Constructivist Approach to Employing Virtual Reality Learning Environments in Instruction

Susan McManimon

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 2161–2164

Abstract: A constructivist model posits that learners create an active role in learning as they connect with previous assimilated knowledge and construct new knowledge opposed to merely "absorbing” information. There is an increasing body of...

Cyberbullying, the First Amendment and the Legal Challenge of Advancing Technology

Susan McManimon

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 1565–1572

Abstract:The First Amendment presents challenges for policymakers in their attempts to make the Internet a safer place.The First Amendment has not shown to protect its victims from hate based online communication in its absolutist interpretation...

Evaluation Techniques of Three Dimensional Simulations for Educational Curriculum

Patricia Cseh; Susan McManimon

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 2078–2083

Abstract: This paper reviews the development of the utilization of three dimensional simulations for use in educational curriculum. Simulations have been successfully implemented in medical and military training environments but the trend is slowly...

Bringing Back the I.C.E. A.G.E.: Interactive Cloud-based Engagement Activities Globalizing Education!

Laura Wilson; Susan McManimon

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2014 (Oct 20, 2014) pp. 2065–2068

Many instructors and faculty have looked for new, innovative ways to engage their students through various applications, games and tools in the classroom. This best practices session is utilizing the cloud as a tool to bridge the learning gap and...

Topics: Tools & Systems, Other, E-Learning Trends and Innovations (social learning, mobile, augmented etc.)

E-Presentation Essentials- How to Engage, Excite, and Equip presenters with the skills for producing exceptional e-presentation experiences

Susan McManimon; Laura Wilson; Lacey Fulton

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 393–396

A significant increase in courses and programs taught through distance education technologies has occurred in non-for-profit and for-profit colleges and universities. Research suggests that the success and/or failure occurs due to program planner(s) ...

Topics: Distance/Flexible Education, Mobile Learning