Contradictions, disturbances and transformations: An activity theoretical analysis of three faculty members' experience with designing and teaching online courses

Lisa Peruski

(2003) pp. 1–301

The activities of course design and teaching in higher education settings is a long established work activity for many faculty members. With the advent of the World Wide Web and online education, the context for these activities is changing. Many...

Webs of Activity in Online Course Design and Teaching

Lisa Peruski; Punya Mishra

Association for Learning Technology Journal Vol. 12, No. 1 (March 2004) pp. 37–49

In this study, we followed three faculty members' experiences with designing and teaching online courses for the first time. In order to complete the activity, the faculty members had to work collaboratively with others across the university....

Technology diffusion in the culture of higher education

Lisa Peruski; Punya Mishra; Cheryl Rosaen

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 1731–1736

Abstract: We draw from research on the culture of higher education to describe the process of technology diffusion within a large teacher education program. We followed the activities of a small, diverse group of individuals administering a PT3...

Topics: Educational Technology

Developing Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPCK) Through Teaching Online

Punya Mishra; Lisa Peruski; Matthew Koehler

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 2208–2213

Abstract: This is a cross-case analysis of three faculty members who designed and taught online classes for the first time. In a "learning technology by design" class, faculty and students cooperatively designed an online class that the faculty...

With a Little Help From Your Students: A New Model for Faculty Development and Online Course Design

Matthew J. Koehler; Punyashloke Mishra; Kathryn Hershey; Lisa Peruski

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 12, No. 1 (2004) pp. 25–55

Institutions of higher education are faced with the challenge of developing faculty who are ready, willing, and able to teach online. Standard approaches towards faculty development often miss the dynamic and complex relationship between content,...

Topics: Faculty, Educational Technology

Boundary Crossings: An Activity Theoretical Analysis of Technology Diffusion in a Teacher Education Program

Lisa Peruski; Punya Mishra; Cheryl Rosaen; Matthew Koehler

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 1647–1653

Abstract: Technology diffusion refers to the process of spreading a program of technology use across/throughout an organization, program, etc. We used activity theory to frame the research design and analysis of a qualitative study with the goal of...

With a Little Help from Your Students: A New Model for Faculty Development and Online Course Design

Punya Mishra; Matthew J. Koehler; Kathryn Hershey; Lisa Peruski

Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association 2002 (April 2002)

Institutions of higher education must find ways to develop the expertise needed to teach in the online world. Rather than address the technology as a separate set of skills that can be addressed separately through workshops, this paper makes the...

With a little help from your students: A new model for faculty development and online course design

Matthew Koehler; Kathryn Hershey; Lisa Peruski; Punya Mishra

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 688–692

We describe an approach to faculty development that brings together senior education faculty and graduate students to design online learning environments. This approach forces course designers to confront beliefs about what constitutes good teaching,...

Topics: Educational Technology, Faculty, Students