Linking history, technology and teacher education: The Allen Parker slave narrative

Joyce Newman; Joy Stapleton

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 2212–2216

This is the story of how a slave born in 1838 is leading students and faculty at East Carolina University into the technologically-advanced 21st century. Allen Parker was a former slave from northeastern North Carolina who published a narrative of...

Topics: Elementary Education, Educational Technology, Social Studies, Curriculum, Middle School Education

Computer-Supported Communities for Novice Teachers: Needs Assessment and Design

Susan M. Colaric; Joy Stapleton

Association for Educational Communications and Technology Annual Meeting 2004 (October 2005)

Retention of novice teachers is a problem for school districts. Teacher induction programs are beneficial in increasing retention, but these programs take time, a commodity in short supply among novice teachers. Computer-based support has been...

Using Wikis to Facilitate Collaborative Learning in Online Coursework

Kristen Cuthrell; Faye Deters; Joy Stapleton

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (Nov 17, 2008) pp. 1525–1528

This brief will look at the effectiveness of wikis as collaborative learning tools in online environments. These environments will be at the graduate level in a teacher preparation program. Initial results of an on-going qualitative study will be...

Crossroads of Theory and Practice: Reflective Video Snippets and E-Portfolios

Joy Stapleton; Kristen Cuthrell; Judy Smith

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 3957–3962

This paper will describe the process in which preservice teachers are using video snippets as a reflection tool in planning and executing lessons as they prepare for completion of a Teacher Performance Assessment. Lessons learned from transitioning...

Students’ Perceptions of Course Web Sites Used in Face-to-Face Instruction

Sharon Ballard; Joy Stapleton; Elizabeth Carroll

Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 15, No. 3 (July 2004) pp. 197–211

The use of technology in university and college classrooms has changed in recent years to include the use of course Web sites as a supplement to face-to-face instruction (Green, 2000). Despite this increase in the use of course Web sites in college...

Topics: Classrooms, Students

Revising Teacher Education with 21st Century Reform Efforts

Judy Smith; Joy Stapleton; Kristen Cuthrell

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 4767–4772

The presenters will showcase three inter-related preservice teacher education reform efforts entrenched in 21st Century skills. The highlighted reform efforts include 1) Interactive, reflective online modules, 2) Video Snippet Collection and...

Partnering Principal and Teacher Candidates: Exploring a Virtual Coaching Model in Teacher Education

Joy Stapleton; Christina Tschida; Kristen Cuthrell

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 25, No. 4 (October 2017) pp. 495–519

Colleges of education are constantly searching for innovations to develop stronger graduates. This paper describes and shares findings from a study of a virtual coaching partnership model that links a principal candidate with a teacher candidate....

Do University Center Distance Education Programs Produce Comparable Teacher Education Candidates?

Mary Lynne Davis; Christopher Locklear; Joy Stapleton; Sarah Williams

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (Nov 17, 2008) pp. 300–307

The growing nationwide teacher shortage and the disparity between the number of candidates prepared by teacher education programs and the demand for teachers have educational leaders and policymakers exploring alternatives to traditional on-campus...

Faculty Use of Tablet PCs in Teacher Education and K-12 Settings

Sue Byrd Steinweg; Sarah Carver Williams; Joy Neal Stapleton

TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning Vol. 54, No. 3 (May 2010) pp. 54–61

As new technological tools emerge almost daily, students in public school and university settings are becoming increasingly technologically savvy. Faculty members in both settings have the opportunity to explore tools that have the potential to be...

Developing Expertise: Using Video to Hone Teacher Candidates' Classroom Observation Skills

Kristen Cuthrell; Sharilyn C. Steadman; Joy Stapleton; Elizabeth Hodge

New Educator Vol. 12, No. 1 (2016) pp. 5–27

This article explores the impact of a video observation model developed for teacher candidates in an early experiences course. Video Grand Rounds (VGR) combines a structured observation protocol, videos, and directed debriefing to enhance teacher...