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Kathy Swan
University of Kentucky
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Technology and Disciplined Inquiry in the Social Studies
Mark J. Hofer; Kathy Swan
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 14, No. 1 (March 2014) pp. 25–30
More than 15 years ago, Martorella (1997) asked what has now become a seminal question in the field of social studies and technology; that is, "Which way to the sleeping giant?" (p. 511). He suggested a number of roles that technology can play in...
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Examining Student-Created Documentaries as a Mechanism for Engaging Students in Authentic Intellectual Work
Kathy Swan; Mark Hofer
Theory and Research in Social Education Vol. 41, No. 1 (2013) pp. 133–175
Over the last several decades, social studies educators' interest and emphasis on integrating technology into teaching has increased significantly. One promising area of inquiry focuses on the benefits of student-produced digital video. A number of...
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Testing a TPACK-Based Technology Integration Observation Instrument
Mark Hofer; Neal Grandgenett; Judi Harris; Kathy Swan
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 4352–4359
Teachers’ knowledge for technology integration – conceptualized as technological pedagogical content knowledge, or TPACK (Mishra & Koehler 2006) – is difficult to discern, much less assess. Given the complexity, situatedness and interdependence of...
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In Search of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge: Teachers' Initial Foray into Podcasting in Economics
Kathy Swan; Mark Hofer
Journal of Research on Technology in Education Vol. 44, No. 1 (2011) pp. 75–98
In this paper, we report on work with eight practicing ninth grade social studies teachers to determine how they chose to integrate podcasting to help their students build on their economic literacy, which includes building both economic concepts...
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Examining Authentic Intellectual Work with a Historical Digital Documentary Inquiry Project in a Mandated State Testing Environment
Kathy Swan; Mark Hofer; Gerry Swan
Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education Vol. 27, No. 3 (2011) pp. 115–122
Three criteria for meaningful student learning--construction of knowledge, disciplined inquiry, and value beyond school--are assessed as authentic learning outcomes for an implementation of a digital documentary project in two fifth grade history...
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Editorial Statement
Scott DeWitt; Kathy Swan
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 10, No. 4 (December 2010) pp. 432–434
As we take the reins of the Contemporary Issues in Technology and Social Studies Teacher Education, we would like to thank the executive board of the College and University Faculty Assembly (CUFA) for the confidence they have shown in vesting us...
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More Is at Stake than Scores and School Rankings: Examining Authentic Intellectual Work with a Fifth-Grade Digital Documentary Inquiry Project in a Mandated State Testing Environment
Kathy Swan; Mark Hofer; Gerry Swan
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 3697–3739
Three criteria for meaningful student learning, construction of knowledge, disciplined inquiry, and value beyond school, are assessed as authentic learning outcomes for an implementation of a digital primary sources project in 5th grades classrooms...
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The Production, Consumption and Distribution of Economic Podcasts
Kathy Swan; Mark Hofer; Gerry Swan; Joan Mazur
Social Education Vol. 74, No. 3 (2010) pp. 148–151
Podcasting remains one of the hot "buzz words" in technology today--both in and out of schools. For high school economics teachers, there is a growing number of podcasts targeted for instruction on economics. While the podcasts can be useful...
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Planning, Collaborating, and Instructing with Technology: Focus on Teacher Preparation, Part 1
Amy Good; Cheryl Franklin; John Lee; David Hicks; Kathy Swan; Scott Waring; Mark Hofer; David Locascio
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 3542–3545
This symposium brings together a panel of social studies educators to address salient issues of preparing preservice teachers to integrate technology into their practice. Panelists will present six projects related to the symposium theme. The...
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Through the Democratic Lens: The Role of Purpose in Leveraging Technology to Support Historical Inquiry in the Social Studies Classroom
Kathy Swan; David Hicks
International Journal of Social Education Vol. 21, No. 2 (2007) pp. 142–168
This study provides a clearer portrait of the extent to which practicing history and social studies teachers, who explicitly expressed an interest in the potential of technology and advocate the use of primary sources within their teaching, are...
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Examining the Direction of IT Focused Research In the Social Studies
David Hicks; Kathy Swan; John Lee
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 4117–4121
This paper forms part of the Symposium: Key Research Questions for Information Technology in The Content Disciplines. This symposium features presentations by SITE Vice Presidents (VPs) from the core disciplines of Early Childhood, English, Math,...
Topics: Social Studies, Information Sciences, Social Sciences
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Digital Campaigning: Using the Bill of Rights to Advance a Political Position
Kathy Swan; Mark Hofer
Social Studies Vol. 97, No. 5 (2006) pp. 208–214
Educating students to understand overt, subtle, and erroneous claims made by partisan advertisers is no small feat. Often students are passive consumers who need to learn how to become critical listeners, viewers, readers, and producers of all types ...
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The Historical Scene Investigation (HSI) Project: Facilitating Historical Thinking with Web-Based, Digital Primary Source Documents
Kathy Swan; Mark Hofer
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 4002–4009
Recent research in the teaching and learning of history advocates instructional approaches that engage students in the process of "doing history," including building historical knowledge through the use of primary sources, conducting historical...
Topics: Students, Social Studies
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Multimedia, Historical Inquiry and Preservice Teacher Education: Fostering a Networked Collaboration to Facilitate Wise Practices in 21st Century Social Studies Classrooms, Part 1
Philip Molebash; David Hicks; Peter Doolittle; Thomas Ewing; John Lee; Cheryl Bolick; Mark Hofer; Kathy Swan
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 2016–2019
It is assumed that when used effectively technology can improve the preparation of social studies teachers and improve student performance. The central issue is not the quantity of the focus on technology, but rather the quality. In our enthusiasm,...
Topics: Teachers, Social Studies, Networking Technologies, Students
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Multimedia, Historical Inquiry and Preservice Teacher Education: Fostering a Networked Collaboration to Facilitate Wise Practices in 21st Century Social Studies Classrooms, Part 2
Philip Molebash Molebash; David Hicks; Peter Doolittle; Thomas Ewing; John Lee; Cheryl Bolick; Mark Hofer; Kathy Swan
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 2020–2024
It is assumed that when used effectively technology can improve the preparation of social studies teachers and improve student performance. The central issue is not the quantity of the focus on technology, but rather the quality. In our enthusiasm,...
Topics: Students, Networking Technologies, Social Studies, Teachers
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Social Studies, Technology, & Teacher Education: Section Introduction
Kathy Swan; Stephanie van Hover
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) p. 4745