Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education
2005 Volume 5, Number 1
Editors
Glen L. Bull; Lynn Bell; Chrystalla Mouza
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 9
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Professional Dialog and Best Practices
Lynn Bell & Glen Bull, University of Virginia, United States
Collective identification of best practices is another important mechanism for professional dialog. The second round of Technology Leadership Awards were presented in fall 2004. The CITE/JTATE... More
pp. 1-4
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The Use of Asynchronous Discussion: Creating a Text of Talk
Alison Black, SUNY-Oneonta, United States
Asynchronous discussion allows students to read and respond "out-of-time". This form of online discussion, as experienced in a college literacy course, creates a text of talk which has the... More
pp. 5-24
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Research On Graphing Calculators at the Secondary Level: Implications for Mathematics Teacher Education
Signe Kastberg, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, United States; Keith Leatham, Brigham Young University, United States
This article focuses on three key factors that a survey of literature indicated impact the teaching and learning of mathematics with graphing calculators: access to graphing calculators, the place ... More
pp. 25-37
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Technology Use, Women, and Global Studies in Social Studies Teacher Education
Margaret Crocco & Judith Cramer, Teachers College, Columbia University, United States
This paper, which won a best paper award at the 2004 annual conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, is a report of findings related to the introduction of... More
pp. 38-49
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Implementing Web-Based Scientific Inquiry in Preservice Science Methods Courses
Alec M. Bodzin, Lehigh University, United States
This paper describes how the Web-based Inquiry for Learning Science (WBI) instrument was used with preservice elementary and secondary science teachers in science methods courses to enhance their... More
pp. 50-65
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The Teacher as Software Developer
David Whittier, Boston University, United States
The Teacher as Software Developer is an innovative program synthesizing technology instruction, curriculum content, and field experiences in teacher preparation. Since introducing this program in... More
pp. 66-72
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Using Technology to Teach Content in a Student Teaching Experience (and as a First Year Teacher)
Cheryl Lemon, Gateway Regional High School, United States
Cheryl Lemon received her bachelor's degree in biology from the University of South Carolina, and in fall 2002 she entered the secondary science teacher intern program in the College of Education... More
pp. 73-76
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Overcoming Barriers to Student Participation in Online Discussions
Joanne Goodell & Brian Yusko, Cleveland State University, United States
In this paper, we analyze the issues we encountered in trying to build a community of practice amongst our students through engaging in online dialogue using WebCT. The analysis is guided by an... More
pp. 77-92
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Asynchronous Discussion Forums: A Closer Look at the Structure, Focus and Group Dynamics that Facilitate Reflective Thinking
Jennifer Lewinson, Touro University International, United States
The purpose of this study was to examine the potential of asynchronous discussion forums (ADFs) as a medium to facilitate reflective thinking among preservice teachers. Of particular interest was... More
pp. 93-115