In the Quest for Knowledge: Traveling the Back Roads of Iowa

Nancy J. Maushak

TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning Vol. 43, No. 5 (1999) pp. 33–37

Examines the integration of technology in Iowa high schools. Highlights include rural versus urban schools; available technology in the classrooms, labs, media centers, and administrative offices; uses of technology; the perceived impact of using...

Using Synchronous Communication to Facilitate Graduate Students' Online Collaboration

Nancy J. Maushak; Chaohua Ou

Quarterly Review of Distance Education Vol. 8, No. 2 (2007) pp. 161–169

This study was designed primarily to examine how synchronous communication facilitated graduate students' online collaboration and their perceptions of synchronous communication. Thirty online graduate students were required to use instant messenger ...

Preparing Teachers for the Inclusive Classroom: A Preliminary Study of Attitudes and Knowledge of Assistive Technology

Nancy J. Maushak; Pat Kelley; Teresa Blodgett

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 9, No. 3 (2001) pp. 419–431

The purpose of this study was to examine current attitudes and knowledge of preservice teachers towards assistive technology and to develop, implement, and evaluate a mini-workshop on assistive technology to better prepare regular classroom teachers ...

Topics: Classrooms, Attitudes, Teachers

Learners and the Learning Environment: Impact of Technology Use in K-12 Schools in Iowa

Nancy J. Maushak; Kuo-Tsai Chen

Quarterly Review of Distance Education Vol. 1, No. 3 (2000) pp. 215–24

Examines the impact of the IDEA Star Schools Project activities on learner and learning environment. A questionnaire based on previous work at NCREL and Milken collected data from current and past winners of an exemplary technology use award....

Attitudes of Graduate Students toward Mixed-Medium Distance Education

Nancy J. Maushak; Kathleen A. Ellis

Quarterly Review of Distance Education Vol. 4, No. 2 (2003) pp. 129–41

In 1997, Christine Sorenson reported on the Iowa Distance Education Alliance project that developed an instrument to assess student attitudes about experiences in Iowa Communications Network classrooms. This study evaluates graduate students to...

A Case Study: The Role of Student-Generated Vidcasts in K-12 Language Learner Academic Language and Content Acquisition

Lucy Santos Green; Fethi A. Inan; Nancy J. Maushak

Journal of Research on Technology in Education Vol. 46, No. 3 (2014) pp. 297–324

The purpose of this study was to explore the integration of vidcasts as student-generated products in English as a second language (ESL) classrooms. We collected qualitative data through observations, student artifacts, and semistructured interviews ...

Assistive Technology Competencies for Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments

Derrick W. Smith; Pat Kelley; Nancy J. Maushak; Nora Griffin-Shirley; William Y. Lan

Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness Vol. 103, No. 8 (August 2009) pp. 457–469

Using the expert opinion of more than 30 professionals, this Delphi study set out to develop a set of assistive technology competencies for teachers of students with visual impairments. The result of the study was the development of a highly...

Distance Education: Looking Beyond "No Significant Difference."

Nancy J. Maushak; Hui-Hui Chen; Laura Martin; Benny C. Shaw; David Unfred

Quarterly Review of Distance Education Vol. 2, No. 2 (2001) pp. 119–40

A review of research in distance education indicates that results are consistent in that there is no significant difference in achievement attributable to the delivery system. This paper attempts to look beyond these studies by examining research...