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Colleen Swain
The University of Texas at Tyler
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Issues of Relative Advantage: Examining Teacher Educators Decisions to Use Technology in their Courses
Colleen Swain
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 1067–1073
Relative advantage-what does that mean with respect to teacher educators and their use of technology? This session will explore findings from a study examining teacher educators' decisions related to the integration of technology into the curriculum ...
Topics: Educational Technology, Teachers
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Preservice Teachers Self-Assessment Using Technology: Determining What Is Worthwhile and Looking for Changes in Daily Teaching and Learning Practices
Colleen Swain
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 14, No. 1 (January 2006) pp. 29–59
This study was developed to examine a university’ s preservice teachers’ initial self-assessments of their use of instructional technology and perceived growth at the conclusion of an introductory course. Study results suggest students are confident ...
Topics: Integration, Educational Technology, Preservice Teacher Education, change in practice, Students
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Preservice Teachers Self-Assessment Using Technology: Determining What is Worthwhile and Looking for Changes in Daily Teaching and Learning Practices
Colleen Swain
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 14, No. 1 (January 2006) pp. 29–59
This study was developed to examine a university's preservice teachers' initial self-assessments of their use of instructional technology and perceived growth at the conclusion of an introductory course. Study results suggest students are confident...
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Predicting Sunny Skies: The Improved Forecast of K-12 Technology Integration in the State of Florida
Colleen Swain
TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning Vol. 44, No. 2 (2000) pp. 25–28
Describes programs in Florida that help teachers integrate technology into their classrooms. Highlights include technology literacy for students; creating learning environments; Web sites; state standards; the Florida Information Resource Network;...
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Are We There Yet?: The Power of Creating an Innovation Configuration Map on the Integration of Technology into Your Teacher Education Program
Colleen Swain
Journal of Computing in Teacher Education Vol. 24, No. 4 (2008) pp. 143–147
This article presents one strand of findings from a two-fold descriptive exploratory case study designed to: (1) investigate teacher educators' decisions regarding the use of technology in his or her teacher education courses; and (2) determine what ...
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The Unified Elementary ProTeach Program: Impacting UF and Beyond
Colleen Swain
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2000 (2000) pp. 548–552
The Unified Elementary ProTeach program at the University of Florida is a new teacher education program with the potential to positively impact future teachers, public school children in the state of Florida, the UF community and beyond. The ...
Topics: Teachers, Elementary Education, Educational Technology, Science, Students
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They Can Talk the Talk but Will They Walk the Walk?
Colleen Swain
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 2688–2694
This study was developed to examine a university's preservice teachers' initial self-assessments of their use of instructional technology and perceived growth at the conclusion of an introductory course. Study results suggest students are confident...
Topics: Integration, Educational Technology, Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Students
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Integrating Electronic Portfolios into Undergraduate and Graduate Educational Technology Courses at the University of Florida
Colleen Swain; Gail Ring
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2000 (2000) pp. 339–342
The purpose of this paper is to examine the use of portfolios as a teaching tool for undergraduates and graduate education majors. We will discuss challenges faced by students when developing portfolios as part of the educational technology...
Topics: Educational Technology, Students, Portfolios
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Educators and Technology Standards: Influencing the Digital Divide
Colleen Swain; Tamara Pearson
Journal of Research on Computing in Education Vol. 34, No. 3 (2002)
Describes themes found in research regarding the digital divide from the perspective of school technology integration for children, including frequency of use, differences in students' educational technology experiences, and teacher professional...
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A comparison of a computer-administered test and a paper and pencil test using normally achieving and mathematically disabled young children
Colleen Ruth Swain
(1997) pp. 1–164
This study investigated whether a computer-administered mathematics test can provide equivalent results for normal and mathematically disabled students while retaining similar psychometric characteristics of an equivalent paper and pencil version of ...
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The World Wide Web: A Classroom Adventure
Colleen R. Swain
Intervention in School and Clinic Vol. 32, No. 2 (1996) pp. 82–88
This introduction to the Internet and World Wide Web identifies benefits of the Internet to teachers and students, defines key terminology, considers some barriers to Internet use, and offers suggestions for integrating the Internet into the...
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The Digital Divide in Schools: We Can Make a Difference
Tamara Pearson; Colleen Swain
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 371–376
Overcoming the issues surrounding the Digital Divide often appears to be insurmountable. However, in our recent examination of 28 research studies and reports we found the emphasis to frequently be on matters of access and not equity in the ...
Topics: Digital Divide, Schools
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Integrating Technology in Teacher Education: Considering and Applying Educational Change Models
Colleen Swain; Kara Dawson
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 886–889
We will share how we are using change models to guide and implement the University of Florida Teaching and Technology Initiative. Specifically, we will discuss strategies we are using that have emerged from the following models: the C-R-E-A-T-E-R...
Topics: Change
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Repackaging for the 21st Century: Teaching Copyright and Computer Ethics in Teacher Education Courses
Colleen Swain; Elizabeth Gilmore
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 1, No. 4 (2001) pp. 535–545
In today's world it is quite common to see old ideas repackaged and presented to consumers in sleek new containers. This repackaging also occurs in the educational realm. For example, the violence seen in schools has prompted the call for character...
Topics: Schools, Ethical Issues
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The Teacher Education Village: Growing Partnerships to Integrate Educational Technology into Curricula and Classrooms
Colleen R. Swain; Kara Dawson
Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 5, No. 2 (2006)
This article explains and analyzes a four-year, ongoing effort to facilitate effective uses of educational technologies in a large teacher preparation program via partnerships between the university and public schools and between colleges at the...
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Factors Influencing Exemplary Science Teachers' Levels of Computer Use
Meral Hakverdi; Thomas M. Dana; Colleen Swain
Hacettepe University Journal of Education Vol. 41 (2011) pp. 219–230
The purpose of this study was to examine exemplary science teachers' use of technology in science instruction, factors influencing their level of computer use, their level of knowledge/skills in using specific computer applications for science...
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University of Florida Teaching and Technology Initiative
Colleen Swain; Gail Ring; Kara Dawson
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 1791–1792
The University of Florida Teaching and Technology Initiative is a PT3 funded initiative designed to facilitate and accelerate systemic change related to technology integration in our teacher education program. The initiative involves the...
Topics: Teachers, Educational Technology
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Educational Technology at the University of Florida
Colleen Swain; Sebastian Foti; Kara Dawson
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 1770–1775
The expansion of educational technologies in the College of Education at the University of Florida has resulted in three interrelated phenomena: (1) the development of educational technology support throughout the College, (2) the integration of ...
Topics: Educational Technology
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Partnership Strategies for Systemic Integration of Technology in Teacher Education
Kara Dawson; Colleen Swain; Natalie Johnson; Gail Ring
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 3, No. 4 (2004) pp. 482–495
Less than a decade ago the majority of teacher education programs in the country offered stand-alone technology courses that focused primarily on technical skills and trouble-shooting strategies to prepare teachers to use technology (U.S. Congress,...
Topics: Teachers, Assessment, Integration, Educational Technology
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Preparing teacher leaders: Perceptions of the impact of a cohort-based, job embedded, blended teacher leadership program
Dorene Ross; Alyson Adams; Elizabeth Bondy; Nancy Dana; Stephanie Dodman; Colleen Swain
Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 27, No. 8 (November 2011) pp. 1213–1222
This qualitative study was designed to examine teachers’ and principals’ perceptions of the impact of a graduate program designed to prepare teacher leaders. Impact was investigated through interviews with 20 graduates and 6 principals. Using...
Language: English