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Sebastian Foti
University of Florida
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The Anatomy of an Educational Technology Seminar
Sebastian Foti
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 413–414
In this case study, a group of advanced educational technology students "invent" methods that infuse technology into a dry, research based history course. In the process, the students develop several products, and create educational software for...
Topics: Educational Technology, Research Methods, Students
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The Lord Kelvin Project: Middle School Science for the 21st Century
Sebastian Foti
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2002 (2002) pp. 291–297
This paper introduces and reports upon lessons learned during the development phase of the Lord Kelvin Middle School Science Program. For the past two years, we have been developing a set of tools to help middle school students learn science in a...
Topics: Health, Middle School Education, Science, Schools
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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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The comparison of two electronic portfolio programs: The University of Porto, Porto Portugal and The University of Florida,Gainesville Florida
Sebastian Foti; Gail Ring
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2002 (2002) pp. 521–523
Abstract. The Electronic Portfolio initiative in the College of Education at the University of Florida represented two years of our best efforts at matching the current research on portfolios to a systemic project for all future teachers. It was...
Topics: 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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The Use of Simulations in the Middle School Science Classroom
Gail Ring; Sebastian Foti
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 1395–1401
This paper is a report on the findings of the first phase of the implementation of science simulations in a middle school classroom in East Central Indiana. Participants were two middle school science teachers and two-hundred and fifty 7th and 8th...
Topics: Classrooms, Middle School Education, Science, Standards, Elementary Education
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Educational Technology at the University of Florida
Colleen Swain; Sebastian Foti; Kara Dawson
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 1770–1775
The expansion of educational technologies in the College of Education at the University of Florida has resulted in three interrelated phenomena: (1) the development of educational technology support throughout the College, (2) the integration of ...
Topics: Educational Technology
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From ePortfolios to iPortfolios: The find, refine, design, and bind model
Sebastian Foti; Gail Ring; Gail Ring
Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology / La revue canadienne de l’apprentissage et de la technologie Vol. 34, No. 3 (Apr 06, 2009)
During the past two decades, educational institutions around the world began formalizing the process of collecting student work as a means of showcasing student accomplishments and ultimately providing students a forum for reflecting on their...
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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