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How Can We Help Johnny Compute?
Gail Ring; Sebastian Foti
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2000 (2000) pp. 302–306
Given the rapidly changing field of Educational Technology, it is difficult to maintain a course curriculum for very long. In this paper we use data gathered from our own experiences teaching introductory educational technology courses as well as...
Topics: Change, Educational Technology
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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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Innovative and Evolving Faculty Development in a College of Education
Gail Ring; Sebastian Foti
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 2582–2585
This session describes an innovative faculty development initiative in the College of Education at the University of Florida. Faculty participate in multiple options of faculty development (multiple options model MOM) which includes workshops,...
Topics: Educational Technology, Faculty
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Using a Simulation-Based Learning Environment to Enhance Learning and Instruction in a Middle School Science Classroom
Sebastian Foti; Gail Ring
Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching Vol. 27, No. 1 (January 2008) pp. 103–120
The goal of this project was to help science teachers shift to a more inquiry-based teaching style by supplying learning tools that support a more student-centered approach. The project employed PSI (Personal Study Instrument) Sim Modules, a...
Topics: Interaction, Educational Technology, Multimedia, Curriculum, Science, Classrooms, Instructional Materials, Middle School Education, Virtual Environments
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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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Effective Practices and Techniques In Faculty Support: True Experience
Naglaa Ali; Gail Ring; Minchu Chen
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 834–836
This paper addresses some of the effective practices and techniques that the Office of Educational Technology at University of Florida uses in helping faculty integrating technology into their teaching. This includes the practices and techniques...
Topics: Integration, Educational Technology, Faculty
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Faculty Development in the College of Education
Gail Ring; Melissa McCallister; Naglaa Ali
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 733–735
Faculty development in the college of education has changed and evolved over the last several years. In the beginning, faculty received technical help from the technical support staff, but had little support at the curriculum integration level. ...
Topics: Faculty, Educational Technology, Training, Computers
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Integrating Technology into the Study of Teaching and Learning
Gail Ring; Heather A. Davis; Richard Ferdig
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 1306–1307
The focus of this study was to attempt to integrate technology into the study of Human Learning and Development. Data were collected across three semesters and at three separate university settings. The purpose of this paper is to describe attempts...
Topics: Teachers, Integration, 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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Students as Producers: Changing the Way we Teach and Learn
Gail Ring; Sebastian Foti; Melissa McCallister; Tamara Pearson; Ebraheem Alkazeemi
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2000 (2000) p. 1828
Educational technology courses at the University of Florida are modeling the concept of students as producers. Through student-based projects such as an online support center, educational software, student portfolios, and documentary-type CD-roms...
Topics: Students, Educational Technology