Search results for author:"Ken Potter"
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Open-source database applications as collaboration and technology integration tools in teacher education
Ken Potter; David Hicks
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 2549–2550
A previous attempt to integrate technology into social studies classrooms through the use of a customizable history database met with unexpectedly low levels of implementation due to the expense of acquiring the necessary software. The current...
Topics: Software, Social Studies, Databases
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Promoting technology integration through increased use of performance support tools
Ken Potter; Todd Bowden
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 1737–1738
Performance support technologies have the potential to play important roles in encouraging and facilitating the use of information technologies in education. However there often is a major gap between those who would benefit most from the use of the ...
Topics: Educational Technology
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Database Portfolios: Possibilities for detailing growth over time in pedagogy and curriculum knowledge for pre-service teachers
Ken Potter; Ann Potts
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 219–221
The discussion will reflect the culmination of a project that included the development of an 'archival database portfolio.' It will outline our development process, and detail key issues encountered while creating a system to communicate pre...
Topics: Teachers, Portfolios, Databases, System Configurations
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The Potential of Personal Digital Archives in the Social Studies Classroom
David Hicks; Ken Potter
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) p. 1531
Participants will be introduced to and provided with guidelines and an interface designed to show the potential of creating personal or community digital archives to teach the theme of time, continuity, and change. This interactive session will...
Topics: Community
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Increasing technology diffusion and integration through inter-agency collaboration
Todd Bowden; Ken Potter
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 1944–1945
Collaboration plays an important role in technology diffusion and integration for various reasons, one of which is basic economics -- some technologies simply are too expensive for individual schools and organizations to purchase. This roundtable...
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From Formative to Functionality: Developing Images of Possibilities Through Database Portfolios
Ken Potter; Glen Holmes; Ann Potts
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 152–154
The interactive session will reflect the continuation of a project that includes the development of an 'archival database portfolio.' As we demonstrate the portfolio software, we will outline our development process, and detail key issues related...
Topics: Portfolios
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Semi-automated evaluation services in a distance education program
David Halpin; Glen Holmes; Ken Potter
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 289–290
Effective evaluation of student work is an important and time-consuming component of distance learning programs. The authors describe the design and development of a scalable, computer-based approach that permits personal review of student work...
Topics: Interaction, Distance Education, Instructional Design, Educational Technology, Evaluation
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Organizational Perspectives on Quality in Distance Learning
Barbara Lockee; John Burton; Ken Potter
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 659–664
How does one know if a distance education course or program is effectively designed? Many organizations have established standards that detail the essential qualities of effective distance programming. Accreditation groups, professional associations,...
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Evaluating Transfer: Examining the adoption of classroom technology use by first year educators
Ken Potter; John Burton; Barbara Lockee
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 3666–3667
The context of computer use in schools is often very different than the context in which instructional computing skills are developed in pre-service teacher training, presenting potential challenges in the application of new skills and knowledge to...
Topics: Teachers, Educational Technology
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The Tech Speak Translator: A database tool for educators and technologists
Ross Perkins; Todd Bowden; Ken Potter; Yu Cao; Juhong Liu
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 3564–3565
One of the main challenges in preparing teachers to integrate technology in classrooms is helping them overcome barriers created by what can only be described as a "techie" vocabularies. Examples are as common as hearing terms such as LCD projection,...
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Technology Integration: Challenging False Assumptions
Ross Perkins; Ken Potter; John Burton; Barbara Lockee
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 2755–2756
Technology integration activities at our institution have uncovered myths related to: 1)Technology Awareness; 2)Technology Use; 3)Time Requirements; and 4)Large Scale Training, as experienced through the implementation of our Preparing Tomorrow's...
Topics: Training
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Theory to Practice: From Pod casting to Wiki’s - Exploring the Potential of Current and Emerging Technologies in 21st Century Classrooms.
David Hicks; Peter Doolittle; Michael Evans; Adam Friedman; Tom Snediker; John Lee; Ken Potter
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 2244–2249
This session is designed to explore visions of the possible with regard to current and emerging technologies' potential in 21st century classrooms. The guiding question at the heart of this paper is: how can teacher educators identify, model and...
Topics: Networking Technologies