Bridging the Gender Gap: Girls R.O.C.

Virginia Eaton; Charlotte Owens; Kim Taylor

WebNet World Conference on the WWW and Internet 2000 (2000) p. 969

Girls Research Opportunities in Computing (Girls R.O.C.) is a gender equity program for middle school girls designed to increase interest in computer science. This poster session will present an overview of the program and research findings drawn...

Topics: Schools, Computer Sciences, Middle School Education

Mining for Knowledge about Technology Training

A. Dale Magoun; Charlotte H. Owens

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1999 (1999) pp. 1411–1416

This paper concentrates on an evaluation of the NSF/NLU Teacher Enhancement program (TEP). The TEP, a three-year project sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF), allowed the Department of Computer Science to bring to Northeast Louisiana ...

Topics: Science, Evaluation, Teachers, Computer Sciences

The Effects of Technology on the Attitudes of Classroom Teachers (E-TACT)

Jan Anyan; Charlotte Owens; Dale Magoun

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2000 (2000) pp. 1528–1533

Everyday, one sees or hears news about the latest advancements in educational technology and what these new technologies can do for our children and their learning environment. The focus of these studies concentrated on the effects of technology...

Topics: Teachers, Educational Technology, Attitudes, Schools

A Comparative Study of the Impact of Technology Training onTeachers’ Attitudes

Virginia Eaton; Dale Magoun; Charlotte Owens

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1999 (1999) pp. 1444–1449

The purpose of this study was to investigate the attitudinal changes toward technology as a result of the National Science Foundation/Northeast Louisiana University Teacher Enhancement Program (NSF/NLU TEP), which was funded in 1995 (Eaton, 1995). ...

Topics: Teachers

Evaluation of the Girls Research Opportunities in Computing (Girls R.O.C.)

Cesar Morales; Charlotte Owens; Dale Mcgoun; Rhonda Christensen; Gerald Knezek

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 1282–1283

The Department of Computer Science at the University of Louisiana conducted the NSF/Girls R.O.C. program that was a three-week summer residential project during the month of July 2000. Twenty-four middle school girls were recruited within a 90...

Topics: Middle School Education, Computer Sciences, Science, Computers

A Final Report: ARTS to the Delta

A. Dale Magoun; Charlotte Owens; Gerald Knezek; Rhonda Christensen

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 3305–3310

This paper is a final report for a three-year grant sponsored by the U.S. Department of Commerce Technology Opportunities Program (TOP) that was awarded as a partnership between the University of Louisiana at Monroe and the Monroe Chamber of...

Topics: Educational Technology, Evaluation

The Effects of Distance Learning on the Attitudes of Elementary Age Children: Year 2, a Follow-up Study

Charlotte Owens; Dale Magoun; Gerald Knezek; Rhonda Christensen

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) p. 2994

ARTS to the Delta, a 1+ million dollar project, is an advanced-technology infrastructure program for the region of northeast Louisiana which provides a gateway for education, skills training, and enrichment for Louisiana delta-area students. The...

Topics: Distance Education, Educational Technology, Students

Online Professional Content Development for Middle School Educators

Karen McFerrin; Robert Gillan; Ron McBride; Charlotte Owens; William Morrison

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 3580–3585

The Online Initiative to Support Content Development in the Middle Schools is a collaborative partnership among the Northwestern State University College of Education, the NSU Space Science Group, and the Louisiana Middle School Association which...

Topics: Mathematics, Schools, Professional Development, Science, Middle School Education

Training Principals for Teaching With Technology: Jacksonville State University's Online and Hybrid MSE Program

William Kiser; Mary Owens; Charlotte Eady; Isreal Eady

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 1876–1883

A major focus of the MSE Program in Instructional Leadership at Jacksonville State University is to equip new principals with the knowledge and ability to change schools. This paper explains how the redesigned curriculum features the use of...

A first year evaluation for a Distance Education Initiative (DEI) grant for three Louisiana universities

Dale Magoun; Charlotte Owens; Robert Gillan; Larry Stout

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 2074–2081

The collaboration between three universities to respond to the new standards for the certification of Educational Technology Facilitation and Leadership was exhibited in the seven new courses offered by the coalition during this first year of the...

Topics: Educational Technology, Leadership

The Effects of Distance Learning on the Attitudes on the Attitudes of Elementary Age Children as Assessed by their Teachers

Dale Magoun; Rhonda Christensen; Charlotte Owens; Gerald Knezek

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 473–479

"ARTS to the Delta" is an advanced-technology infrastructure for northeast Louisiana that provides a gateway for education, skills training, and enrichment for Delta-area students. The school dropout rates for students in these rural parishes are...

Topics: Students, Educational Technology, Schools, Evaluation, Attitudes

Louisiana Computer Science Certification Online Collaborative Initiative

Charlotte Owens; A. Dale Magoun; Robert Gillan; Theresa Overall

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 2309–2311

The results of the development of eight online undergraduate and graduate courses to meet the new International Society for Technology in Education and National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education standards for the Computer Science...

Topics: Educational Technology, Evaluation, Collaboration, Computer Sciences

Online School Continuity Plan: Academic, Accreditation, & Accountability

Karen McFerrin; Robert Gillan; Ronald McBride; Charlotte Owens

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 444–447

The Online School Continuity Plan: Academic, Accreditation, & Accountability initiative is a planned collaborative partnership among the Northwestern State University College of Education faculty and faculty at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, ...

Topics: Planning, Faculty, Schools, Educational Technology

Your Math and Science Connection to Online Learning www.spacesciencegroup.nsula.edu

Bob Gillan; Mike Hawkins; Charlotte Owens; Karen McFerrin

WebNet World Conference on the WWW and Internet 2000 (2000) pp. 878–880

As Science: Out of This World begins its 8 th year as an award-winning middle school science series, it has a new look and has embarked on a bold journey to new frontiers. This paper discusses the planning and research that went into the move...

Topics: Science, Middle School Education

Meeting NCATE and ISTE Standards for Educational Technology Facilitation and Leadership: An Online Solution

John Tollett; Ronald McBride; Bob Gillan; Larry Stout; Charlotte Owens

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 2747–2752

In the Fall of 2001, The International Society for Technology and Education announced the performance assessment standards for initial and advanced educational computing and technology programs. To address this, the State of Louisiana approved new...

Topics: Integration, Educational Technology

Commonalities in Professional Development and Research Designs: Setting the Stage for Cross-Project Findings from NSF ITEST Activities, Part 1

Gerald Knezek; Rhonda Christensen; Dale Magoun; Charlotte Owens

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 3258–3259

In this symposium, projects from the U.S. National Science Foundation's Information Technology Experiences for Teachers and Students (ITEST) Program will describe their teacher training models and research designs from a perspective of sharing plans ...

Topics: Standards, Professional Development, Teachers, Information Sciences, Students

Scientific and Technology Learning: Enhancing the Attitudes Toward Technology for Middle School Girls

Charlotte Owens; Dale Magoun; Virginia Eaton; Kim Taylor

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 2408–2409

Middle school girls, selected from several rural and urban school districts in northeast Louisiana, participated in a three-week program at The University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM). Pre and post-attitude surveys as measured by the Computer...

Topics: Change, Schools, Attitudes, Middle School Education

Reversing the Pattern of Low Performance in College Algebra Using the National Center for Academic Transformations’ Roadmap to Redesign Approach

A. Dale Magoun; Azime Saydam; Charlotte Owens; Elizabeth Smith; Stephen Richters

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 739–744

Integrating technology into the ollege-level classroom has recently received much attention from the National Center for Academic Transformation NCAT). Under their roadmap to redesign (R2R) criteria, mathematics classrooms at many universities have ...

Topics: Curriculum, Mathematics, Classrooms

DAMSALS2 ITEST Project--Technology Infused Science Set in the Local Environment

Patty Watts; Michael Camille; Charlotte Owens; Rhonda Christensen; Gerald Knesek; Theresa Overall

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 3775–3780

The DAMSALS2 ITEST Project at University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) is training teachers to provide students with technology skills needed to prepare them for technology intensive careers in agriculture. Eco-loggers, hand-held GPS units, and...

Topics: Teachers, Information Sciences, Students

Integrating College Algebra with Modularity and Technology

A. Dale Magoun; Stephen Richters; Azime Saydam; Charlotte Owens; Elizabeth Smith

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 4505–4509

Assessing the Performance of College Algebra Using Modularity and Technology: A Two Year Case Study of NCAT’s Supplemental Model

A. Dale Magoun; David Hare; Azime Saydam; Charlotte Owens; Elizabeth Smith

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 3471–3478

Integrating technology into the college-level classroom has recently received much attention from the National Center for Academic Transformation (NCAT, 2009). Under their roadmap to redesign (R2R) criteria, mathematics classrooms at many...

Teacher and Student Attitudes Toward Information Technology in Four Nations

Gerald Knezek; Rhonda Christensen; Elizabeth 'Libby' Gilmore; Haesun Kim; A. Dale Magoun; Charlotte Owens; Césareo Morales; Bert Moonen; Joke Voogt

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1999 (1999) pp. 916–918

This international panel compares teacher and student attitudes toward information technology in four nations: Korea, Mexico, The Netherlands, and the USA. 1998 data has been gathered using instrumentation in common for several two-nation or ...

Topics: Information Communication Technologies

Measurement of STEM Dispositions in Elementary School Students

Gerald Knezek; Rhonda Christensen; Tandra Tyler-Wood; Sita Periathiruvaldi; Curby Alexander; Garry Mayes; Charlotte Owens; Dale Magoun

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 1052–1059

This paper focuses on the development and refinement of a new instrument for measuring Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) dispositions in elementary school students. Reliability and validity indices are presented, as well as a cross...