Use of LAN Technology To Enhance the Quality of Field Based Teacher Education Programs

Dennis W. Sunal

The adaptation and use of local area network (LAN) computer technology as an educational enhancement and as a social process in a university teacher education program were studied. The LAN technology, electronic bulletin board, and facsimile...

Teacher Candidates' Conceptualization of Guided Inquiry and Lesson Planning in Social Studies Following Web-Assisted Instruction

Cynthia Szymanski Sunal; Dennis W. Sunal

Theory and Research in Social Education Vol. 31, No. 2 (2003) pp. 243–264

Web-assisted social studies instruction utilizing an online module over 4 weeks with weekly face-to-face discussion of each component was used with 245 elementary teacher candidates working in 35 cooperative groups to assist them in developing an...

Fuzzy Logic, Neural Networks, Genetic Algorithms: Views of Three Artificial Intelligence Concepts Used in Modeling Scientific Systems

Cynthia Szymanski Sunal; Charles L. Karr; Dennis W. Sunal

School Science and Mathematics Vol. 103, No. 2 (February 2003) pp. 81–91

Students' conceptions of three major artificial intelligence concepts used in the modeling of systems in science, fuzzy logic, neural networks, and genetic algorithms were investigated before and after a higher education science course. Students...

Using the Internet to Create Meaningful Instruction

Cynthia Szymanski Sunal; Coralee Smith; Dennis W. Sunal; Judy Britt

Social Studies Vol. 89, No. 1 (1998) pp. 13–17

Considers the wealth of information on the Internet and suggests a number of ways to incorporate it into meaningful instructive activities. Posits five levels of Internet activity: personal use, sharing material with students, incorporating material ...

The Enhancement of Teacher Education through the Use of Communication Technology

John Richard Durham; Dennis W. Sunal

The University of Alabama set up a communication network pilot program to enhance the early childhood and elementary methods block in the College of Education. The pilot program incorporated electronic mail (E-Mail), a fax machine, and a...

Systems in Science: Modeling Using Three Artificial Intelligence Concepts

Cynthia Szymanski Sunal; Charles L. Karr; Coralee Smith; Dennis W. Sunal

Journal of College Science Teaching Vol. 32, No. 6 (2003) pp. 400–5

Describes an interdisciplinary course focusing on modeling scientific systems. Investigates elementary education majors' applications of three artificial intelligence concepts used in modeling scientific systems before and after the course. Reveals...

The Demonstration of Teaching Values in Elementary Pre-Service Teachers' E-Portfolios

Cynthia Szymanski Sunal; Theresa McCormick; Dennis W. Sunal; Craig S. Shwery

International Journal of Social Education Vol. 20, No. 1 (2005) pp. 81–90

In this study, elementary teacher candidates were asked to identify the personal criteria employed in selecting lesson plans for placement in their social studies e-portfolios. Because the criteria developed by the candidates always included...