Mobile instant messaging for professional learning: Educators' perspectives on and uses of Voxer

Jeffrey Paul Carpenter; Tim D. Green

Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 68, No. 1 (November 2017) pp. 53–67

Voxer is a messaging tool that allows for voice, text, image, and video communication. To explore Voxer's role in education, we surveyed 240 educators. Heutagogy served as the theoretical framework for the study. Results indicated that participants...

Language: English

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...

The Use of eReaders in the Classroom and at Home to Help Third-Grade Students Improve Their Reading and English/Language Arts Standardized Test Scores

Craig D. Union; Lori Walker Union; Tim D. Green

TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning Vol. 59, No. 5 (September 2015) pp. 71–84

This study explored the effects of a portable technology intervention, the Nook Simple Touch eReader, on student performance in Reading and English/Language Arts when included as an integral part of the teaching and learning process in an elementary ...