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

Social Networking: Developing Guidelines for Bringing Social Media into the School Environment

Helen McBride; Joan Henley

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 1496–1499

This paper reports the findings of a survey of 430 in-service teachers in graduate level educational leadership courses in a state university to determine the extent to which schools had social media policies in place, the extent to which teachers...

Topics: K-12 Teachers and School Leaders Related, Technology Leadership

An examination of current uses of computer tools in elementary classrooms for a seven-county rural area in south central Missouri

Joan Gail Henley

An examination of current uses of computer tools in elementary classrooms for a seven@-county rural area in south central Missouri (2001) pp. 1–210

The purpose of this study was to investigate teacher practices in terms of classroom use of computer tools in elementary classrooms (grades 2–4) for a seven-county rural area in south-central Missouri. Although several studies (e.g., ACOT, 1995;...

Developing On-line – Evil or a Godsend?

Diana Williams; Joan Henley; Joanna Grymes

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) p. 1136

Many Universities are jumping on the on-line course and program bandwagon, but is this a good thing or a bad thing? Research shows that some students are good on-line students and some are not. It could be said that some professors are good on-line...

Revamping Integrating Technology Courses To Include Common Core And Revised Licensure Programs

Diana Williams; Joan Henley; Joanna Grymes

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) pp. 4758–4759

Due to changes in licensing, the creation of Common Core Standards, the changes in technologies available, universities are changing their licensing programs and revamping the technology courses. A question arises, should technology courses focus on ...

The Top 50 Apps for Smartphone and Tablets for Young Children and How They Align With Developmentally Appropriate Practice

Joan Henley; Diana Williams; Joanna Grymes

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) pp. 2134–2135

Living in a digital age is rapidly changing the face of early childhood education. This presentation provides the findings from a study that rates the top 50 Apps most downloaded and/or ranked as a top application for use by families specifically...

Apps Here, Apps There, Apps Everywhere … Drowning in Apps

Diana Williams; Joan Henley; Joanna Grymes

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 2885–2886

Apps for both the Apple environment and the Android market are prevalent and growing by leaps and bounds. Choosing the apps becomes extremely complicated. Using a rubric/ evaluation tool provided by the presenters will help teachers learn to select...

Topics: K-12 Teachers and School Leaders Related, Development of Future Faculty

Screen Time in Early Childhood Contexts: Considerations, Controversies and Conversation

Joanna Grymes; Diana Williams; Joan Henley

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 1891–1892

The primary focus of this session is to review current research on the interaction of digital technology and young children, and then engage in a discussion about some areas of concern in considering screen time via digital technology with young...

Topics: Early Childhood Education, Mobile Learning, Information Technology Diffusion/Integration

From Face-To-Face To Hybrid: Candidates' Perspectives of Joining a Doctoral Program Offered in a Digital Format

Joe Nichols; Steve Bounds; Joan Henley

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2018 (Mar 26, 2018) pp. 219–225

Doctoral candidates are interviewed as they prepare to be an initial cohort to enroll in a doctoral program in educational leadership that is delivered in a hybrid format. Each interviewee details why he or she selected the program that is...

Topics: Distance/Flexible Education

Supporting Teachers and Families in Choosing Developmentally Appropriate Literacy Learning Apps for Young Children

Joanna Grymes; Joan Henley; Diana Williams

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 1893–1894

A report from the Campaign For Grade-Level Reading (Guernsey, et al., n.d., p. 21) identifies that without supporting parents in making choices about it, technology will not be the “game changer” we hope in terms of educational outcomes. This...

Topics: Early Childhood Education, K-12 Teachers and School Leaders Related

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

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

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

Developing Leadership Skills and Understanding through Thoughtful Reflection on Authentic School Leadership Experiences

Helen McBride; Joan Henley; Mary Jane Bradley; Annette Hux; Joe Nichols

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2018 (Oct 15, 2018) pp. 1411–1415

This presentation will focus on the use of reflective writing used as a tool to stimulate deeper knowledge and understanding of students in an on-line graduate program. The students are participating in authentic leadership experiences in the...

Topics: (2017) Implementation Examples & Issues

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

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