Technology Leadership: How Principals, Technology Coordinators, and Technology Interact in K-12 Schools

Elizabeth Langran

(May 2006)

One school division attempted to build technology leadership among principals and technology coordinators in seven schools; this population served as the subjects of this study. The school division’s attempt to build technology leadership did not...

Personal Learning Networks for In-Service Teachers

Elizabeth Langran

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 2754–2760

Personal Learning Networks (PLNs) make use of social networking websites and tools to allow users to personalize their learning resources, create community around common professional interests and areas of inquiry, and even attain professional...

Digital Storytelling in Senegal

Elizabeth Langran

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 1397–1399

In 2010, a U.S. university received a three-year grant from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through Higher Education for Development (HED), to support development of a Senegalese university service-learning program...

Mobile Mapping in Urban Environments

Elizabeth Langran

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) pp. 3738–3743

This research examines the process of a high school teacher and his students as they integrated mobile technologies (phones, tablets, digital cameras, iPod touches) to capture images and data and post them to a map-based website (crowdmap.com) as an ...

Copyright in the digital age and its impact on classrooms

Elizabeth Langran

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 1982–1985

Our current students are the first to have widespread capability of authoring compelling multimedia works using digital tools. When a student's "original" creative work, however, is based on using sounds and images created by other artists, the idea ...

Topics: Educational Technology, Students, Teaching Methods

Special Issue: Geospatial Technologies in Teacher Education

Elizabeth Langran

Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 16, No. 3 (2016) pp. 373–379

For nearly 25 years, teachers, researchers, and curriculum developers have designed, tested, and evaluated teacher professional development with geospatial technologies in education. These innovators created a better practice in teaching with...

Technology Leadership: Principals and Technology Coordinators Working Together

Elizabeth Langran

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 2108–2113

Technology leadership is essential for the effective integration of technology in schools. Principals need to understand how technology supports teaching and learning in order to make informed decisions and develop a vision for technology in the...

Topics: Leadership, Schools

The Tapestry Project: Digital Stories at the United Nations Global Youth Leadership Summit

Elizabeth Langran; Dennis Pipes

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 624–627

Digital storytelling provides a powerful means for communicating a message. As part of the first United Nations Global Youth Leadership Summit, the Tapestry Project is allowing young men and women from around the world to share their stories through ...

Geospatial Tools and Social Studies Teacher Education: Case Studies

Thomas Hammond; Elizabeth Langran

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 3834–3837

Geographic information technologies (GIT) such as Google Earth and GPS-based navigation have saturated modern society. These tools are beginning to enter social studies classrooms in the context of instruction on geo-referenced topics (e.g.,...

Integrating Geospatial Technologies: New Dimensions to Curricula

Marsha Alibrandi; Elizabeth Langran

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 3968–3969

As the ubiquity of geospatial technologies such as Google Earth, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), GIS, GPS-enabled digital cameras and cell phones provide easy access to geo-tagging and adding geo-location to digital stories and social network...

Teaching for Global Citizenship with Geospatial Technology

Elizabeth Langran; Ajara Beishembaeva

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 3838–3842

The Internet can be a powerful tool for global citizenship and civic engagement. It can provide knowledge and insights about rights and duties in the 21st century. This may in turn lead to greater empathy with others, a sense of a global political...

A Tale of Three Cities: Implications for GIS in Educational Research

Marsha Alibrandi; Elizabeth Langran

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 753–756

A combination of video, Internet-based digital storytelling and decision-making were designed to integrate primary source interpretation and use by students in telling digital stories. Three middle school pilot sites: a wealthy suburb of New York...

Learning History with Biography-based Video & Web Tools: Research Results

Elizabeth Langran; Marsha Alibrandi

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 2570–2574

Young American Heroes (YAH) is a suite of digital biography and storytelling tools designed to help youngsters learn about the lives and times of important figures in American history, become engaged in “doing history” themselves, and develop a more ...

Creating Digital Media for a University - Museum Partnership

Elizabeth Langran; Marsha Alibrandi

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 4909–4912

When schools of education collaborate with community partners, it creates opportunities for students to apply theories learned inside the classroom to authentic and practical use, as well as for community partners to take advantage of the resources...

Reflections on editing the special CITE Issue - Geospatial technologies in teacher education

Thomas Baker; Elizabeth Langran

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) pp. 1631–1635

In April 2015, a call for geospatial technology and learning papers was released announcing a special issue of the CITE Journal. This brief paper is intended to share the reflections on the special issue topic of the CITE Journal, the state of...

Topics: Geospatial Education

Survey of Geospatial Information Technologies in Teacher Education

Thomas Hammond; Elizabeth Langran; Thomas Baker

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 873–881

The rapidly-developing field of geospatial information technologies (GIT) includes such tools as GPS, Google Maps/Earth, and GIS. While GIT holds great potential for learning in preK-16 education, it is unknown to what extent those who train...

Topics: Information Technology Diffusion/Integration, Geospatial Education

Leveraging Graduate Work: Perspectives on Pursuing a Career in Academia

Elizabeth Langran; Curby Alexander; Jonathan Cohen

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (Mar 05, 2017) pp. 536–537

This panel is tailored for graduate students preparing for and seeking faculty positions. Three current faculty members representing a variety of academic placements will share their experiences and perspectives of the job search process before...

Topics: Graduate Education & Faculty Development

From Job Postings to New Positions: Navigating the Academic Job Search

Elizabeth Langran; Curby Alexander; Jonathan Cohen; Melanie Shoffner

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2018 (Mar 26, 2018) pp. 542–543

This panel is tailored for graduate students and other professionals preparing for and seeking faculty positions, and current faculty seeking a new academic appointment. Four current faculty members representing a variety of academic placements will ...

Topics: faculty development

AI in Teacher Education

Elizabeth Langran; Michael Searson; Gerald Knezek; Rhonda Christensen

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2020 (Apr 07, 2020) pp. 751–756

This session will be a conversation with participants regarding the work begun at the 2019 National Technology Leadership Summit on AI in Teacher Education. There is a recognition that AI is pervasive and will impact the field of education, but what ...

Topics: New Possibilities with Information Technologies, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies

Faculty Panel for Graduate Students on a Job Search

Hugh Crumley; Elizabeth Langran; Melanie Shoffner; Ian Gibson

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 919–920

This panel discussion will be focused on elements of the job search process for PhD students seeking faculty positions involving instructional technology. Four current faculty members will share their experiences and perspectives of the job search...

Beyond the Degree: Navigating Your Search for an Academic Job

Elizabeth Langran; Melanie Shoffner; Curby Alexander; Jonathan Cohen; Meghan Manfra

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) pp. 712–713

Abstract: This panel is tailored for graduate students preparing for and seeking faculty positions. Five current faculty members representing a variety of academic placements will share their experiences and perspectives of the job search process...

Topics: Graduate Education & Faculty Development

Attention Future Faculty: Current Faculty Discuss the Job Search Process

Hugh Crumley; Melanie Shoffner; Emily Scida; Elizabeth Langran; Jan Yow

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 596–597

This panel discussion focused on elements of the job search process for PhD students seeking faculty positions involving instructional technology. Five current faculty members shared their experiences and perspectives of the job search before...

Entering Academia: Approaching the Job Search with Preparation and Confidence

Elizabeth Langran; Curby Alexander; Jonathan Cohen; Lee Woodham Langub

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2020 (Apr 07, 2020) pp. 465–467

This panel, addressing different variables shaping the academic job search, focuses on graduate students preparing for and seeking faculty positions. Four current faculty members representing a variety of academic backgrounds, experiences and...

Topics: faculty development

The Academic Job Search Process: A Faculty Panel for Graduate Students

Hugh Crumley; Elizabeth Langran; Melanie Shoffner; Ian Gibson

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) p. 1010

This panel will focus on elements of the job search process for PhD students seeking faculty positions involving instructional technology. Four current faculty members will share their experiences and perspectives of the job search before inviting...

Developing a Curricular Sequence for K-16 Geospatial Integration

Marsha Alibrandi; Tom Baker; Elizabeth Langran; Thomas Hammond; Dan Zalles; Paul Nagel

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 3511–3513

International Geospatial teachers and teacher educators have an ever-increasing opportunities and technolgoies that are both intuitive and age-appropriate for students of all ages. Integration of social media and online mapping, expanded online...