Application of Bruner's Cognitive Development Theory to Language Teaching in an Asynchronous Environment

Barbara Lockee; Huaiying Gao

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 2661–2662

To begin learning a foreign language in an asynchronous environment can be particularly difficult, especially when that language is structurally and graphemically different than one's first language. As such, many American learners have difficulty...

Topics: Cognition, Languages

Virtual Worlds in Distance Education: A Content Analysis Study

Feihong Wang; Barbara B. Lockee

Quarterly Review of Distance Education Vol. 11, No. 3 (2010) pp. 183–186

The three-dimensional (3D) virtual world is one of the current innovations that has been discussed extensively as the potential medium for online distance education. Despite the heated discussion on the possible applications of 3D virtual worlds for ...

On the Relation Between WebQuest and the Promotion of Technological Literacy

Juhong (Christie) Liu; Barbara Lockee

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2003 (2003) p. 1698

The academic potential of the Web helped to generate the WebQuest as a particular format of instructional design, which is claimed to promote the technological literacy of learners. This paper concentrates on the description of the relation between...

Topics: Instructional Design, Literacy

Applying the Instructional Strategy Diagnostic Profile to Current Instructional Software

David Richard Moore; Barbara Lockee

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 989–992

The Instructional Strategy Diagnostic Profile, ISDP (Merrill, Olsen & Coldeway, 1976), was an attempt to provide criteria for effective and efficient instruction. Computer-based instruction is a unique educational medium that requires software to...

Topics: Software, Evaluation, Instructional Design

A Pragmatic Instructional Design Model for Distance Learning

Lucinda L. Willis; Barbara B. Lockee

International Journal of Instructional Media Vol. 31, No. 1 (Jan 01, 2004)

Though distance education can be a different educational experience from more traditional classroom instruction, it is, nonetheless, founded in instructional systems design (ISD). As such, the creation of effective distance courses should be based...

Old Concerns with New Distance Education Research

Barbara Lockee; Mike Moore; John Burton

Educause Quarterly Vol. 24, No. 2 (2001) pp. 60–62

Examines research currently being conducted by some stakeholders in the name of valid distance learning research. Asserts that such research essentially repeats the mistakes of prior media studies that use the long-discredited media comparison...

Hypermedia and the Facilitation of Native American Language Learning: Preserving a Heritage through the Use of Technology

Barbara B. Lockee; David M. Moore

Journal of Educational Technology Systems Vol. 26, No. 2 (1998) pp. 169–79

Whole-language methods advocated in second-language instruction incorporate observational learning strategies--strategies which are inherent in many Native American homes but often ignored in school. Hypermedia may provide a mechanism for the...

Organizational Perspectives on Quality in Distance Learning

Barbara Lockee; John Burton; Ken Potter

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 659–664

How does one know if a distance education course or program is effectively designed? Many organizations have established standards that detail the essential qualities of effective distance programming. Accreditation groups, professional associations,...

The AECT HistoryMakers Project: Conversations with Leaders in Educational Technology

Barbara B. Lockee; Kibong Song; Wei Li

Educational Technology Vol. 54, No. 5 (2014) pp. 42–45

The early beginnings and evolution of the field of educational technology (ET) have been documented by various scholars in the field. Recently, another form of historical documentation has been undertaken through a project of the Association for...

Evaluating Transfer: Examining the adoption of classroom technology use by first year educators

Ken Potter; John Burton; Barbara Lockee

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 3666–3667

The context of computer use in schools is often very different than the context in which instructional computing skills are developed in pre-service teacher training, presenting potential challenges in the application of new skills and knowledge to...

Topics: Teachers, Educational Technology

IT Pathways: Increasing Girls’ Interest in IT Careers through Game-based Learning

Barbara Lockee; Peggy Meszaros; Monica Kimbrell

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 670–675

In an effort to address a significant shortage of women in the IT industry in the Appalachian region, the Appalachian Information Technology Extension Services (AITES) Project funded by the National Science Foundation (GSE/EXT 0832913) works with...

Topics: Games & Simulations, K-12 Teachers and School Leaders Related, Information Technology Education

Integrative Review of Social Presence in Distance Education: Issues and Challenges

Xin Chen; Youjia Fang; Barbara Lockee

Educational Research and Reviews Vol. 10, No. 13 (Jul 10, 2015) pp. 1796–1806

The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of the evolution of social presence research in the field of distance education and identified problems in investigating this construct. The researchers took an integrative review on existing...

Measuring Success: Evaluation Strategies for Distance Education

Mike Moore; Barbara Lockee; John Burton

Educause Quarterly Vol. 25, No. 1 (2002) pp. 20–26

Asserts that only by evaluating the effectiveness of distance education programs can their use be justified and their quality improved. Discusses how to conduct formative and summative evaluations of distance education programs. (EV)

A Program Information Tool for Instructional Design and Technology Programs

Barbara B. Lockee; Robert A. Reiser

TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning Vol. 50, No. 6 (November 2006) pp. 16–19

The IDT (Instructional Design and Technology) Program Information Tool is an online information sharing system which has been created to allow programs in the field of instructional design and technology to share their program policies and...

Using a Centralized Web Site to Support Distance Learners

Stephanie Scheer; Barbara Lockee; David Halpin

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 180–181

Supporting students at a distance can be quite a challenge, especially for programs that are completely web-based. Many times instructors must be responsible for providing not only instructional information, but also direction for students regarding ...

Topics: Students

Addressing the Wellness Needs of Online Distance Learners

Stephanie B. Scheer; Barbara B. Lockee

Open Learning Vol. 18, No. 2 (June 2003) pp. 177–196

As more opportunities for enrolling in online courses and programs become available, ensuring the quality of such educational experiences will continue to increase in importance. One factor determining quality concerns the student support services...

Instructional Image Development for Network-Based Distance Education

Barbara B. Lockee; David R. Moore; David M. Moore

International Journal of Instructional Media Vol. 26, No. 4 (1999) pp. 377–85

Discusses the need for quality instructional images in a networked environment and presents strategies for maximizing the effectiveness of visuals for instruction in distance education. Topics include the instructional value of images; types of...

Direct Instruction Revisited: A Key Model for Instructional Technology

Susan G. Magliaro; Barbara B. Lockee; John K. Burton

Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 53, No. 4 (2005) pp. 41–56

Rooted in behavioral theory, particularly the radical or selectivist behaviorism of B.F. Skinner (1953, 1954, 1966, 1968, 1974), the direct instruction (DI) approach to teaching is now well into its third decade of influencing curriculum,...

Computer Game-Based Learning: Perceptions and Experiences of Senior Chinese Adults

Feihong Wang; Barbara B. Lockee; John K. Burton

Journal of Educational Technology Systems Vol. 40, No. 1 (2012) pp. 45–58

The purpose of this study was to investigate senior Chinese adults' potential acceptance of computer game-based learning (CGBL) by probing their perceptions of computer game play and their perceived impacts of game play on their learning of computer ...

The Question of Quality: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Distance Education

John Burton; D. Michael Moore; Barbara Lockee; Harold Daniels

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) p. 203

Determining the effectiveness of distance-delivered courses and programs is important not only from an instructor's perspective, but a necessary function for many stakeholders involved in the support of distance education (DE) efforts. This session...

Topics: Distance Education

Technology Integration: Challenging False Assumptions

Ross Perkins; Ken Potter; John Burton; Barbara Lockee

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 2755–2756

Technology integration activities at our institution have uncovered myths related to: 1)Technology Awareness; 2)Technology Use; 3)Time Requirements; and 4)Large Scale Training, as experienced through the implementation of our Preparing Tomorrow's...

Topics: Training

Method, Media, and Mode: Clarifying the Discussion of Distance Education Effectiveness

J Thomas Head; Barbara B. Lockee; Kevin M. Oliver

Quarterly Review of Distance Education Vol. 3, No. 3 (2002) pp. 261–68

Discussion of the effectiveness of distance education presents a framework for understanding three of the primary variables that comprise the design and delivery of distance education: teaching method, media attributes, and delivery mode; and...

No Comparison: Distance Education Finds a New Use for "No Significant Difference."

Barbara B. Lockee; John K. Burton; Lawrence H. Cross

Selected Research and Development Papers Presented at the National Convention of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology [AECT] 1999 (February 1999)

This paper details the origins of the media comparison study methodology, its current use as an evaluation instrument in distance education, and recommendations for more stringent discrimination between research and evaluation in the field of...

Using Information Technology to Forge Connections in an Extension Service Project

Sandra B. Schneider; Donna-Jean P. Brock; Crystal Duncan Lane; Peggy S. Meszaros; Barbara B. Lockee

Journal of Extension Vol. 49, No. 6 (December 2011)

A hybrid Extension project is introduced that uses a traditional Extension delivery model without the complete infrastructure of Cooperative Extension Services. The absence of this local organizational support and infrastructure necessitates new...

A Tool for Helping Veterinary Students Learn Diagnostic Problem Solving

Jared A. Danielson; Holly S. Bender; Eric M. Mills; Pamela J. Vermeer; Barbara B. Lockee

Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 52, No. 3 (2003) pp. 63–81

Describes the result of implementing the Problem List Generator, a computer-based tool designed to help clinical pathology veterinary students learn diagnostic problem solving. Findings suggest that student problem solving ability improved, because...

Editorial: AECT – SITE Collaboration Through the National Technology Leadership Coalition

Michael Spector; Gerald Knezek; Michael Searson; Barbara Lockee; Glen L. Bull

Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 10, No. 4 (December 2010) pp. 360–365

The National Technology Leadership Coalition (NTLC) is a consortium established nearly a decade ago comprised of national teacher educator associations, national technology associations, not-for-profit organizations, and some corporate organizations....