be used. In this...

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Diplomacy in Action: Interstate Student Diplomats Collaborate to Determine What Justifies War
World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications(EDMEDIA)2011:1

Nicholas Lawrence, East Bronx Academy for the Future, United States; Joseph O'Brien, University of Kansas, United States

As our social and professional lives evolve to include a hybrid of online and offline interactions, students need to learn how to adapt the knowledge and skills gained from their experiences with online social networking sites (SNS) to academic,...

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Technology: An Integral Part of Students' Learning and Lives
Social Education (ISSN-0037-7724) 72:7

Joseph O'Brien

In an effort to assist with the preparation of "citizens who are globally aware, civically engaged, and capable of managing their lives and careers, and young people who are economically and financially literate and fluent in information, media and...

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Technology Innovation through Collaboration in a Teacher Education Program
World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications(EDMEDIA)2002:1

Joseph O'Brien, Sean Smith & Steven Smith, University of Kansas, United States

Teacher preparation has emerged as a critical factor in the effective use of new technologies in education. Information technology investments may not pay off unless future teachers are given the opportunity to become technology-proficient educators....

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