Effects of content acquisition podcasts on vocabulary performance of secondary students with and without learning disabilities

Michael J. Kennedy

(2011) pp. 1–192

The purpose of this experimental research study was to investigate effects of using Content Acquisition Podcasts (CAPs) to provide vocabulary instruction to adolescents with and without learning disabilities (LD). A total of 279 urban high school...

Effects of Content Acquisition Podcasts to Develop Preservice Teachers' Knowledge of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports

Michael J. Kennedy; Cathy Newman Thomas

Exceptionality Vol. 20, No. 1 (2012) pp. 1–19

A critical issue facing the field of education is the need to improve teachers' preparation to effectively manage student behavior in the classroom. Many pre- and in-service teachers receive exposure to evidence-based behavioral interventions, such...

Literacy Instruction, Technology, and Students with Learning Disabilities: Research We Have, Research We Need

Michael J. Kennedy; Donald D. Deshler

Learning Disability Quarterly Vol. 33, No. 4 (2010) pp. 289–298

Technology, whether assistive (AT) or instructional (IT), has played an uneven role in the field of learning disabilities since its inception more than a half century ago. In addition, technology is in a constant state of flux; hence, researchers...

Using Enhanced Podcasts to Augment Limited Instructional Time in Teacher Preparation

Michael J. Kennedy; Juliet E. Hart; Ryan O. Kellems

Teacher Education and Special Education Vol. 34, No. 2 (May 2011) pp. 87–105

Teacher education programs are limited in terms of available face-to-face instructional time for preparing general education teacher candidates to work with students with exceptionalities. Given this constraint, developing innovative use of...

Scenario-based multi-user virtual environments (MUVEs) in education

Michael Jacobson; Deborah Richards; Shannon Kennedy-Clark; Denise Wood

ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2010 (2010) pp. 459–462

The rapid growth in the use of virtual worlds in educational contexts has raised many questions about the pedagogical benefits of these technologies for teaching and learning. This symposium will focus on the use of scenario-based multi-user virtual ...

Weather, Climate, Web 2.0: 21st Century Students Speak Climate Science Well

Cheryl White Sundberg; Teresa Kennedy; Michael R. L. Odell

Journal of Interactive Online Learning Vol. 12, No. 3 pp. 122–155

Problem-based learning (PBL) and inquiry learning (IL) employ extensive scaffolding that results in cognitive load reduction and allows students to learn in complex domains. Hybrid teacher professional development models (PDM) using 21st century...

Topics: Students

K12 Online and Blended Learning: Current Research and Challenges into Implementation and Teacher Education.

Brianne Jackson; Michael Barbour; Rebecca Parks; Kathryn Kennedy

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (Mar 05, 2017) pp. 1634–1637

Blended learning is a growing trend in K12 education (Gemin, Pape, Shaw & Watson, 2015; Watson, Murin, Vashaw, Gemin, & Rapp, 2012), however, research into online, and in particular, blended learning at the P12 level is emerging (Morgan, 2015; Swan, ...

Topics: Distance/Flexible Education, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies

Effects of Multimedia Vocabulary Instruction on Adolescents with Learning Disabilities

Michael J. Kennedy; Donald D. Deshler; John Wills Lloyd

Journal of Learning Disabilities Vol. 48, No. 1 (2015) pp. 22–38

The purpose of this experimental study is to investigate the effects of using content acquisition podcasts (CAPs), an example of instructional technology, to provide vocabulary instruction to adolescents with and without learning disabilities (LD)....

Improving teacher candidates' knowledge of phonological awareness: A multimedia approach

Michael J. Kennedy; Melissa K. Driver; Paige C. Pullen; Emily Ely; Mira T. Cole

Computers & Education Vol. 64, No. 1 (May 2013) pp. 42–51

Knowledge of phonological awareness (PA) and how to teach students to develop PA is an important component of teacher preparation given its role in learning to read. We believe multimedia can play a key role in improving how educators acquire,...

Language: English

Improving Preservice Teachers' Knowledge and Application of Functional Behavioral Assessments Using Multimedia

Shanna Eisner Hirsch; Michael J. Kennedy; Shana J. Haines; Cathy Newman Thomas; Kat D. Alves

Behavioral Disorders Vol. 41, No. 1 (2015) pp. 38–50

Functional behavioral assessment (FBA) is an empirically supported intervention associated with decreasing problem behavior and increasing appropriate behavior. To date, few studies have examined multimedia approaches to FBA training. This paper...

Use of instructional technology to improve teacher candidate knowledge of vocabulary instruction

Emily Ely; Paige C. Pullen; Michael J. Kennedy; Shanna Eisner Hirsch; Mira Cole Williams

Computers & Education Vol. 75, No. 1 (June 2014) pp. 44–52

Teacher educators play an influential role in the chain of improvement needed to address gaps in vocabulary knowledge and performance for some children. If created in careful accordance to design principles, multimedia can serve as a tool to improve ...

Language: English

Effects of a Multimedia Professional Development Package on Inclusive Science Teachers' Vocabulary Instruction

Michael J. Kennedy; Wendy J. Rodgers; John Elwood Romig; John Wills Lloyd; Mary T. Brownell

Journal of Teacher Education Vol. 68, No. 2 (2017) pp. 213–230

Vocabulary knowledge is vital for students' success in school and beyond. However, students with disabilities and others who consistently score below their peers on various measures of vocabulary knowledge have difficulties in secondary-level...

Introducing the Content Acquisition Podcast Professional Development Process: Supporting Vocabulary Instruction for Inclusive Middle School Science Teachers

Michael J. Kennedy; Wendy J. Rodgers; John Elwood Romig; Hannah Morris Mathews; Katherine N. Peeples

Teacher Education and Special Education Vol. 41, No. 2 (2018) pp. 140–157

Improving inclusive middle school science teachers' vocabulary instruction is a critical step toward helping those professionals support the learning needs of all students. In this Institute of Education Sciences (IES)-funded project, inclusive...

Supporting high school teachers' implementation of evidence-based classroom management practices

Michael J. Kennedy; Shanna Eisner Hirsch; Wendy J. Rodgers; Andy Bruce; John Wills Lloyd

Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 63, No. 1 (April 2017) pp. 47–57

Teachers who employ practices associated with positive behavior intervention and support (e.g., provide opportunities to respond, behavior specific praise, and pre-corrections) create superior learning environments. In a randomized-controlled trial, ...

Language: English

Using Content Acquisition Podcasts to Deliver Core Content to Preservice Teacher Candidates

Michael J. Kennedy; Ryan O. Kellems; Cathy Newman Thomas; Jennifer R. Newton

Intervention in School and Clinic Vol. 50, No. 3 (January 2015) pp. 163–168

Teacher educators are always looking for instructional strategies that are easy to create and use but are powerful for promoting learning among preservice teacher candidates. Content acquisition podcasts (CAPs) is an example of an instructional...

A Triarchic Model for Teaching “Introduction to Special Education”: Case Studies, Content Acquisition Podcasts, and Effective Feedback

Michael Kennedy; Jennier Newton; Shana Haines; Chriss Walther-Thomas; Ryan Kellems

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 20, No. 3 (July 2012) pp. 251–275

Those who teach introductory level courses in special education to preservice teacher candidates often face a paradox in terms of whether to use limited instructional time to either focus on characteristics of students with disabilities or emphasize ...

Improving teacher candidate knowledge using content acquisition podcasts

Michael J. Kennedy; Cathy Newman Thomas; Sara Aronin; Jennifer R. Newton; John Wills Lloyd

Computers & Education Vol. 70, No. 1 (January 2014) pp. 116–127

There are many open questions with respect to theory and empirical support for methods used in college teaching, especially when technology is incorporated into instruction. In this article, we report the results of a study of a multimedia-based...

Language: English

Using Evidence-Based Multimedia to Improve Vocabulary Performance of Adolescents With LD: A UDL Approach

Michael J. Kennedy; Cathy Newman Thomas; J Patrick Meyer; Kat D. Alves; John Wills Lloyd

Learning Disability Quarterly Vol. 37, No. 2 (May 2014) pp. 71–86

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework that is commonly used for guiding the construction and delivery of instruction intended to support all students. In this study, we used a related model to guide creation of a multimedia-based...

Topics: Learning Disabilities, Business, Adolescents, Social Studies, Multimedia

Improving instruction of future teachers: A multimedia approach that supports implementation of evidence-based vocabulary practices

Emily Ely; Michael J. Kennedy; Paige C. Pullen; Mira Cole Williams; Shanna Eisner Hirsch

Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 44, No. 1 (November 2014) pp. 35–43

Teacher education efforts must prepare future teachers to implement evidence-based practices that are effective for all students. A strand of practices necessary for reading competence is vocabulary instruction; however, teachers spend less time...

Language: English

Using Content Acquisition Podcasts to Increase Student Knowledge and to Reduce Perceived Cognitive Load

Michael J. Kennedy; Shanna Eisner Hirsch; Sarah E. Dillon; Lindsey Rabideaux; Kathryn D. Alves; Melissa K. Driver

Teaching of Psychology Vol. 43, No. 2 (2016) pp. 153–158

The use of multimedia-driven instruction in college courses is an emerging practice designed to increase students' knowledge. However, limited research has validated the effectiveness of using multimedia to teach students about functional behavioral ...

Using Multimedia Tools to Support Teacher Candidates' Learning

Michael J. Kennedy; Emily Ely; Cathy Newman Thomas; Paige C. Pullen; Jennifer R. Newton; Kristen Ashworth; Mira T. Cole; Shelly P. Lovelace

Teacher Education and Special Education Vol. 35, No. 3 (August 2012) pp. 243–257

Content Acquisition Podcasts (CAPs), created using Mayer's Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning, are a form of instructional technology that can deliver critical course content and be used by teacher educators to conserve limited face-to-face...

Using Content Acquisition Podcasts to Improve Teacher Candidate Knowledge of Curriculum-Based Measurement

Michael J. Kennedy; Dana Wagner; Joanna Stegall; Erica Lembke; Jeremy Miciak; Kat D. Alves; Tiara Brown; Melissa K. Driver; Shanna Eisner Hirsch

Exceptional Children Vol. 82, No. 3 (2016) pp. 303–320

Given the significant literature supporting the use of curriculum-based measurement (CBM) for data-based decision making, it is critical that teacher candidates learn about it prior to student teaching and entry into the field as full-time teachers. ...

Commentary: A Response to an Interview With Joseph South by the Teacher Education and Technology and Media Divisions of the Council for Exceptional Children

Marcia L. Rock; Sean Smith; Cathy Newman Thomas; Kelley Regan; Eleazar Vasquez III; Michael Kennedy; Lisa Dieker; Anya Evmenova; Cindy Okolo; Margaret Bausch

Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 17, No. 3 (September 2017) pp. 301–311

Thriving in the digital age workplace requires, in part, professionals who think differently about how they prepare the next generation workforce. Teachers and teacher educators are no exception. When reflecting on how today’s teacher educators...