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Using 21st Century Technology Skills and Problem Based Learning to Move the Education System of a Nation into the 21st Century
Candy Beal; Lori Holcomb
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 3198–3200
This presentation will discuss and reflect upon the recent educational changes the country of Ireland, through Educate Together, is undertaking in order to better prepare their students for the 21st century workforce. As part of this presentation,...
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Utilizing Web 2.0 Tools to Redesign and Support Communities of Practice in a Distance Education Course
Lori Holcomb; Matthew Kruger-Ross
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 406–411
Distance education continues to expand at an unprecedented rate, with more and more students demanding online courses. Yet, despite the appeal and benefits distance education offers, several challenges such as lack of a community and social...
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Educational Technology as a Subversive Activity
Matthew Kruger-Ross; Lori Holcomb
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 1206–1208
The assumptions teachers and learners make about education directly inform everyday practices within the classroom. However, recent advances within educational technology, including Web 2.0 tools, have left many assumptions about education...
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Global Literacies Initiative Project: Lessons Learned in Designing and Implementing a Global Learning Collaborative
Lori Holcomb; Candy Beal; John Lee; Bethany Smith; Carol Pope; Michael Pringle
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 3224–3226
Built to be a Web 2.0 curriculum integration project, the Global Learning Initiative Project (GLIP) is a multi-modal effort that enables students to research and discover answers to global questions, all the while interacting and working...
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An Alternative Framework for Course Evaluation & Redesign: Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge of Teachers
Matthew Kruger-Ross; Lori Holcomb; Terrance Wolfe
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 4380–4381
The pace of technological innovation and the ever-evolving effects of technology on teaching and learning demand that schools and colleges of teacher education continually evaluate and redesign coursework. This study seeks to explore an alternative ...
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Expanding Horizons: The Future of a Ground-Breaking Online Journal
Lori Holcomb; Matthew Kruger-Ross; Jennifer Tingen; Daniel Stanhope; Preference Evans
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 1855–1856
For over ten years, graduate students in education have edited and run an online journal exploring the relationships between and among teachers, students, and educational technologies. Inspired by one professor’s vision, this graduate student led...
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Developing Global Connections Through Project Based Learning: The Global Learning Initiative Project
Lori Holcomb; Candy Beal; John Lee; Amanda Robertson; Bethany Smith; Michael Pringle
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 2510–2512
Built to be a Web 2.0 curriculum integration project, the Global Learning Initiative Project (GLIP) is a multi-modal effort that enables students to research and discover answers to global questions, all the while interacting and working...
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How are Teacher Web Sites Evolving to Meet the Needs of the 21st Century?
Jennifer Tingen; Lauren Philbeck; Lori Holcomb
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 4132–4136
This paper is a report on the findings of a classroom website study. Web sites were identified and analyzed on a rubric scale by two evaluators until a level of 90% inter-rater-reliability was achieved. Particular elements of classroom web sites...
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Ning in Education: Can non-commercial, education-based social networking sites really address the privacy and safety concerns of educators?
Lori Holcomb; Kevin Brady; Bethany Smith
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 528–531
The emergence and growth of social networking sites (SNSs) has been extensive and widespread over the past few years. Yet despite their popularity, recent media coverage has drawn attention to some major concerns associated with using these sites by ...
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Using Web 2.0 to Support Learning in the Social Studies Context: Our Journey from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0 and Beyond
Lori Holcomb; Candy Beal
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 3898–3900
From this presentation, educators will gain an insight in how to use Web 2.0 technologies in a social studies context. There is a growing importance for social studies educators to utilize Web 2.0 technologies as they continue to prepare students...
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The “Walled Garden” approach to Social Networking: Utilizing Ning in distance education.
Bethany Smith; Lori Holcomb
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 2970–2973
This paper presents the initial phase of a research project on the use of a closed social network, utilizing Ning, in an online educational environment. Participants are drawn from two online master’s level courses, one that takes place in a Ning,...
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Using social networking tools in educational settings: Student attitudes and perceptions of NING
Lori Holcomb; Kevin Brady; Bethany Smith
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 2551–2553
The results of this online study aims to examine and identify the educational uses and benefits of Ning, a new and emerging social networking tool recently adopted by a College of Education. Ning (http://www.ning.com/) is an online tool that allows ...
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Changes in Student Technology Use and Skill in the First Year of a 1-to-1 Computing Program
Kevin Oliver; Lori Holcomb
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 2154–2160
This study documents changes in students' classroom experiences before and after the implementation of a new one-to-one tablet computing program at a private middle school. After one year with tablets, results show significant increases in...
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Using Web 2.0 to Support Learning in the Social Studies Context
Lori Holcomb; Candy Beal
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 4897–4900
One of the unique characteristics of social studies is that it enables experiences that both reflect and represent democratic life. In much the same way emerging Web 2.0 technologies also enable experiences that reflect represent democratic life....
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Teacher and Student Reactions to a New Statewide Virtual Public School
Kevin Oliver; Jason Osborne; Ruchi Patel; Lori Holcomb; Glenn Kleiman
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 601–608
This full paper summarizes results from a formative evaluation of the North Carolina Virtual Public School (NCVPS) in its first session during the summer of 2007. Post-course surveys were answered by teachers and students who taught or took either...
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The Husky Educational Technology Assessment (HETAP): Integrating assessment and professional development into technology-based PBL environment
Lori B. Holcomb; Scott W. Brown; Clarisse O. Lima; Jonna M. Kulikowich
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 63–68
In recent years, the United States has invested vast amounts of money and resources into the public school system (NCES, 2005). Technology has infused the field education, impacting instruction, learning, and management of student data. As a...
Topics: Classrooms, Learning Management Systems, Professional Development, Assessment, Educational Technology
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Assessing Educational Technology Knowledge with a Problem-based
Lori Holcomb; Scott Brown; Jonna Kulikowich; Janet Jordan
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 2008–2013
The Husky Educational Technology Assessment Program (HETAP) is a performance-based assessment that is built upon a three-tier system in which the first level (Level I) focuses on an educators' use for technology for personal productivity and the...
Topics: Assessment, Educational Technology, Students