Global TIME -Online Conference on Technology, Innovation, Media & Education
Feb 22, 2011
Table of Contents
Number of papers: 67
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Engage, Motivate, and Challenge Online Faculty with "Just in Time" Web Tools
Eileen Dittmar, Capella University, United States; Holly McCracken, Capella Univ., United States
Abstract: Experienced e-learning faculty members share strategies for implementing a comprehensive training model essential to the continued development of high performing online instructors. Their... More
pp. 1-3
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Suitability of Google Documents as a student collaborative writing tool
Todd Vens, Iowa State University, United States
This paper reports on research conducted to determine Google Documents' suitability as a collaborative writing environment for students. A dual approach was used in this investigation. First, a set... More
pp. 4-9
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Using Learning Management System to Provide Training for Nursing Support Staff
Melissa Crane, Providence Hospital, Mobile, AL, United States
In 2008, Providence Hospital administration noted that turnover rates for Nursing Support was 72%. A survey of the employees showed that improper training of their job duties was the highest... More
pp. 10-11
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From VLE to pVLE: Personalizing Teaching and Learning in a Social Media World
Anita Zijdemans Boudreau, Pacific University, College of Education, United States
This paper presents a practitioner’s journey of integrating social media for personalizing teaching and learning in a university setting. A critical evaluation was conducted of the technology used,... More
pp. 12-18
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iPad: Assessing the Impact of Mobile Learning Technologies on Graduate Management Education
Owen Hall, Pepperdine University, United States
Mobile learning has come a long way since Sir Isaac Pitman initiated the first correspondence course in the early 1840’s. The one-size-fits-all educational approach of the past is being transformed... More
pp. 19-20
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Law professors and the iPad: A likely innovation?
Susan Jaworowski, University of Hawaii at Manoa, United States
Abstract: This paper is a prediction of the likelihood of adoption of the Apple iPad by law schools. The framework for this analysis was Rogers’ innovation theory and the content analysis was based... More
pp. 21-26
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Emergency Preparedness with Web 2.0: A Strategy for Professional Development
Geoff Miller, American Overseas School of Rome, Italy; David Carbonara, Duquesne University, United States
A few years ago, the prospect of an interruption to the normal ability to have classes on the campus of a private, international K-12 school, due to the H1N1 flu scare, created the need to devise... More
pp. 27-48
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The iPad as mobile teaching device: multimedia database access in a classroom context
Nathaniel Ostashewski, Athabasca University, Canada; Doug Reid, Wayfinder Education Group, Canada; Marcia Ostashewski, University of Washington/Cape Breton University, Canada
The problem presented in this action-based research paper is “How can a multimedia database be utilized as a teaching and learning technology in the classroom?” This paper describes uses of the... More
pp. 49-53
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Smartphones in the Classroom: Are We Ready?
Tom Smyth, University of South Carolina Aiken, United States
The use of mobile phones - both smartphones and feature phones - is ubiquitous among K-12 and higher education students. Undoubtedly this mobile device is one of the next primary platforms for... More
pp. 54-57
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How Can You Be a Successful Teacher in a Web Conference Classroom? Results from a Case Study
Francisco Garonce, Inter-American Defense College, Brazil; Gilberto Santos, Universidade de Brasília, Brazil
What are the main factors that could potentially contribute to a more successful teaching process in the virtual environment of a web conference classroom? One way to attempt to answer this... More
pp. 58-63
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Using telepresence (video conferencing)for conflict resolution and negotiation classes.
Star Swift, Grand Valley State University, United States
For the last four years we have worked with a company called ooVoo (similar to Skype but with more options) to assist our students in conflict resolution and negotiation classes through the use of ... More
pp. 64-67
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Emotional Intelligence and the Use of Web 2.0 Tools in Language Learning in Higher Education
Chuan-Ta Chao, Lunghwa University of Science and Technology, Taiwan; Shu-chien Pan, Ohio University, United States
The ubiquity of the Internet infrastructure in Taiwan has provided college students great opportunities to access Web 2.0 tools 24/7. Among college students, the use of Web 2.0 tools in personal... More
pp. 68-72
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Web 2.0 Technologies in Building Collaborative Teaching-Learning Environments for Middle School Geometry Instruction
Md. Mokter Hossain & Lynda Wiest, University of Nevada, Reno, United States
Web 2.0 is a collaborative Web development platform that allows users to develop user-centered, participatory Web applications to add, control, and share information interactively and interoperably... More
pp. 73-76
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The More Time the Participants Interacted with the Math Mentor The More Their Instructional Practices Changes
George Ash, Ash Co., United States; Peter Kiriakidis, Kiriakidis Co., Canada
the purpose of this qualitative case study was to examine if The More Time the Participants Interacted with the Math Mentor The More Their Instructional Practices Changes in a small rural school... More
pp. 77-107
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A Finite State Machine to Analyze Research Objectives in Moodle
Jesus Miguel Garcia Gorrostieta, Universidad de la Sierra, Mexico; Samuel González López, Universidad Tecnológica de Nogales, Mexico; Fca. Cecilia Encinas Orozco, Universidad de Sonora, Mexico; Cesar Enrique Rose Gómez, Instituto Tecnológico de Hermosillo, Mexico; José David Madrid Monteverde & Jesús Pablo Lauterio Cruz, Universidad de la Sierra, Mexico
Learning Management Systems help teachers to provide material to students; it’s possible to improve such systems including online analysis systems. In this article we propose the use of a tool that... More
pp. 108-111
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Peer Assessment in Online and Hybrid Courses
Tom Smyth, University of South Carolina Aiken, United States
This paper describes an alternative assessment technique that incorporates peer assessment and is designed to increase student-student and student-instructor interaction in online and hybrid... More
pp. 112-116
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Rethinking Assessment for 21st Century in Teacher Education: From Process to Product, from Self-assessment to Teacher Work Samples From E-portfolios to Digital Stories
Melda N. Yildiz, Kean University, United States
In a project based learning curriculum, participants will be encouraged to learn through a process where they write questions and to integrate new media and technologies into their media projects. ... More
pp. 117-119
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Assessing the Assessors: Determining a Model for Effective Asynchronous Writing Feedback in Doctoral Programs
Annie Pezalla, M. Laurel Walsh & Melanie Brown, Walden University, United States
Best practices for providing writing feedback are unclear for instructors and students in online environments. This mixed-method study was designed to (a) assess the impact of an editorial review... More
pp. 120-124
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The Impact of Mini-Computers and e-Books on the Success of At-risk College Students
Aaron Hughey & Charlene Manco, Western Kentucky University, United States
Academically underprepared college students; i.e., those identified as needing developmental (remedial) English, mathematics and reading courses in order to maximize their potential for academic... More
pp. 125-130
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Establishing an Innovation Process in a Higher Educational Institution: Developing a Culture of Creativity
Theodore Hartz & Fredricka Reisman, Drexel University, United States
Abstract: Today’s global society is represented by rapid and complex change. “Creativity has been identified both as a key factor for adequately addressing the challenges caused by these changes as... More
pp. 131-136
