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Brian Giza
University of Texas at El Paso
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Implementation of technology certification courses and workshops using open-source audio, graphics, animation, and video tools
Brian Giza
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 2473–2479
Free and Open Source Software tools (often referred to as FOSS/ FLOSS) are being used in teacher curriculum writing and multimedia pedagogy projects in teacher preparation programs and K-12 enrichment activities in a major southwestern university...
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Tools, Tasks, and Strategies: Multimodal Shadowplays and Digital Storytelling
Brian Giza
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) pp. 1645–1651
Shadow plays have a long history in a variety of world cultures. In the activity described in this paper, the Tools, Tasks, and Strategies framework for technology integration is used to describe how shadowplays in elementary classrooms can serve as ...
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The use of free, open-source, and web-based tools in education
Brian Giza
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 1838–1842
Free and Open Source Software (often referred to as FOSS/ FLOSS) is transforming opportunities for access to technology in education. FLOSS/FOSS provides low-cost, high quality opportunities for students, staff, and faculty to develop multimedia,...
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Increasing Student Multimedia Skills with Open Source Tools
Brian Giza
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 3197–3200
Active k-12 teachers including graduate students studying multimedia pedagogy at a major University were provided two high quality open source tools for graphics and sound editing. The graduate students developed lessons for use with their K-12...
Topics: Multimedia, Teachers
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Tools, Tasks, and Strategies: Multimedia Education in a Mobile World
Brian Giza
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 1490–1495
The Tools, Tasks, and Strategies (TTS) Framework for integrating technology in classrooms provides educators with procedures for considering and evaluating the various components of a technology-enhanced lesson in isolation, and when integrated for...
Topics: K-12 Teachers and School Leaders Related, Information Technology Education, Technology Leadership
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Strategies for the use of open-source graphics, animation, and video tools in STEM education
Brian Giza
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 2722–2728
The use of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) in education has increased in recent years, and strategies and lessons that incorporate these tools have begun to be integrated into a number of classroom activities. This article is descriptive...
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Tools, tasks, and strategies: Achieving technology tool independence in the classroom
Brian Giza
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 3348–3352
Teachers are provided with technology tools that range from the very simple to the very sophisticated. Often, when they receive professional development for a technology tool, they learn how to use it in only one context, and they never apply it to ...
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Analyzing Online Professional Development: Modeling Interaction Mathematically To Identify Proximal Social Spaces
Brian Giza
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 2394–2395
Online course environments (WebCT) are used in a teacher professional development program to provide a collaborative environment in which classroom teachers can work together to develop multimedia lessons. The approach explores the exchange of ...
Topics: Teachers, Professional Development, Learning Objects
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Research and development of a training approach combining face-to-face and on-line instruction for improving the technology skills and self-efficacy of science teachers
Brian Humphrey Giza
Research@and@development of a training approach combining face@-to@-face and on@-line instruction for improving the technology skills and self@-efficacy of science@teachers (2001) pp. 1–141
A training environment for the technology professional development of science teachers was developed that incorporated three components: an online multimedia tutorial website, an interactive WebCT-based collaboration area, and a weekly face-to-face...
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Tools, tasks, and strategies: a conceptual framework for using free and open source software in K-12 learning activities.
Brian Giza; Olga Kosheleva
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 3341–3347
The tools, tasks, and strategies (TTS) framework is being used in a major Southwestern university to help teachers adapt technology-enhanced lessons as technology changes over time. This is useful because of the fast rate at which technology tools...
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A Longitudinal Study of Technology Infusion in a Major Teaching Institution, Year 8
Carolyn Awalt; Brian Giza
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 2572–2574
The results of an eight-year study of technology infusion in the College of Education of a major Southwestern university are presented. During the period of the study, the institution increased its online teaching program to two masters and a...
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The Use of Free Translation Tools in the Biology Classroom
Brian Giza; Erin McCann
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 1842–1847
Reports on an ongoing study of the use of free online translation software to support science students in college biology courses. Free translation tools are easily accessible via the Internet, and while they are imperfect in their effectiveness,...
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A Longitudinal Study of Technology Infusion in a Major Teaching Institution
Brian Giza; Carolyn Awalt
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) p. 1394
The results of a three-year study of technology infusion in the College of Education of a major Southwestern University are presented. During the period of the study, the institution established a significant online teaching program, including both ...
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Successful experiences from a standards-aligned program to create Master Technology Teachers in Texas
Melissa Lozano; Brian Giza; Angel Novelo
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 2572–2577
Reports information from an ongoing and successful program to develop Texas-certified Master Technology Teacher to facilitate language arts activities. Experienced teachers in a graduate program are using a variety of instructional and online...
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Increasing Pre-service Teacher Science Test Success with a Tutorial CD
William Robertson; Brian Giza; Stephanie Kuehne
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 3467–3471
Pre-service teachers often perform poorly on high-stakes state certification exams. Noting that there were a few particular items and concepts that seemed to be the most problematical, the authors developed a n HTML and flash-based tutorial CD that ...
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Supporting Science Teachers' Professional Development with Video and Audio Podcasts
Brian Giza; Milijana Suskavcevic; Olga Koshaleva
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 4693–4696
Grade 8-12 teachers participating in a physics professional development program were required to present, critique, and reflect upon lessons that pertained to specific physics content, and physics teaching content-pedagogy. These weekly activities...