SITE 2009--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference
Mar 02, 2009
Editors
Ian Gibson; Roberta Weber; Karen McFerrin; Roger Carlsen; Dee Anna Willis
Table of Contents
Number of papers: 769
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Searching for Evidence of a Community of Inquiry in an Online Professional Development Course
Elsa Billings, San Diego State University, United States
This study investigated the development of an online Community of Inquiry (COI) amongst a cohort of 21 California teachers enrolled in an online professional development course on diversity... More
pp. 2733-2737
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Perceived Benefits of an eMentoring Program
David Bolton & Christian Penny, West Chester University, United States
Pre-service teachers in an educational technology class were paired with students from an urban school in Philadelphia. The paired teacher candidates and students communicated on a weekly basis... More
pp. 2738-2745
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Collaborative Learning Within & Between Disciplines: A Hybrid Professional Learning Community
Allison Brettschneider, The Education Alliance at Brown University, United States
Literacy experts have signaled a need for teachers of math, science, social studies, and English to teach their students both generic reading strategies and strategies that address the distinct... More
pp. 2746-2753
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Making Meaning From Field: Using Weblogs, Wikis, and Digital Stories to Debrief Field Placements
Matthew Broda, Megan Wereley & Alison Schmidt, The College of Wooster, United States
Central to the teacher candidate’s experience in high-quality teacher education programs is the active engagement of pre-service teachers with more seasoned veterans and their students in the field... More
pp. 2754-2759
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Using Wikis for Curriculum Building: Creating a Web 2.0 Course
David Byrum & Liz Stephens, Texas State University-San Marcos, United States
Using a wiki for a course delivery system is examined in a number of ways: description of organization and usability, method of development, and advantages/disadvantages. A wiki was used to move a ... More
pp. 2760-2767
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E-learning 2.0: challenges for lifelong learning
Clara Coutinho, University of Minho Braga Portugal, Portugal
In this paper we look at the changing face of education and go on to consider the different ways in which the so-called ‘net generation’ is using technology for learning. We discuss the arguments... More
pp. 2768-2773
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Enhancing knowledge access towards achieving social inclusion for the less privileged students in developing countries
Johnson Dehinbo, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
This study proposes the conceptual design of a knowledge management system that could support knowledge access using web and mobile applications that would be affordable to less privileged students... More
pp. 2774-2781
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Young People and Contemporary Digital Arenas:Identity, Learning and Abusive Practices
Gun-Marie Frånberg, Elza Dunkels & Camilla Hällgren, Umeå University Interactive Media and Learning, Sweden
The aim of this paper is to outline an emerging research area around young people and contemporary digital arenas.The field is growing in size, shape and complexity. The need for investigations is ... More
pp. 2782-2790
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Using Asynchronous Video to Achieve Instructor Immediacy and Closeness in Online Classes: Experiences from Three Cases
Michael Griffiths & Charles Graham, Brigham Young University, United States
This research sought to understand the experiences of students and instructors using asynchronous video (video-mail) via webcams in three online sections of teacher education classes at Brigham... More
pp. 2791-2802
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Web Communities for Teachers: How Teachers Relate to Digital Interactive Media by Discussing It in Online Forums
Silke Guenther, Michael Herczeg & Thomas Winkler, IMIS, Germany
In this paper we present a small-scale explorative study on the role of web communities for teachers. The study centers around discourses on digital interactive media by teachers who engage in the ... More
pp. 2803-2806
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r u male or female? English Language Learners Language use in a Computer-Mediated Communication Environment: Implications for Education
Sarah Hammill, Florida International University, United States
When the Internet became omnipresent throughout homes, businesses, and educational institutions, it was hailed as the great equalizer for gender relations. Specifically, it was supposed to lead to... More
pp. 2807-2812
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Second Life: A Promising 3D Tool for Cross-cultural Educational Activities
Leaunda Hemphill, Western Illinois University, United States; Hoyet Hemphill, Western Ilinois University, United States; Zhang Lixin & Xue Qin Liu, Hebei University, China; Xiaokai Jia & Yanrong Deng, Western Illinois University, China
Find out how instructional design and technology graduate students in the U.S. collaboratively worked with educational technology graduate students in China to investigate the use of Second Life... More
p. 2813
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Factors influencing the overall interactivity of an online classroom: An empirical investigation
Pawan Jain, Fort Hays State University, United States; John Cochenour & Smita Jain, University of Wyoming, United States
This study concerns the design and development of online instruction and specifically targets interaction and communication between online learners. Facilitating appropriate and meaningful... More
pp. 2814-2819
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Management Policy of Learning Materials' Evaluation in Ubiquitous Vocabulary-learning System
Xin Jin, Masatoshi Ishikawa, Keiichi Kaneko, Haruko Miyakoda & Norihide Shinagawa, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan
Our project has been developing a mobile learning system that helps learners in vocabulary acquirement. In the system, learners can set up learning materials by themselves. This paper focuses on a ... More
pp. 2820-2824
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Information Literacy Education with ‘3I’ Factors plus Moodle
Naoko Kasami, J. F. Oberlin University, Japan
This research was intended to redesign Information Literacy Class based on peer-reviews and story-based teaching materials with the introduction of Moodle. The study goal was to acquire skills for... More
pp. 2825-2831
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The Relationships among Instructional Immediacy, Perceived Cognitive Learning, and Instructional Effectiveness
Hee-Young Kim, Armstrong Atlantic State University, United States
The main purpose of this research is to investigate the relationships among instructional immediacy, perceived cognitive learning, and instructional effectiveness. The verbal- and non-verbal... More
pp. 2832-2840
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Using Digital Video for Professional Development and Leadership: Understanding and Initiating Teacher Learning Communities
Tricia Kress & Kelly Silva, University of Massachusetts Boston, United States
In an era of increased standardization and accountability in education, the social aspect of teaching and learning to teach is often forgotten as teachers are evaluated and professional development... More
pp. 2841-2847
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Building a Learning Community using Wikis in Educational Technology Courses
Swapna Kumar, Boston University, USA, United States
Abstract: Wikis are increasingly being used to enhance and facilitate collaborative learning in higher education. This paper describes the use of a wiki in an educational technology course to build... More
pp. 2848-2852
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The Use and Abuse of Blogging as a Course Activity: Three Perspectives, Three Approaches
Reneta Lansiquot, New York City College of Technology, United States; Christine Rosalia, New York University, United States; Angela Howell, New York City Department of Education, United States
In much of the same way that the media uses discussions in the blogosphere to gauge public opinion, so too can educators use blogs to gauge student progress. The purpose of this exploratory study... More
pp. 2853-2857
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Online Publishing: A New Online Journal on “Social Media in Education”
Leping Liu & Cleborne Maddux, University of Nevada, Reno, United States
This paper will first present the unique features of online journals in the field of information technology in education, and then briefly discuss the trends, issues, practices, research, new... More
pp. 2858-2861