Exploring relationships between configurations of laptop use and student off-task behavior

Loretta Donovan

Exploring relationships between configurations of laptop use and student off@-task@behavior (2005) pp. 1–215

This study had three purposes: to explore configurations of laptop use in the middle school setting; to explore the range of student off-task behavior during laptop-based learning experiences; and to explore the relationships between the...

Two-Way Mirror: Technology-Rich K-8 and Teacher Education Programs

Loretta Donovan; Tim Green

Action in Teacher Education Vol. 30, No. 4 (2009) pp. 45–55

Teacher education programs must continue to find greater parallels between the experiences provided to teacher candidates and what is occurring in classrooms. In this article, we describe technology use in schools, our courses, and our students'...

There’s Nothing as Practical as Good Theory: Applying Change Constructs to PT3 Initiatives

Neal Strudler; Loretta Donovan

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 3702–3703

In this presentation, we will discuss the change theories of Fullan (2001), Hall and Hord (2001), and Rogers (1995). To illustrate key tenets of these authors, particularly those that relate to faculty development and standards-based planning, we...

Topics: Change, Faculty

Technology-rich teacher education: Faculty concerns during involvement in a technology-rich cohort of teacher candidates

Loretta Donovan; Tim Green

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 4084–4089

Using the Concerns-Based Adoption Model of Change, this study examines faculty concerns during initial implementation of a technology-rich teacher education pilot program. In Fall 2007, 29 teacher candidates began a one-year multiple subject ...

One-to-One Computing in Teacher Education: Faculty Concerns and Implications for Teacher Educators

Loretta Donovan; Tim Green

Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education Vol. 26, No. 4 (2010) pp. 140–148

This study examines initial faculty concerns during implementation of a one-to-one laptop teacher education pilot program. The Concerns-Based Adoption Model of Change provides the theoretical framework and guides the methodology. In fall 2007, 29...

Storytime Using Ipods: Using Technology to Reach All Learners

Brenda Boeglin-Quintana; Loretta Donovan

TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning Vol. 57, No. 6 (November 2013) pp. 49–56

Many educators would agree that one way to enhance reading fluency is by being read to by fluent readers. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of providing students with audio books via an iPod Shuffle during silent reading time at...

iMakers: The who, the what and the how

Loretta Donovan; Tim Green; Jennifer Ponder

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (Mar 05, 2017) pp. 1345–1350

There is no denying that 21st Century learners are their own unique group of learners. Despite this, and the fact that we are in the 17th year of the 21st Century, too often classrooms (and learning environments in general) are not designed or...

Topics: New Possibilities with Information Technologies, Maker (Formerly Engineering Education)

In Their Shoes: Teacher Educators' Reframing Portfolio Development from the Students' Perspective

Cari Klecka; Loretta Donovan; Robert L. Fisher

Journal of Computing in Teacher Education Vol. 24, No. 1 (2007) pp. 31–36

This article examines 14 teacher educators' development of standards-based electronic portfolios. The research focused on the participants' interpretation of the standards and how they conceptualized the portfolio development process in relation to...

Teacher Concerns during Initial Implementation of a One-to-One Laptop Initiative at the Middle School Level

Loretta Donovan; Kendall Hartley; Neal Strudler

Journal of Research on Technology in Education Vol. 39, No. 3 (2007) pp. 263–286

Many schools are initiating projects that place laptop computers into the hands of each student and teacher in the school. These projects entail a great deal of planning and investment by all involved. The teachers in these schools are faced with...

An Examination of One-to-One Computing in the Middle School: Does Increased Access Bring about Increased Student Engagement?

Loretta Donovan; Tim Green; Kendall Hartley

Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 42, No. 4 (2010) pp. 423–441

This study explores configurations of laptop use in a one-to-one environment. Guided by methodologies of the Concerns-Based Adoption Model of change, an Innovation Configuration Map (description of the multiple ways an innovation is implemented) of...

Integrating Wikis in the Support and Practice of Historical Analysis Skills

Catherine Cabiness; Loretta Donovan; Tim D. Green

TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning Vol. 57, No. 6 (November 2013) pp. 38–48

This case study examines the benefits of integrating wikis into the World History curriculum. Six middle school students chosen because of their designation in relevant subgroups--GATE, AVID, and RSP--participated in this 20-week study. Abstract...

One-to-One Laptop Teacher Education: Does Involvement Affect Candidate Technology Skills and Dispositions?

Loretta Donovan; Tim Green; Laurie E. Hansen

Journal of Research on Technology in Education Vol. 44, No. 2 (2012) pp. 121–139

This study compares teacher candidates' initial and changed beliefs, dispositions, and uses of technology in two credential program models: a one-to-one laptop program with ubiquitous technology use and a traditional credential program in which...

Bilingual and ELL Preservice Teachers and Technology Self-Efficacy

Laurie Hansen; Loretta Donovan; Shanan Fitts

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 688–695

This pilot study examines the impact of technology integration within a multiple subject teacher education program with a bilingual or English language learner (ELL) emphasis on teacher candidate technology competence and self-efficacy to integrate...

Who Is a Teacher Educator? Enactment of Teacher Educator Identity through Electronic Portfolio Development

Cari L. Klecka; Loretta Donovan; Karen J. Venditti; Barbara Short

Action in Teacher Education Vol. 29, No. 4 (2008) pp. 83–91

This study examines how participants in the Teacher Educator Standards Cohort enacted their identities through the creation of standards-based portfolios. Fourteen teacher educators participated in the cohort for 1 year. Data sources included the...

Teacher Educator E-Portfolios: The How, the What, and the Why

Barbara Short; Loretta Donovan; Cari Klecka; Karen Venditti

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 1892–1897

This research focused on the analysis of 14 teacher educators' standards-based electronic portfolios developed during their participation in the Teacher Educator Standards Cohort (TESC). The analysis focused on participants' articulated purposes and ...

Building Community in Online Programs for Learners from High and Low Context Cultures

Malia Hoffmann; Loretta Donovan; Tim Green; Nawang Phuntsog

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (Mar 05, 2017) pp. 210–215

This exploratory research examined the perceptions of connectedness of graduate students enrolled in a cohort-based online program in educational technology. Specifically, the research examined how connected the graduate students from low context...

Topics: Distance/Flexible Education, Graduate Education & Faculty Development, Equity & Social Justice

Cultural Communication Characteristics and Student Connectedness in an Online Environment: Perceptions and Preferences of Online Graduate Students

Tim Green; Malia Hoffmann; Loretta Donovan; Nawang Phuntsog

International Journal of E-Learning & Distance Education Vol. 32, No. 2 (2017)

This multi-year exploratory research examined the perceptions of connectedness of students enrolled in an online cohort-based Master's program in educational technology. The research specifically examined the level of connectedness the graduate...

Cultural Communication Characteristics and Student Connectedness in an Online Environment: Perceptions and Preferences of Online Graduate Students

Tim Green; Malia Hoffmann; Loretta Donovan; Nawang Phuntsog

The Journal of Distance Education / Revue de l'ducation Distance Vol. 32, No. 2 (Dec 16, 2017)

This multi-year exploratory research examined the perceptions of connectedness of students enrolled in an online cohort-based Master\u2019s program in educational technology. The research specifically examined the level of connectedness the graduate ...