Teaching and Reaching the Millennial Generation through Media Literacy

David Considine; Julie Horton; Gary Moorman

Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy Vol. 52, No. 6 (March 2009) pp. 471–481

These are times of rapid technological change that challenge all educators. The children currently in school--often referred to as the "Millennial Generation"--have always been immersed in Information Communication Technology. Millennials bring to...

Diversity, Case Study Perspectives and School Administration

Julie Horton; Roma Angel; Melanie Greene

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 1587–1589

Abstract; Learning cannot occur in isolation but requires active participation among people, their cultures and tools (Salomon & Perkins, 1998). When teaching/learning in the area of diversity, many school administrators feel challenged and/or want...

Topics: Administrators

Balancing Instruction, Learner Needs, and Distance Education: A Faculty Dialogue

Linda Pacifici; Sara Zimmerman; Julie Horton; Dick Riedl; Cheryl Knight

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 2517–2521

Because new technologies and techniques continually emerge in education methodology in teaching and facilitating learning are ever changing. Consequently, faculty members from Appalachian State University will facilitate a dialogue that focuses on...

Topics: Faculty, Distance Education, Educational Technology

ePortfolios and Interdisciplinary Adult Degree Programs

Layne Ray Bryant; Dianna Zeh Rust; Julie Fox-Horton; Amy Denise Johnson

International Journal of ePortfolio Vol. 7, No. 2 (2017) pp. 129–138

This article discusses the use of ePortfolios in interdisciplinary online adult degree programs at two universities. Whereas one university uses the ePortfolio only in a capstone course, the other institution introduces the ePortfolio in an...

Challenges of Technology in Teacher Education: The North Carolina Experience

Connie Ulmer; Muffoletto Roberto; Angel Roma; Bronack Stephen; Linda Pacifici; Moorman Gary; Julie Horton; Bill Barber; Heather Clark; Richard Riedl

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 2787–2789

As educators we promote and encourage teachers to include technology in their classrooms because they are preparing the children of our country's future know as the information age. Technology has changed the literacy in America and many believe...

Topics: Teachers, Classrooms

Infusing Technology into a Traditional Graduate School Administration Program: Challenges to Authentic Curriculum and Pedagogical Transformation

Roma Angel; John Tashner; Rob Sanders; Ralph Hall; Stephen White; Kenneth Jenkins; Linda O'Neal; Julie Horton; Melanie Greene; Louis Safer

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 1543–1546

Abstract: The symposium focuses on curriculum and pedagogical issues surrounding the efforts of university faculty to transform, through technology infusion, a traditional graduate-level school administration program. Cognizant of the need to...

Topics: Schools