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Self-regulation of strategies and motivation to enhance interaction and social presence in computer-mediated communication
J. Michael Blocher
(1997) pp. 1–215
Distance education is fast adopting newly developed technologies such as interactive CD-ROM and the Internet to help in delivery of course material. These newly developed technologies may have a profound impact on traditional instructional delivery...
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Increasing Learner Interaction: Using Jigsaw Online
J Michael Blocher
Educational Media International Vol. 42, No. 3 (September 2005) pp. 269–278
Although delivered via distance learning technology, distributed learning is substantially different in fundamental ways. Distributed learning could be described as a distance learning environment that supports the co-construction of knowledge, an...
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Blended Learning Design for Teacher Preparation Course
J. Michael Blocher; Tina Chaseley; Laura Blocher
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) pp. 1849–1855
This paper details the redesign of a literacy block in a pre-service teacher program that included a practicum experience. Due to scheduling issues the instructor used a blended learning approach that allowed students to engage in learning...
Topics: Distance/Flexible Education, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies
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Using Constructionist Principals In Designing And Integrating Online Collaborative Interactions
J. Michael Blocher; Gary Tucker
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 138–143
This paper describes a study that took an action research approach to investigate learners' experience using CMC to engage in a collaborative project in an online learning environment. Communication messages were archived for analysis and a post...
Topics: Interaction, Educational Technology, Communication, Collaboration
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Evaluation of an Integrated Constructionist Model for Meaningful Online Learning
J. Michael Blocher; Shadow Armfield; Gary Tucker
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 917–918
Abstract: To facilitate this meaningful learning in an online course the course was designed around a model based on the Constructionist Learning Theory. The Integrated Constructionist Model that was implemented was initially developed in a face-to...
Topics: Social Studies
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How Research in Distance Education Can Affect Practice
Marina Stock McIsaac; J Michael Blocher
Educational Media International Vol. 35, No. 1 (1998) pp. 43–47
Examines distance education as a global movement (development, technology, telecommunications); identifies research constructs (transactional distance, interaction, learner control); social context that can help in applying research to practice; and ...
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Ways to Use Reflections of Classroom Observations to Operationalize the ISTE Standards
J. Michael Blocher; Shadow Armfield; Hoda Harati
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2018 (Mar 26, 2018) pp. 1089–1092
Teaching future teachers to understand the ISTE Standards for Students and Educators can be complex as preservice teachers may not possess the background knowledge to operationalize what the standards might look like in practice. The paper outlines ...
Topics: Workforce Education
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From Email to Virtual Reality: An Online Master's of Education in Educational Technology that Models Interaction
Laura Sujo de Montes; Michael J. Blocher
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 2944–2946
This paper addresses how Northern Arizona University (NAU), an institution that serves mostly rural students in Arizona, created and implemented a totally online Master's of Education in Educational Technology degree that is based on the...
Topics: Interaction, Educational Technology, Students, Virtual Environments
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Modified Flipped Classroom: A Project-Based Spiraling Curriculum Model to Support Learning Efficiency and Engagement
Jing Liu; J. Michael Blocher; Shadow Armfield; Elizabeth Moore
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (Mar 05, 2017) pp. 2391–2396
An international collaboration between a Chinese Visiting Scholar and faculty at a US College of Education provided the opportunity to share, investigate and evaluate a flipped classroom model that endeavors to make the best use of in-class time. By ...
Topics: Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK)
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Technology Integration, Change, and Preservice Teachers: Lessons Learned
Laura Sujo de Montes; J. Michael Blocher; Shadow Armfield
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 1618–1620
This paper discusses changes made to a required technology course for elementary major students at a Southwestern university. Worth noting is the resistance that preservice teachers demonstrated when they were presented with the new curriculum and...
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Digital Citizenship: Providing Context
J. Michael Blocher; Shadow Armfield; Elizabeth Moore; Laura Sujo-Montes
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 656–660
This paper will provide details of the redesign of a digital citizenship unit for pre-service teachers to better support students gaining a global perspective and foundation of digital equity which supports social justice. The purpose of the...
Topics: Equity & Social Justice
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Know Thyself: Becoming a Professional through Technology Integrated Lesson Development and Implementation and Reflective Practice
Shadow Armfield; J. Michael Blocher; Laura Sujo-Montes; Elizabeth Moore
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 3065–3073
Throughout the past decade our faculty has worked to develop learning environments that both prepare our students to use technologies and develop strategies for integrating the technologies seamlessly into the learning environment. In recent years...
Topics: Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK), Professional Development, Mentoring
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Student and Teacher Perceptions of Interaction in Online Computer-Mediated Communication
Marina Stock McIsaac; J Michael Blocher; Veena Mahes; Charalambos Vrasidas
Educational Media International Vol. 36, No. 2 (1999) pp. 121–31
Examines recent research on student interactions and student course evaluations in six Web-based courses taught at Arizona State University between 1996 and 1998. Topics include online interaction; computer conferencing; teaching research methods;...
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Reflective Teaching to Enhance Technology Integration
J. Michael Blocher; Tina Chaseley; Shadow Armfield; Laura Blocher; Laura Sujo-Montes
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 2411–2416
Teaching is a complex task and integrating technology in a meaningful manner has been termed a “wicked problem.” This paper describes a computer in the classroom course for teacher candidates which has a primary objective of promoting reflective...
Topics: Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK), Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies
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Providing Context for Technology Integration: Teacher Candidates Engage in Real-World Data Collection
Jordan Foster; Devon Swanson; J. Michael Blocher; Shadow Armfield; Laura Blocher; Laura Sujo-Montes
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 1412–1416
Teaching future teachers to understand the ISTE Standards for Students and Educators can be complex as preservice teachers may not possess the background knowledge to operationalize what the standards might look like in practice. Teacher candidates...
Topics: Creativity, Computational Thinking
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Shifting from Instruction to Construction: A Personal Meaningful Experience
J Michael Blocher; Jennifer Echols; Laura Sujo de Montes; Elizabeth Willis; Gary Tucker
Action in Teacher Education Vol. 24, No. 4 (2003) pp. 74–78
Presents a case study of one student's passage through an online M.ED. in Educational Technology degree program and her subsequent experience integrating her newly acquired knowledge, skills, and methods in the real world of her own teaching...
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Contextually Based Professional Development
J Michael Blocher; Shadow W. Armfield; Laura Sujo-Montes; Gary Tucker; Elizabeth Willis
Computers in the Schools Vol. 28, No. 2 (2011) pp. 158–169
In this article, the authors detail a study of a three-year professional development project designed to increase in-service teachers' classroom technology integration. Participants engaged in learning activities that modeled technology integration...
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Of Public Interest: Are Pre-Service Teachers Being Prepared to Teach the Citizenry of Tomorrow?
Laura Sujo de Montes; Jean Ann Foley; Mary Lane-Kelso; J. Michael Blocher
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 1826–1830
This paper presents the reactions of preservice teachers to a mandatory practicum in a technology course that historically has not had one. Besides the addition of a practicum, the course was redesigned to use Problem-Based Learning as a vehicle to...
Topics: Teachers
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Technology Infused Professional Development: A Framework for Development and Analysis
Julie Gess-Newsome; J. Michael Blocher,; Joëlle Clark; Jackie Menasco; Elizabeth M. Willis
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 3, No. 3 (April 2003) pp. 324–340
The world has changed in 30 years, and the changes that will occur in the next 30 years are sure to exceed our wildest expectations. But some issues in education are perennial, even while they take on the flavor of their social and historical...
Topics: Training, Educational Technology, Professional Development, Human Computer Interaction, Networking Technologies
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eBooks for Learning: An International Collaboration
J. Michael Blocher; Maurizio Tuliani; Matteo Musumeci; Elizabeth Moore; Giorgio Lorenzoni; Shadow Armfield
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) pp. 1856–1861
This paper describes an online collaboration between faculty at a southwestern teacher preparation program and middle school faculty in Siena Italy. The purpose of the collaboration was twofold; a) to teach the Italian middle school students how to...
Topics: Distance/Flexible Education, International Education, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies
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The pedagogical perspective of adaptive learning environment
Hoda Harati; Chih Tu; Shadow Armfield; J Michael Blocher; John Doherty
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2018 (Mar 26, 2018) pp. 1478–1484
Adaptive learning is considered as the next generation of online learning environment which brings individualized learning pathway for the users and students This new system customizes the learning materials based on the needs and ability level of...
Topics: New Possibilities with Information Technologies, Distance/Flexible Education, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies
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A Study of the Predictive Relationship between Online Social Presence and ONLE Interaction
Chih-Hsiung Tu; Cherng-Jyh Yen; J Michael Blocher; Junn-Yih Chan
International Journal of Distance Education Technologies Vol. 10, No. 3 (2012) pp. 53–66
Open Network Learning Environments (ONLE) are online networks that afford learners the opportunity to participate in creative content endeavors, personalized identity projections, networked mechanism management, and effective collaborative community ...
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From the Thinking Board to NCATE/ISTE: How to Grow an Online Graduate Program
Laura Sujo de Montes; Elizabeth Willis; J. Michael Blocher; Gary Tucker; Cathy Gunn
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 3157–3160
What happens when similar-thinking faculty provide a "shared intelligence" to create a new program? How is knowledge building impacted when it is designed to be technology mediated? This panel presentation brings faculty from a southwestern...