Designing Practical Field Experiences in Online Programs for Aspiring Principals, Curriculum and Special Education Directors

Jackie McBride; Joan Henley

EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2015 (Jun 22, 2015) pp. 104–107

This presentation will provide detailed information about the structure of an internship experience and the roles and responsibilities of the university faculty, the students, and the site mentors in an online Educational Leadership Program at one...

Topics: Leadership, Curriculum, Country-Specific Developments

"Cyberslacking" in the Classroom: The Reactions of Classroom Teachers

Jackie McBride; Julie Milligan; Joe Nichols

College Student Journal Vol. 47, No. 1 (March 2013) pp. 212–218

The use of on-line instruction at the university level is becoming increasingly prevalent. In one Arkansas university, computer assisted instruction occurs in the form of web-based assignments through on-line courses and degree programs. Students,...

Teachers' Reactions to Cyberslacking in the Classroom

Jackie McBride; Joe Nichols; Julie Milligan; Joan Henley

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2013 (Jun 24, 2013) pp. 2169–2174

In one Arkansas university, computer assisted instruction occurs in the form of web-based assignments through on-line courses. Students aspiring to become educational leaders, engage in weekly web discussions and activities through the use of...

Effectively Organizing and Managing an Electronic Portfolio

Jackie McBride; Joan Henley; Joanna Grymes; Diana Williams

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 975–980

Electronic portfolios (e-folios) are often used as a means of evaluating students’ performance in many higher education institutes. E-portfolios provide a creative way of organizing, summarizing, and sharing student artifacts, and demonstrating...

Topics: Portfolios, Graduate Education & Faculty Development, Assessment and E-Folios

Orientation, Preparation, and Support of Online Adjunct Faculty for Online Course Delivery: Developing, Conducting and Financing a Weekend Workshop

Annette Hux; Cindy Nichols; Joe Nichols; Joan Henley; Jackie McBride; Mary Jane Bradley; Rick Hux

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2018 (Mar 26, 2018) pp. 1511–1517

We will be discussing how to implement a training model for adjunct online educators, respective of how we plan to address these topics with our adjuncts: delivery platform, academic and student policies, technical and other support service,...

Topics: Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies

Compliance with New State Requirements for Professional Education Program Approval Implementing In-person Site-based Management into Completely Asynchronous Courses For Practimums, Field Studies, and Internships

Annette R Hux; Jackie McBride; Joan Henley; Mary Jane Bradley; Alicia Shaw

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2019 (Nov 04, 2019) pp. 235–238

: The purpose of this roundtable presentation is to investigate and further develop a plan to implement new State policy standards (effective Fall 2020) for program licensure endorsement in educational leadership. The new State standards require...

Topics: online learning environments, Government initiatives and programs, Evaluating for quality improvement

Adjunct Professor Preparation Conference: A Day of Learning

Annette Hux; Joe Nichols; Cindy Nichols; Joan Henley; Jackie McBride; Mary Jane Bradley; Rick Hux

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2018 (Oct 15, 2018) pp. 473–479

Abstract: This presentation discusses the results and outcomes of an in-service training model Arkansas State University’s Department of Educational Leadership presented for 19 adjunct online educators during April of 2018. Permanent faculty had...

Topics: Course, program, project, and other forms of evaluation

Assessment Issues in an On-Line Environment - Addressing Rater Reliability Issues

Jackie McBride; Joan Henley; Mary Jane Bradley; Joe Nichols; Annette Hux; Cindy Nichols

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2018 (Mar 26, 2018) pp. 977–982

Assessment in a large scale on-line environment has potential reliability issues when two or more independent assessors are scoring assignments Determining the consistency of the scoring across the assignment can be challenging Ensuring that...

Topics: faculty development, Research & Evaluation

Trials, Tribulations, and Triumphs-The "3 Ts" of Course Development and Delivery of an On-Line Program in a Partnership between a Public State University and the Private Sector

Jackie McBride; Steve Bounds; Mitch Holifield; Joe Nichols; Julie Milligan; Joan Henley; Cindy Nichols

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2009 (Oct 26, 2009) pp. 1367–1372

This presentation will focus on the ongoing challenges and opportunities in a partnership between a state university and a partner from the private sectors to provide a high quality non-licensure master’s program for teachers and other educators...

An Open Discussion about Clinical Internships for Educational Leadership Programs in an Online Learning Environment

Jackie McBride; Annette Hux; Joan Henley; Mary Jane Bradley; Alicia Shaw

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2019 (Nov 04, 2019) pp. 616–620

This round table discussion will focus on how participants are meeting the requirements of CAEP Standard 2 in an online learning environment. In 2019, 295 accredited online schools offered 1,218 online educational leadership degree programs to...

Topics: Authentic, contextualized, and real-world learning

Out of Sight, Out of Mind? Improving On-line Instruction in Educational Leadership Graduate Courses Through YouTube

Joe Nichols; Annette Hux; Cindy Nichols; Jackie McBride; Mary Jane Bradley

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2018 (Mar 26, 2018) pp. 886–891

Universities have migrated to many on-line formats in recent years. As a result the loss of face-to face contact has created a more impersonal. This study focuses on the use of YouTube as an added interaction tool with course candidates. The...

Topics: faculty development, New Possibilities with Information Technologies