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Peter Doolittle
Virginia Tech
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Peter Doolittle
Virginia Tech
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The Effects of Segmentation and Personalization on Superficial and Comprehensive Strategy Instruction in Multimedia Learning Environments
Peter Doolittle
Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia Vol. 19, No. 2 (April 2010) pp. 159–175
Short, cause-and-effect instructional multimedia tutorials that provide learner control of instructional pace (segmentation) and verbal representations of content in a conversational tone (personalization) have been demonstrated to benefit problem...
Topics: Instructional Design, Cognition, Interaction, eLearning, Social Studies, Educational Technology, Multimedia, Information Communication Technologies
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Revisiting the Seductive Details Effect in Multimedia Learning: Context-dependency of Seductive Details
Devrim Ozdemir; Peter Doolittle
Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia Vol. 24, No. 2 (April 2015) pp. 101–119
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of context-dependency of seductive details on recall and transfer in multimedia learning environments. Seductive details were interesting yet irrelevant sentences in the instructional text....
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Fostering Self-Regulation in Distributed Learning
Krista P. Terry; Peter Doolittle
College Quarterly Vol. 9, No. 1 (2006)
Although much has been written about fostering self-regulated learning in traditional classroom settings, there has been little that addresses how to facilitate self-regulated learning skills in distributed and online environments. This article will ...
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Fostering Analysis in Historical Inquiry through Multimedia Embedded Scaffolding
David Hicks; Peter E. Doolittle
Theory and Research in Social Education Vol. 36, No. 3 (2008) pp. 206–232
This article reports on the findings of a study designed to assess the utility of a multimedia tutorial intended to scaffold the development of historical source analysis through the use of the SCIM strategy. Seventy-seven undergraduate students (29 ...
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Constructivism as a Theoretical Foundation for the Use of Technology in Social Studies
Peter E. Doolittle; David Hicks
Theory and Research in Social Education Vol. 31, No. 1 (2003) pp. 72–104
The National Council for the Social Studies has explicitly advocated technology integration into the social studies classroom to transform the teaching and learning of key social studies content and skills. While the call for technology integration...
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Using Multimedia to Prepare Preservice Social Studies Teachers for the Teaching of Historical Inquiry
David Hicks; Peter Doolittle; E. Thomas Ewing
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 4796–4800
The purpose of this paper is to detail the collaborative efforts currently underway to prepare social studies teachers to learn to teach historical inquiry through using a multimedia tutorial. The paper discusses (a) the current state of teaching...
Topics: Teachers, Social Studies
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Information Technology, Constructivism, and Social Studies Teacher Education
David Hicks; Peter Doolittle; John Lee
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 2185–2186
Many social studies educators have argued that preparing students for the responsibility of the office of citizen, in terms of developing the knowledge, skills and dispositions necessary for informed deliberation, active decision making and civic...
Topics: Integration, Educational Technology, Social Studies, Classrooms, Networking Technologies
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Social Studies Teachers' Use of Classroom-Based and Web-Based Historical Primary Sources
David Hicks; Peter Doolittle; John K. Lee
Theory and Research in Social Education Vol. 32, No. 2 (2004) pp. 213–247
A limited body of research examines the extent to which social studies teachers are actually utilizing primary sources that are accessible in traditional classroom-based formats versus web-based formats. This paper initiates an exploration of this...
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Working Memory Capacity and Mobile Multimedia Learning Environments: Individual Differences in Learning While Mobile
Peter E. Doolittle; Gina J. Mariano
Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia Vol. 17, No. 4 (October 2008) pp. 511–530
The present study examined the effects of individual differences in working memory capacity (WMC) on learning from an historical inquiry multimedia tutorial in stationary versus mobile learning environments using a portable digital media player (i.e....
Topics: Cognition, Instructional Design, Educational Technology, Multimedia, Human Computer Interaction
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Digital Historical Inquiry Project
Peter Doolittle; Philip Molebash; John Lee; David Hicks; Cheryl Bolick
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 3155–3158
The Digital Historical Inquiry Project is an effort to create and grow a consortium of schools and colleges of education interested in promoting historical inquiry in the preparation of pre-service social studies teachers. The Consortium will...
Topics: Teachers, Social Studies, Teaching Methods, Schools
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Effects of degree of segmentation and learner disposition on multimedia learning
Peter E. Doolittle; Lauren H. Bryant; Jessica R. Chittum
British Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 46, No. 6 (Nov 01, 2015) pp. 1333–1343
The construction of asynchronous learning environments often involves the creation of self-paced multimedia instructional episodes that provide the learner with control over the pacing of instruction (segmentation); however, does the amount of...
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The Effects of Training, Modality, and Redundancy on the Development of a Historical Inquiry Strategy in a Multimedia Learning Environment
Andrea L. McNeill; Peter E. Doolittle; David Hicks
Journal of Interactive Online Learning Vol. 8, No. 3 (2009) pp. 255–269
The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of training, modality, and redundancy on the participants' ability to apply and recall a historical inquiry strategy. An experimental research design was utilized with presentation mode as the...
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Online Pedagogy: Principles for Supporting Effective Distance Education
Stephanie B. Scheer; Krista P. Terry; Peter E. Doolittle; David Hicks
Journal on Excellence in College Teaching Vol. 15, No. 1 (2004) pp. 7–30
Distance education has become a major form of education in the United States. This surge in popularity has launched a plethora of scholarship emphasizing the distillation of those strategies which inform effective, learning experiences in the...
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Unregulated use of laptops over time in large lecture classes
Eric D. Ragan; Samuel R. Jennings; John D. Massey; Peter E. Doolittle
Computers & Education Vol. 78, No. 1 (September 2014) pp. 78–86
Students often have their own individual laptop computers in university classes, and researchers debate the potential benefits and drawbacks of laptop use. In the presented research, we used a combination of surveys and in-class observations to...
Language: English
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Scaffolding the teaching of history using Internet technologies.
David Hicks; Peter Doolittle; E. Thomas Ewing; Tom Snediker; Aaron Powell
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 3832–3833
This roundtable is designed to share and demonstrate the potential of multimedia technologies to prepare teachers and students for historical inquiry. The multimedia historical inquiry tutorial leverages current research on historical thinking and...
Topics: Learning Outcomes, Social Studies, Educational Technology, Internet, Instructional Design
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The Diversity Resource Center Database: Utilizing technology in education to create social equality.
David Hicks; Megan Boler; Ann Potts; Cecile Cachaper; Lisa Tabor; Peter Doolittle
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 586–588
This brief paper focuses on the development of a Diversity Resource Center (DRC) database by faculty in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Virginia Tech. The Diversity Resources Center database contributes a unique resource that seamlessly...
Topics: Databases
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Designing Multimedia for Meaningful Online Teaching and Learning
Krista P. Terry; Peter E. Doolittle; Stephanie B. Scheer; Andrea McNeill
Journal on Excellence in College Teaching Vol. 15, No. 1 (2004) pp. 87–104
The development of distance and distributed learning environments on college campuses has created a need to reconsider traditional approaches to teaching and learning by integrating research and theories in human learning, pedagogy, and...
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Qualitative meta-analysis for social justice: The creation of an on-line diversity resources database
Ann Potts; Megan Boler; David Hicks; Peter Doolittle; Susan Ariew; Cecile Cachaper; Kathleen Carico; Robert Prickett
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 832–836
This paper describes the creation of an online diversity resources database using methods borrowed from meta-ethnography. The primary aim of this database, known as the Diversity Resources Database at Virginia Tech, is to provide print, media, and...
Topics: Databases
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Theory to Practice: From Pod casting to Wiki’s - Exploring the Potential of Current and Emerging Technologies in 21st Century Classrooms.
David Hicks; Peter Doolittle; Michael Evans; Adam Friedman; Tom Snediker; John Lee; Ken Potter
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 2244–2249
This session is designed to explore visions of the possible with regard to current and emerging technologies' potential in 21st century classrooms. The guiding question at the heart of this paper is: how can teacher educators identify, model and...
Topics: Networking Technologies
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Multimedia, Historical Inquiry and Preservice Teacher Education: Fostering a Networked Collaboration to Facilitate Wise Practices in 21st Century Social Studies Classrooms, Part 1
Philip Molebash; David Hicks; Peter Doolittle; Thomas Ewing; John Lee; Cheryl Bolick; Mark Hofer; Kathy Swan
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 2016–2019
It is assumed that when used effectively technology can improve the preparation of social studies teachers and improve student performance. The central issue is not the quantity of the focus on technology, but rather the quality. In our enthusiasm,...
Topics: Teachers, Social Studies, Networking Technologies, Students
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DIGITAL LIBRARIES: THE CATALYST TO TRANSFORM TEACHER EDUCATION
Cheryl Mason Bolick; David Hicks; John Lee; Philip Molebash; Peter Doolittle
AACE Journal Vol. 12, No. 2 (April 2004) pp. 198–217
Digital libraries are changing the way academic disciplines within universities are conceptualized. The nation’ s scholars are investing their careers and millions of dollars to use technology to rethink the nature of their disciplines. These...
Topics: teacher education, Educational Technology, Preservice Teacher Education, Professional Development, Library
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Teaching Teachers to Use Digital Primary Source Materials in Social Studies: A Symposium, Part 2
Cheryl Franklin; Cheryl Bolick; John Lee; Adam Friedman; Philip Molebash; David Hicks; Scott Waring; Peter Doolittle; Tom Snediker
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 4093–4097
Digital primary source materials have developed a significant place in K-12 and preservice social studies classrooms over the past decade. This access and availability has impacted K-12 curriculum and pedagogy (ISTE, 2000, 2002). Increasingly,...
Topics: Teaching Methods, Social Sciences, Educational Technology, Preservice Teacher Education, Social Studies
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Multimedia, Historical Inquiry and Preservice Teacher Education: Fostering a Networked Collaboration to Facilitate Wise Practices in 21st Century Social Studies Classrooms, Part 2
Philip Molebash Molebash; David Hicks; Peter Doolittle; Thomas Ewing; John Lee; Cheryl Bolick; Mark Hofer; Kathy Swan
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 2020–2024
It is assumed that when used effectively technology can improve the preparation of social studies teachers and improve student performance. The central issue is not the quantity of the focus on technology, but rather the quality. In our enthusiasm,...
Topics: Students, Networking Technologies, Social Studies, Teachers
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Teaching Teachers to Use Digital Primary Source Materials in Social Studies: A Symposium, Part 1
Cheryl Franklin; Cheryl Bolick; John Lee; Adam Friedman; Philip Molebash; David Hicks; Scott Waring; Peter Doolittle; Tom Snediker
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 4088–4092
Digital primary source materials have developed a significant place in K-12 and preservice social studies classrooms over the past decade. This access and availability has impacted K-12 curriculum and pedagogy (ISTE, 2000, 2002). Increasingly,...
Topics: Educational Technology, Social Studies, Preservice Teacher Education, Teaching Methods, Social Sciences
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Digital History in Social Studies Teacher Education: Practices, Promises and Provisos, Part 1
Meghan McGlinn; Thomas Hammond; Adam Friedman; Cheryl Mason Bolick; Glen Bull; Bill Ferster; David Hicks; John Lee; Brendan Calandra; Peter Doolittle; Tom Ewing
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 4134–4147
This symposium will define digital history as the "study of the past using a variety of electronically reproduced primary source texts, images, and artifacts, as well as the constructed historical narratives, accounts, or presentations that result...
Topics: Social Studies