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Deirdre Butler
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Reconceptualising Teacher Learning in a Digital Context
Deirdre Butler
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 2004–2009
This paper describes a longitudinal study of teacher empowerment through Constructionist learning about cybernetic technologies and learning about learning. It looks beyond how teachers engage with technology, to how teachers' use of technology as...
Topics: Social Studies, Educational Technology, Teachers
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The TeachNet Ireland Project as a Model of Professional Development for Teachers
Deirdre Butler; Margaret Leahy
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 2377–2383
This paper reports on a pilot study of the Teachnet Ireland Project as a model of professional development for teachers. As such it seeks to describe and explain how teachers interpretations and constructions of digital teaching and learning...
Topics: Professional Development, Teachers
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Moving Towards Innovation: The development of a sustainable framework for teacher professional development
Deirdre Butler; Margaret Leahy
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 3985–3992
The Worldwide Innovative Schools Program (ISP) is a Microsoft Partners in Learning initiative that seeks to support teachers around the world as they transform traditional schools into providers of innovative learning experiences that prepare...
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21st Century Learning Rubrics: A Catalyst Towards School-Level Innovation
Margaret Leahy; Deirdre Butler
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 2566–2571
This paper outlines how within the constraints of an exam-based system, the development of a sustainable framework for teacher professional development enabled teachers at Dunshaughlin Community College to build a collective focus on a more...
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21st Century TLC for Children: Textiles, Learning and Computational Materials
Deirdre Butler; Eimear O'Callaghan
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 2666–2671
In this paper we describe the EduWear smart-textiles construction kit that allows children and young people to both interact with new “intelligent” materials and understand their technological background. We outline the principles of Constructionism ...
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Using DV to create Online Digital Book Reviews
Deirdre Butler; Margaret Leahy
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 2782–2789
This paper outlines and describes the results of a pilot study, which was conducted to explore the effectiveness of an online book review project. It focused on the production of book reviews by primary school children in the form of digital video....
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Fueling and Personalising The Deep Learning Journey: Victoria’s Department of Education and Training’s Capacity Building Model
Deirdre Butler; Lynn Davie
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2018 (Mar 26, 2018) pp. 1329–1338
This paper describes an innovative model of capacity building that evolved to support teachers as they engaged with the New Pedagogies for Deep Learning initiative (2013 to date) Victoria’s Department of Education and Training (DET) initially used...
Topics: Workforce Education, Technology Leadership, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies
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Sharing Classroom Practices: A Scalable, Sustainable Model of Teacher Professional Development for Learning in the 21st Century
Deirdre Butler; Margaret Leahy
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 1788–1794
Building on the success at Dunshaughlin Community College, a scalable and sustainable model of professional development for teachers was developed at the district level. The model was rooted in a Peer Coaching programme developed by the authors,...
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Developing Self-Esteem and Empowerment through Expressive Computational Materials
Deirdre Butler; Carol Strohecker
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 736–741
We present a case study analyses of teacher empowerment and student learning through Constructionist engagement with computational technologies and learning about learning itself. Looking beyond how a teacher overcomes hesitations about new...
Topics: Students, Social Studies, Teachers
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Key Elements of a Sustainable Framework for Teacher Professional Learning
Margaret Leahy; Deirdre Butler
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 1355–1360
This paper provides an overview of the key elements of a job-embedded sustainable framework for teacher professional learning in Ireland that supports teachers as they move from a very traditional instructional environment to one that begins to...
Topics: Workforce Education, Technology Leadership
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Introducing Computational Thinking to Primary School Classrooms in Ireland: A Constructionist Approach
Margaret Leahy; Deirdre Butler; Deirdre McQuaid; Róisín Ryan; Francis Tormey
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2018 (Mar 26, 2018) pp. 1198–1207
The introduction of computational thinking (CT) at primary level is an area of research still in its infancy and in critical need of further research. Adopting a constructionist perspective, the research reported in this paper explores how CT can be ...
Topics: mathematics education, Science Education, Early Childhood Education
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Using Digital Video to Create Online Book Reviews
Deirdre Butler; Margaret Leahy; Ciarán Mc Cormack
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 10, No. 1 (March 2010) pp. 80–99
This paper describes the results of a pilot study conducted in Ireland to examine the effectiveness of an online book review project. The project focused on the production of book reviews by primary school children in the form of digital video. The...
Topics: Educational Technology, Children, Literacy, Classrooms, English Language Arts, Video
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Examining the Artifacts of Classroom Practice: 21st Century Learning Rubrics for Teacher Professional Development
Linda Shear; Deirdre Butler; Margaret Leahy
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 1957–1958
Although stated goals for 21st century teaching and learning have become commonplace around the world, teachers rarely have access to specific guidance on what exactly this means and how to do it in their classrooms. This interactive symposium...
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The Digital Learning Framework: What Digital Learning can look like in Practice, An Irish Perspective
Deirdre Butler; Michael Hallissy; John Hurley
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2018 (Mar 26, 2018) pp. 1339–1346
This paper describes the evolution of a Digital Learning Framework (DLF), designed and developed to help Irish schools embed digital technologies more deeply into their practice A census of digital technology usage in Irish schools (Cosgrove et al,...
Topics: Workforce Education, Technology Leadership, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies
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Empowering Minds by Taking Control: Developing Teachers’ Technological Fluency with LEGO Mindstorms
Deirdre Butler; Fred Martin; Wanda Gleason
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2000 (2000) pp. 598–603
This paper documents "Empowering Minds," a project that has established a partnership between St. Patrick's College (Education faculty of Dublin City University), the Irish National Centre for Technology in Education (NCTE), the Media Lab at the...
Topics: Educational Technology, Schools
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Examining the Artifacts of Classroom Practice: 21st Century Learning Rubrics for Teacher Professional Development
Linda Shear; Deirdre Butler; Margaret Leahy
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 1959–1963
Although stated goals for 21st century teaching and learning have become commonplace around the world, teachers rarely have access to specific guidance on what exactly this means and how to do it in their classrooms. This interactive symposium...
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Impact of pre-service teachers’ gaming behaviours on their confidence and competence in applying game-based learning approaches: Implications for Teacher Educators
Deirdre Butler; Margaret Leahy; Hsiao-Ping Hsu; Denis Moynihan
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2020 (Apr 07, 2020) pp. 1664–1671
Despite the increased popularity of Game-based Learning (GBL), there is still a lack of empirical evidence supporting GBL as an approach and the need for ongoing research is widely advocated (Hainey et al., 2016). In particular, the area of teacher...
Topics: Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies, Digital Games & Simulations
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Different Strokes for Different Folks: Scaling a Blended Model of Teacher Professional Learning
Deirdre Butler; Margaret Leahy; Michael Hallissy; Mark Brown
Interactive Technology and Smart Education Vol. 14, No. 3 (2017) pp. 230–245
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe an innovative model of teacher professional learning that has evolved over a decade (2006 to 2016). Design/methodology/approach: Working in a range of different school contexts, in conjunction with...
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Towards the Development of a new Digital Strategy for Schools in Ireland
Deirdre Butler; Margaret Leahy; Gerry Shiel; Jude Cosgrove
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 1334–1341
In Ireland, the Department of Education and Skills is currently in the process of preparing a Digital Strategy for Schools. As part of this process, a census of ICT in primary, post-primary and special schools in Ireland was carried on behalf of the ...
Topics: Schools, Workforce Education, Technology Leadership
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Smart Partnerships to Increase Equity in Education
Margaret Leahy; Niki Davis; Cathy Lewin; Amina Charania; Hasniza Nordin; Davor Orlic; Deirdre Butler; Olatz Lopez-Fernadez
Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 19, No. 3 (2016) pp. 84–98
This exploratory analysis of smart partnerships identifies the risk of increasing the digital divide with the deployment of data analytics. Smart partnerships in education appear to include a process of evolution into a synergy of strategic and...
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Education Systems in the Digital Age: The Need for Alignment
Deirdre Butler; Margaret Leahy; Peter Twining; Ben Akoh; Yousra Chtouki; Sara Farshadnia; Kanda Moore; Roumen Nikolov; Carlos Pascual; Barbara Sherman; Teemu Valtonen
Technology, Knowledge and Learning Vol. 23, No. 3 (2018) pp. 473–494
The focus of Thematic Working Group 1 at EDUsummIT 2017 centred on the need for alignment in education systems and was driven by two key questions relating to (a) if and how all the parts of an education system work together to support the type of...
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EDUsummIT Symposium SITE 2020 - Learners and learning contexts: New alignments for the digital age
Miri Shonfeld; Gerald Knezek; Louise Starkey; Rhonda Christensen; Carolyn Y Ng; Deirdre Butler; Margaret Leahy; Peter Twinning; Michael Phillips; Melda Yildiz
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2020 (Apr 07, 2020) pp. 981–984
The International Summit on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Education (EDUsummIT) is a global community of researchers, educational practitioners, and policy makers who discuss goals and challenges for ICT in education. EDUsummIT...
Topics: Technology Policy and Practice
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Part 1: Rethinking Learning in the Digital Age – Implications for Teacher Education
Joke Voogt; Kwok Wing Lai; Gerald Knezek; Rhonda Christensen; Alona Forkosh Baruch; Vadim Grinshkun; Sergey Grigoryev; Miri Shonfeld; Anneke Smits; Danah Henrikson; Michael Henderson; Alexander Uvarov; Mike Philips; Mary Webb; Dale Niederhauser; Punya Mishra; Margaret Leahy; Deirdre Butler; Allard Strijker
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2018 (Mar 26, 2018) pp. 1075–1079
The International Summit on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Education (EDUsummIT) met in Borovets, Bulgaria in September 2017 This community of 80 leading scholars, policy makers and educators discussed the theme Rethinking...