Beyond the "Bells and Whistles": Toward a Visual Rhetoric for Teachers' Digital Portfolios

Troy Hicks

English Education Vol. 37, No. 3 (April 2005) pp. 200–222

Analyzing the creation of a digital portfolio from a digital and visual rhetorical stance, rather than from a standards-based or technical competency position, affords a teacher many more opportunities to think critically about their work,...

Expanding the Conversation: A Commentary Toward Revision of Swenson, Rozema, Young, McGrail, and Whitin

Troy Hicks

Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 6, No. 1 (March 2006) pp. 46–55

As a commentary aimed toward revision of "Beliefs About Technology and the Preparation of English Teachers: Beginning the Conversation" (Swenson, Rozema, Young, McGrail, & Whitin, 2005), this paper encourages the authors to focus on the...

Topics: Literacy, Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Professional Development, Multimedia, English Language Arts

Project WRITE (Writing, Reading, Inquiry, and Technology Education)

Troy Hicks

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 3544–3550

Adolescents are not achieving the levels of literacy learning that teachers, parents, and policymakers believe they should despite the development of rigorous standards and teacher professional development. Integrating technology and newer...

23 Months x 22 Scholars: Collaboration, Negotiation, and the Revision of a Position Statement on Technology in English Language Arts

Lauren Zucker; Troy Hicks

Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 19, No. 3 (September 2019) pp. 327–350

This article explores the writing processes of 22 English education scholars over the course of 23 months, resulting in the 2018 publication of an updated National Council of Teachers of English position statement, Beliefs for Integrating Technology ...

Telling True Stories: Adventures in Multimedia Nonfiction Narrative

Fawn Canady; Troy Hicks

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 1494–1502

The Digital Storymakers, a multimedia narrative nonfiction contest from 2013, is recast in the post-truth era that challenges those of us teaching media literacy. In December of 2012, the media welcomed what was immediately described at the time as “...

Topics: English Education, Digital Storytelling/Video, Information Literacy Education (Library & Media Science)

Now the Hard Work Begins: Inviting Writers to Use AI Tools

Kristen Turner; Troy Hicks; Andy Schoenborn; Sharon Murchie; Amanda Cornwell

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2024 (Mar 25, 2024) pp. 887–891

Topics: Generative AI

Rethinking the Purposes and Processes for Designing Digital Portfolios

Troy Hicks; Anne Russo; Tara Autrey; Rebecca Gardner; Aram Kabodian; Cathy Edington

Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy Vol. 50, No. 6 (March 2007) pp. 450–458

As digital portfolios become more prevalent in teacher education, the purposes and processes for creating them have become contested. Originally meant to be critical and reflective spaces for learning about multimedia and conceived as contributing...

Let's Hear It for ..

Matt Federoff; Troy Hicks; Anthony Mangiacapre; Erin Reilly; Ryan Imbriale; Eric Sheninger; Dan Meyer; Eric Langhorst

Educational Leadership Vol. 68, No. 5 (February 2011) pp. 54–55

If you were transported back to school, what kind of technology would most engage you? This article presents responses from leading technology educators who were asked this question. The following technological tools are highlighted: interactive...

Reprint: Beliefs for Integrating Technology into the English Language Arts Classroom

Tom L. Lynch; Troy Hicks; Jonathan Bartels; Richard Beach; Sean Connors; Nicole Damico et al.

Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 19, No. 3 (September 2019) pp. 305–317

This statement, formerly known as “Beliefs about Technology and the Preparation of English Teachers,” was updated in October 2018 with the new title, “Beliefs for Integrating Technology into the English Language Arts Classroom” on the National...