Affective Feedback from Computers and its Effect on Perceived Ability and Affect: A Test of the Computers as Social Actor Hypothesis

Punya Mishra

Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia Vol. 15, No. 1 (January 2006) pp. 107–131

We report an experimental study that looked at two questions: (a) The effect of affective feedback from computers on participants' motivation and self-perception of ability; and (b) whether people respond similarly to computer feedback as they do to ...

Topics: Cognition, research, Usability, Educational Technology, psychology, Human Computer Interaction, Research Methods, Social Sciences

Children's Understanding of and Interactions with Anthropomorphic Toys

Andrea Francis; Punya Mishra

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 411–416

Interactive toys for children are becoming more popular for both play and educational purposes, yet very little work has explored the social and cognitive implications of such interactions. Robotic animals exhibit both "living" and "pretend"...

Topics: Children, Social Studies, Interaction, Cognition, Behavior

What Educators Get Wrong About 21st Century Learning

Punya Mishra; Rohit Mehta

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) pp. 2968–2975

The question “What knowledge is of most worth?” is one that deserves being revisited and revised periodically. This is of particular significance today, given the influence of digital technologies on learning. Kereluik et al. (2013) offered a...

Topics: Creativity, Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK), Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies

Values, Beliefs, and Perspectives: Teaching Online within the Zone of Possibility Created by Technology

Kathryn Dirkin; Punya Mishra

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 3811–3817

This study explores the transactional relationship between three professors’ beliefs and values about teaching and learning and the course management system within which their beliefs were manifested. This study used a qualitative design with a...

Exploring Technological Contextual Knowing

Melissa Warr; Punya Mishra

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2023 (Mar 13, 2023) pp. 2506–2509

Although present in the canonical TPACK figure, context is often not considered in research that draws upon TPACK. In this presentation, we bring together TPACK with contextual knowing, a flexible understanding related to actors in a context ...

Topics: Equity & Social Justice, Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK)

Disciplinary Knowledge Construction while Playing a Simulation Strategy Game

Aroutis Foster; Punya Mishra

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 1439–1444

Game-based learning has proliferated as a result of the claims people make about games and learning. Using a mixed-methods methodology, this study assesses the motivational valuing of the disciplinary knowledge and gameplay, the disciplinary...

What 21st Century Learning? A review and a synthesis

Punya Mishra; Kristen Kereluik

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 3301–3312

The discussion of 21st century skills has become increasingly prevalent in educational discourse and several organizations have developed 21st century frameworks. This papers seeks to compare prominent 21st century frameworks to both provide...

What is Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK)?

Matthew Koehler; Punya Mishra

Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 9, No. 1 (March 2009) pp. 60–70

This paper describes a framework for teacher knowledge for technology integration called technological pedagogical content knowledge (originally TPCK, now known as TPACK, or technology, pedagogy, and content knowledge). This framework builds on Lee...

Topics: Teaching Methods, Teachers, Educational Technology, Professional Development, Curriculum

Creativity, Technology & Teacher Education

Danah Henriksen; Punya Mishra

(2016) pp. 1–204

This book focuses on research related to creativity, technology and teacher education, examining these topics through a range of approaches and ideas across multiple contexts. The volume itself began as a special issue of the Journal of Technology & ...

Developing Trans-disciplinary creativity, rethinking the C in TPACK

Kristen Kereluik; Punya Mishra

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 4368–4371

This brief paper discusses the 21st century skills movement, and transformative learning theory as a framework for fostering these skills in both teachers and students. TPACK is discussed as a bridge between theory and practice and as a route...

Getting the digital generation to integrate technology in their learning: A framework for disciplinary learning with technology for adolescents

Kristen Kereluik; Punya Mishra

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 2883–2892

Though often described as digital natives, there is some research to indicate that today’s learners are not adequately equipped to learn disciplinary content using technology. This paper seeks to address this concern by offering a framework for...

Pre-Service Teachers and the Web: Does Access to the Web Enhance Creative Thinking about Teaching?

Mike DeSchryver; Punya Mishra

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 2560–2565

This study examined teacher creativity and its relationship with emerging technologies. Eight pre-service mathematics teachers of high and low creative skill were asked to generate creative ways of introducing specific topics to students. Each...

Is AIBO Real? Understanding Children’s Beliefs About and Behavioral Interactions with Anthropomorphic Toys

Andrea Francis; Punya Mishra

Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 20, No. 4 (October 2009) pp. 405–422

Interactive toys for children are becoming more popular for both play and educational purposes, yet an understanding of the dependent measures used to study such interactions has not yet been explored. This study takes advantage of the idea that...

Topics: Artificial Intelligence, Interaction, Developmental Stages, Early Childhood Education, Robotics

Educational Technology by Design: Results from a Survey Assessing its Effectiveness

Punya Mishra; Matthew Koehler

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 1511–1517

We introduce Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPCK) as a way of representing what teachers need to know about technology, and argue for the role of authentic design-based activities in the development of this knowledge. We report data...

Topics: Faculty, Instructional Design

Do 21st Century Learning Environments Support Self-Directed Learning? Middle School Students’ Response to an Intentionally Designed Learning Environment

Chris Fahnoe; Punya Mishra

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) pp. 3131–3139

21st Century Learning Frameworks identify Self-Directed Learning (SDL) as a being a critical skill for students yet little empirical research is available. This mixed-methods study focuses on self-directed learning skills by middle school students...

The Claims of Games: A Comprehensive Review and Directions for Future Research

Punya Mishra; Aroutis Foster

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 2227–2232

Educational games have become the lightning rod for learning and preparing a future skilled workforce. Both the people, who argue against and for games agree that learning is possible, but what is learned is another issue. However, the claims about...

Introduction to the Special Issue: Creativity, Technology & Teacher Education

Danah Henriksen; Punya Mishra

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 23, No. 3 (July 2015) pp. 273–277

This special issue of the Journal of Technology & Teacher Education puts the spotlight on the topic of creativity – within the scope of technology and teacher education. The importance of creativity in teaching can be traced back to foundational...

Topics: Creativity

Designing the new generation of computer labs for a college of education

Sean Leahy; Punya Mishra

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2018 (Oct 15, 2018) pp. 1129–1132

The purpose of this brief paper presentation is to share the experiences of a complete redesign of the computer lab model and the role it can play to foster creativity, innovation, and improve the learner experience through discovery within a...

Topics: Innovative online learning and educational programming, (2017) Implementation Examples & Issues, (2017) Other

Designing for Systems Change: Learning Best Practices from Two Online Education Courses

Danah Henriksen; Punya Mishra

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2022 (Apr 11, 2022) pp. 1285–1286

A problem of practice is a complex but actionable issue that emerges in a professional’s sphere of work. Such problems are unlikely to have one right or wrong solution (City et al., 2009). Problems are practice are diverse, constrained uniquely by...

Topics: Distance/Flexible Education, Creativity, Design Thinking & Innovation

Adolescents’ activities online and how their notions of learning shape strategies and expectation

Kristen Kereluik; Punya Mishra

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 33–42

This paper reports on a case study of adolescents’ experiences online. Specifically this study sought to explore adolescents’ typical Internet use and understand how adolescents’ notions of learning impacted their use of self-regulated learning...

Teaching as design: Implications for learning to teach with technology

Raven Wallace; Punya Mishra

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 2506–2510

Teachers, particularly those working with technology, have to deal with the issue of design. However, it is often hard to describe what design means. This paper offers an analytic framework for better understanding the process of design and...

Topics: Educational Technology

Switching Between Reading Stances: Intertextuality and Comprehension in Multimodal Texts

Rohit Mehta; Punya Mishra

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) pp. 1604–1610

We live in a world immersed in a variety of linguistic and nonlinguistic modes of representation. As we extend the poststructuralist definition of text to new media, it is important that we extend our research on intertextuality and meaning-making...

Topics: English Education, Digital Storytelling/Video, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies

Why do Some Teachers Trust Digital Technologies and Others Don't?

Andrea Francis; Punya Mishra

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 3749–3751

Digital technologies have the potential to provide educators with new ways of instructing and learning. However, some educators still choose not to integrate such technologies in their classes. We suggest that differing levels of teacher trust in...

Teachers and Design: A Literature Review

Melissa Warr; Punya Mishra

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 1265–1272

Many scholars have used a design lens to understand teachers and teacher education. Design is changing an existing situation to a desired one; it is the process of creating something new. The literature on teachers and design is broad and describes...

Topics: Creativity, Research & Evaluation, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies

TPACK and the Cambrian explosion of AI

Sean Leahy; Punya Mishra

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2023 (Mar 13, 2023) pp. 2465–2469

The Cambrian explosion of AI powered tools has raised important questions about their use in education. The TPACK framework address the knowledge and skills that educators need to effectively integrate such emergent technologies into their current...

Topics: New Possibilities with Information Technologies, Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK), Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies

Emotional Responses to Computers: Experiences in Unfairness, Anger, and Spite

Richard E. Ferdig; Punya Mishra

Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia Vol. 13, No. 2 (April 2004) pp. 143–161

Although some educational technology theorists and researchers view technology as a set of neutral tools, recent theoretical and empirical work has begun to examine technology as a social actor in relationships with humans. Drawing on recent...

Topics: Educational Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Communication, Human Computer Interaction, Intelligence

Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPCK): Confronting the Wicked Problems of Teaching with Technology

Punya Mishra; Matthew J. Koehler

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 2214–2226

We introduce Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPCK) as being essential for effective technology integration in teaching (Mishra & Koehler, 2006). We emphasize teacher knowledge for two reasons. First, because we view the teacher as an...

Emotional responses to computers: Experiences in unfairness, anger, and spite

Richard E. Ferdig; Punya Mishra

Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia pp. 143–161

Although some educational technology theorists and researchers view technology as merely a set of tools, recent theoretical and empirical work has begun to examine technology as a social actor in relationships with humans. Drawing on recent...

Component Architectures and Web-based Learning Environments

Richard E. Ferdig; Punya Mishra; Yong Zhao

Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 15, No. 1 (2004) pp. 75–90

The Web has caught the attention of many educators as an efficient communication medium and content delivery system. But we feel there is another aspect of the Web that has not been given the attention it deserves. We call this aspect of the Web its ...

Topics: Educational Technology, Software

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

Explorations into Teacher Moderating and Student Engagement in a Unique Synchronous Environment

Shufang Shi; Curtis J. Bonk; Punya Mishra

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2004 (2004) pp. 2935–2940

There is a significant gap in the research on teacher online moderation as well as in student engagement online. In response, this study explores the linkages between forms of teacher moderating and student behavioral, emotional, and intellectual...

Topics: Students, Teachers

Collaboration, Creation, and Community: A Virtual Community of Practice for Teacher Educators

Jodie Donner; Melissa Warr; Punya Mishra

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2020 (Apr 07, 2020) pp. 417–421

Instructors who work at large universities or in distance learning programs often have limited face-to-face contact with one another leading to fewer collaboration and co-learning opportunities. A lack of consistent interaction can make designing...

Topics: faculty development

Beyond TPACK: Expanding Technology and Teacher Education to Systems and Culture

Melissa Warr; Punya Mishra; Ben Scragg

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 2558–2562

Despite copious amounts of research on technology in education, many teachers still struggle to use technology effectively. Much research on technology integration focuses on teacher education and design. For example, the TPACK framework describes...

Topics: Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK), Research & Evaluation, Technology Leadership

The Process of Learning in a Simulation Strategy Game: Disciplinary Knowledge Construction

Aroutis Foster; Punya Mishra; Matthew Koehler

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 1903–1910

Game-based learning is pervasive in education. There are claims about what students learn and the process by which they learn; however, notable researchers still question what is learned from games. Using a mixed-methods approach, this study...

Reconsidering the T and C in TPACK: Repurposing technologies for interdisciplinary knowledge

Kristen Kereluik; Punya Mishra; Matthew Koehler

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 3892–3899

This paper discusses the TPACK framework and offers a critique of its applicability to address the demands of teaching and learning in the 21st century. We propose a reframing of Content Knowledge (C) to address the increasingly salient role of...

YOU ARE NOT IN KANSAS ANYMORE: EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY IN FILMS

Rohit Mehta; Danah Henriksen; Punya Mishra

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 561–567

Educational researchers have rarely, if ever, focused attention on the public perception of educational technology, even though these popular/societal perceptions may drive investment and implementation at broader levels. In this paper we seek to...

Topics: Creativity, Information Technology Diffusion/Integration, Digital Storytelling/Video

Duct tape and magic: Component architectures and web based learning environments

Richard E. Ferdig; Yong Zhao; Punya Mishra

Journal of Interactive Learning Research

The Web has caught the attention of many educators as an efficient communication medium and content delivery system. But we feel there is another aspect of the web that has not been given the attention it deserves. We call this aspect of the web its ...

All or Nothing: Levels of Sociability of a Pedagogical Software Agent and its Impact on Student Perceptions and Learning

Kathryn Hershey Dirkin; Punya Mishra; Ellen Altermatt

Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia Vol. 14, No. 2 (April 2005) pp. 113–127

This paper reports the results of an experimental study on multimedia learning environments, which investigated the impact that increasing the social behaviors of a pedagogical agent has on students' perceptions of social presence, their perceptions ...

Topics: technology, web-based learning, Educational Technology, Web-based Instruction, intelligent tutoring systems, Human Computer Interaction

Novel, Effective, Whole: Toward a NEW Framework for Evaluations of Creative Products

Danah Henriksen; Punya Mishra; Rohit Mehta

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 23, No. 3 (July 2015) pp. 455–478

Creativity is increasingly viewed as an important 21st century skill that needs to be taught in schools. This emphasis on creativity is often reflected by having students engage in open-ended, project based activities and assignments. A key...

Topics: Creativity

Education:=Coding+Aesthetics; Aesthetic Understanding, Computer Science Education, and Computational Thinking

Jonathon Good; Sarah Keenan; Punya Mishra

Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching Vol. 35, No. 4 (October 2016) pp. 313–318

The popular press is rife with examples of how students in the United States and around the globe are learning to program, make, and tinker. The Hour of Code, maker-education, and similar efforts are advocating that more students be exposed to...

Reimagining school post COVID: The design and implementation of an online collaborative design studio

Jennifer Stein; Brandon Yuhas; Punya Mishra

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2022 (Apr 11, 2022) pp. 1311–1315

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on educational systems across the world, with the sudden shift to online learning in spring 2020 that affected over 84% of the world student population. While this shift brought with it many...

Topics: K-12 Online Learning, Creativity, Design Thinking & Innovation

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...

Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge Development of Turkish Pre-service Teachers of English

Gokce Kurt; Punya Mishra; Zeynep Kocoglu

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) pp. 5073–5077

Changes having occurred in the field of education have affected the body of knowledge that teachers need to promote successful language learning of their students (van Olphen, 2008). The present study aims to examine the TPACK development of Turkish ...

Education:=Coding+Aesthetics; Aesthetic Understanding, Computer Science Education, and Computational Thinking

Jonathon Good; Sarah Keenan; Punya Mishra

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) pp. 91–98

The popular press is rife with examples of how students in the United States and around the globe are learning to program, make, and tinker. The Hour of Code, maker-education, and similar efforts are advocating that more students be exposed to...

Topics: Science Education, Computational Thinking

Computational Thinking in Computer Science Classrooms: Viewpoints from CS Educators

Jon Good; Aman Yadav; Punya Mishra

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (Mar 05, 2017) pp. 51–59

Computational thinking (CT) has been described as a mental activity, a problem solving approach, and a skill fundamental to most disciplines. For teachers, the varied definitions of CT make it difficult to integrate into the curriculum. The...

Topics: Computational Thinking

The 5 Discourses of Design in e-Learning

Punya Mishra; Ben Scragg; Melissa Warr

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2018 (Oct 15, 2018) pp. 1362–1365

The history of educational technology is littered with cycles of hype and despair about the potential of a new technology and how it would transform education. We suggest that one reason our field has not been successful at changing education is...

Topics: (2017) Research, (2017) Policy Issues, (2017) Instructional Design, Other

What Do We Mean When We “Design” e-Learning Solutions? An Analysis of Discourses on Design, Technology, and Education

Melissa Warr; Danah Henriksen; Punya Mishra

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2018 (Oct 15, 2018) pp. 717–722

Creators of e-learning solutions often call themselves “designers,” but what does it mean when they “design”? The broader educational research literature has recently seen an increase in interest around design, but the meaning of design across...

Topics: Game-based learning

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...

BioSense Network: Exploring biotechnology through computational microscopes

Sean Leahy; Abhishek Singharoy; Cassandra Kellaris; Punya Mishra

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2022 (Apr 11, 2022) pp. 1046–1049

The BioSense Network is a collaboration between Arizona State University’s Biodesign Institute and the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, supported by grant funding from the U.S. Department of Defense National Defense Education Program. The purpose...

Topics: Science Education, STEM Innovation

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