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Jason Abbitt
Miami University
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A comparison of different teaching models in a blended graduate teacher preparation program
Jason Abbitt
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2018 (Mar 26, 2018) pp. 81–86
The goal of this on-going program evaluation is to provide a framework for continuous improvement of student experience throughout the blended program leading to licensure and a Master of Education degree In this evaluation study, the Community of...
Topics: faculty development, special education, Distance/Flexible Education
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The Prevalence, Perceived Barriers and Benefits of Open Source Software in K-12 Public Schools in Southwest Ohio
Jason Abbitt; Darrel Davis
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 1296–1300
This exploratory study investigates the prevalence, perceived benefits and barriers to the use of open source software (OSS) in public K-12 educational institutions in southwest Ohio. Using a 102-item survey, 45 representatives of school districts...
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What We Know About the Impacts of WebQuests: A Review of Research
Jason Abbitt; John Ophus
AACE Journal Vol. 16, No. 4 (October 2008) pp. 441–456
This article examines the body of research investigating the impacts of the WebQuest instructional strategy on teaching and learning. The WebQuest instructional strategy is often praised as an inquiry-oriented activity, which effectively integrates...
Topics: Educational Technology, Computers, Instructional Design, Internet, Teaching Methods, eLearning
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Evaluating the Implementation of a Social Bookmarking Activity for an Undergraduate Course
Jason T. Abbitt
Journal of Interactive Online Learning Vol. 8, No. 1 (2009) pp. 83–101
This manuscript describes an exploratory study of a social bookmarking activity in an undergraduate course for pre-service teachers. During a 10-week activity, students were required to post links to Internet resources relating to course objectives...
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Developing an Evaluation Framework for a Custom-Designed Course Management System
Jason T. Abbitt
Journal of Interactive Online Learning Vol. 5, No. 2 pp. 191–216
This study evaluated a custom-designed course management system in use at a mid-sized public institution in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. While focusing primarily on gathering information relevant to the continued development of ...
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Exploring LMS User Activity Data and Performance Measures from Virtual Field Experience Online Modules for Preservice Teachers
Jason Abbitt; Sarah Watt
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 28, No. 3 (2020) pp. 487–517
This study investigates the relationship between measures of user activity within a Learning Management System (LMS) and student performance during a series of Virtual Field Experience (VFE) online learning modules. Implemented in a graduate-level...
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The development of an evaluation framework for a Web-based course management system in higher education
Jason T. Abbitt
The development of an evaluation framework for a Web@-based course management system in higher@education (2005) pp. 1–129
This study evaluated the use of a custom-designed course management system in use at a mid-sized public institution in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. While focusing primarily on gathering information relevant to the continued...
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Using social bookmarking to enhance an undergraduate educational technology course
Jason Abbitt; Michael Odell
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 2284–2287
This study, currently in-progress, focuses on the implementation and usage patterns of a web-based social bookmarking application in use in a upper-level course focusing on the integration of technology in K-12 education. Similar to popular social...
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Exploring the possibilities of using social networking sites in online learning
Jason Abbitt; John Ophus
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (Nov 17, 2008) p. 540
This roundtable discussion will focus on the educational possibilities of social networking websites. While focusing specifically the uses of various tools available in the Facebook platform, this discussion will highlight an in-progress study on...
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Evaluating a pilot implementation of OpenOffice.org in a K-12 Public School
James Vajda; Jason Abbitt
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 1702–1707
This in-progress study evaluates a pilot implementation of an open source productivity suite (OpenOffice) in a public K-12 educational institution. Using the framework of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), this study will investigate user...
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An Investigation of the Relationship between Self-Efficacy Beliefs about Technology Integration and Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) among Preservice Teachers
Jason T. Abbitt
Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education Vol. 27, No. 4 (2011) pp. 134–143
This exploratory study investigated the relationship between measures of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) and the self-efficacy beliefs of preservice teachers about technology integration. Within a single-group, pretest-posttest...
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Using SMS texting to reduce procrastination in large-enrollment courses: An Exploratory Study
Darrel Davis; Jason Abbitt
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) pp. 3119–3121
This presentation will report the results of a pilot study on a system design to reduce procrastination in a large-enrollment course using Short Message Service (SMS) technology. The study focused on three students who initially had below-average...
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Evaluation of Teacher Perceptions and Potential of OpenOffice in a K-12 School District
James Vajda; Jason T. Abbitt
Computers in the Schools Vol. 28, No. 2 (2011) pp. 117–139
Through this mixed-method evaluation study the authors investigated a pilot implementation of an open-source productivity suite for teachers in a K-12 public school district. The authors evaluated OpenOffice version 3.0 using measures identified by...
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A Case Study Investigation of Student Response to Collaborative Textbook Authoring using Wikis
Jason Abbitt; Michael Todd Edwards
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (Nov 17, 2008) pp. 526–539
This in-progress study will present a case study concerning the use of a wiki system with undergraduate and graduate students to develop a collaboratively authored web-based textbook. Participants include undergraduate and graduate students...
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Designing a Dynamic Course Outline System to Integrate Courseware Features
Michael Odell; Jason Graham; Jason Abbitt
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2002 (2002) pp. 1100–1102
The sequencing of online course activities in higher education is a necessity to guide students through the course materials, discussions, etc. in learning environments where students and instructors are separated by time or space. Too often,...
Topics: Instructional Design, Learning Management Systems, Students
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An Investigation of the Impact of an Intervention to Reduce Academic Procrastination Using Short Message Service (SMS) Technology
Darrel R. Davis; Jason T. Abbitt
Journal of Interactive Online Learning Vol. 12, No. 3 pp. 78–102
This mixed-method pilot study investigated the impact of a custom Short Message Service (SMS) reminder system developed to help students reduce procrastination and increase performance on weekly content-related quizzes in a high-enrollment hybrid...
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Promoting Web-Enhanced and Web-Based Courses by Focusing on Technology Integration in Higher Education
John Davis; Michael Odell; Jason Abbitt
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2002 (2002) pp. 2527–2528
The University of Idaho has been engaged in promoting the development of web-enhanced and web-based courses through a multi-stage effort to promote the integration of technology is higher education. This project specifically focuses on providing...
Topics: Developmental Stages, Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Integration, Training
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Development and Validation of a Survey to Measure TPACK for Preservice Science Educators
Jason Abbitt; Bruce Perry; Todd Edwards
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 4238–4241
This brief paper will describe the development, validation, and pilot testing of a self-assessment measure of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) designed for use with middle and secondary science educators. The proposed conference...
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Redesigning a Course Using an Analysis of Technical Problems Encountered in an Online Technology Training Course
Mitchell Klett; Scott Graves; Jason Abbitt
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2002 (2002) pp. 53–60
When designing web-based courses, a challenge arises to prevent and overcome technical problems encountered by the students and then to make adjustments in the course design for future students. While many of these technical problems can be...
Topics: Students
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Developing Online Courses: A Comparison of Web-based Instruction with Traditional Instruction
Mike Odell; Jason Abbitt; Doug Amos; John Davis
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1999 (1999) pp. 126–130
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of an online course as compared to its "traditional" counterpart and to an "integrated" course using traditional and online instructional methods. Equivalent-form pre- and post-test...
Topics: Integration
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A Mentoring Model for Interactive Online Learning in Support of a Technology Innovation Challenge Grant
Scott M. Graves; Jason Abbitt; Mitchell D. Klett; Changhua Wang
Journal of Computing in Teacher Education Vol. 26, No. 1 (2009) pp. 5–16
The Lewis & Clark Rediscovery Project is a technology professional development program designed to help teachers restructure teaching and learning practices in the classroom, and to foster technology use in the schools. The 5-year program (extended...
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Developing an Online Collaborative Platform to Support Professional Development in Rural Schools
John Ophus; Jason Abbitt; Michael Odell; Mitchell Klett
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (Nov 17, 2008) pp. 1165–1166
In order to increase the availability and decrease to cost of providing professional development opportunities to a large and rural geographic area, the East Texas STEM center is currently developing a model for providing high quality online...