Teacher inquiry and technology-based field experiences: An amalgamation to promote prospective teachers’ professional growth

Kara Dawson

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 1505–1510

The objective of this research was to explore how authentic technology use and teacher inquiry may coalesce during curriculum-based, technology-enhanced field experiences for prospective teachers. Thirteen inquiries conducted during the Spring 2004...

Topics: Teachers, Educational Technology

FACTORS INFLUENCING ELEMENTARY TEACHERS’ INSTRUCTIONAL

Kara Dawson

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1998 (1998) pp. 837–842

Research suggests that at the elementary level computers are overwhelmingly used for drill and practice or instruc tional gaming (Evans-Andris, 1995; Office of Technology Assessment (OTA), 1995; Becker, 1994). Research also suggests that current...

Teacher Inquiry: A Vehicle to Merge Prospective Teachers' Experience and Reflection during Curriculum-Based, Technology-Enhanced Field Experiences

Kara Dawson

Journal of Research on Technology in Education Vol. 38, No. 3 (2006) pp. 265–292

This study describes and analyzes a four-year effort to provide curriculum-based, technology-enhanced field experiences for prospective teachers. These field experiences and this associated study espouse the notion that experiences and reflective...

The Role of Teacher Inquiry in Helping Prospective Teachers Untangle the Complexities of Technology Use in Classrooms

Kara Dawson

Journal of Computing in Teacher Education Vol. 24, No. 1 (2007) pp. 5–12

The objective of this research was to explore how authentic technology use and teacher inquiry may coalesce during curriculum-based, technology-enhanced field experiences for prospective teachers. Thirteen inquiries were analyzed using qualitative...

Illustrations of Technology Integration in the Unified Elementary Proteach Program

Kara Dawson

Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 4, No. 1 (2004) pp. 64–72

The Unified Elementary ProTeach (Professional Teacher; http://www.coe.ufl.edu/school/proteach/index.html) program at the University of Florida (UF) prepares teachers with a dual emphasis in elementary education and mild disabilities. All graduates...

Topics: Instructional Design, Elementary Education, Inclusive Education, Learning Disabilities, Students

Using Action Research Projects to Examine Teacher Technology Integration Practices

Kara Dawson

Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education Vol. 28, No. 3 (2012) pp. 117–124

This study examined the technology integration practices of teachers involved in a statewide initiative via one cycle of action research. It differs from other studies of teacher technology integration practices because it simultaneously involved...

An Analysis of Professional Practice Ed.D. Dissertations in Educational Technology

Kara Dawson; Swapna Kumar

TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning Vol. 58, No. 4 (July 2014) pp. 62–72

The University of Florida offers an online professional practice Ed.D. focused on Educational Technology. Twenty-three students have completed professional practice dissertations and graduated since the program's inception in 2008. The purpose...

Collaborative dialogue: A web-based, multimedia case study shared among geographically disparate social studies educators

Kara Dawson; Cheryl Mason

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2000 (2000) pp. 2003–2013

This study combines the use of a web-based multimedia case study and threaded discussion groups in an attempt to bridge the gap between theory and practice via dialogue among geographically distant preservice teachers, inservice teachers and...

Topics: Teachers, Teaching Methods

Conditions, Processes and Consequences of Technology Use: A Case Study

Kara Dawson; Walter Heinecke

Technology, Pedagogy and Education Vol. 13, No. 1 (March 2004) pp. 61–82

The conditions, processes and consequences of technology implementation were explored in order to develop a holistic view of technology use in a typical elementary school (ages 6-11 years). This qualitative case study employed a symbolic...

The Impact of Mentoring Youth in the Digital Kids Tech Camp on Pre-service Teachers’ Beliefs of Youth-created Multimedia

Jeffrey Boyer; Kara Dawson

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 1738–1740

The purpose of this article is to document the changes that occur in pre-service teachers’ conceptions of the use of youth-created multimedia after mentoring young learners in a technology-rich summer camp experience at a large, southeastern public...

Commentary: Expanding Notions of Acceptable Research Evidence in Educational Technology: A Response to Schrum et al.

Kara Dawson; Rick Ferdig

Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 6, No. 1 (March 2006) pp. 133–142

"Developing Acceptable Evidence in Educational Technology Research" (Schrum et al., 2005) and its precursor editorial, "A Proactive Approach to a Research Agenda for Educational Technology" (Bull, Knezek, Roblyer, Schrum, & Thompson, 2005), are...

Topics: Research Methods, Educational Technology, Collaboration, Competencies, Mentoring

Design of Online Professional Development in Science Content and Pedagogy: A Pilot Study in Florida

Cathy Cavanaugh; Kara Dawson

Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 19, No. 5 (October 2010) pp. 438–446

The Exploring Florida Science project goals were: (1) increasing content knowledge of secondary science teachers, specifically in topics that are important to the future of the state, and (2) providing secondary science students with digital media...

Exploring the Impact of a Professional Practice Education Doctorate in Educational Environments

Swapna Kumar; Kara Dawson

Studies in Continuing Education Vol. 35, No. 2 (2013) pp. 165–178

This article presents one approach to assessing the impact of an online professional practice doctorate in education on participants' work environments. It is unique in that it explored impact during the doctoral program, before participants began...

Theory to Practice: Implementation and Initial Impact of an Online Doctoral Program

Swapna Kumar; Kara Dawson

Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration Vol. 15, No. 1 (2012)

This article describes successes and challenges of the first implementation of an online Ed.D. program that impacted students' professional growth and practice. Based on an analysis of student survey comments, student interviews, and faculty...

Integrating Technology in Teacher Education: Considering and Applying Educational Change Models

Colleen Swain; Kara Dawson

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 886–889

We will share how we are using change models to guide and implement the University of Florida Teaching and Technology Initiative. Specifically, we will discuss strategies we are using that have emerged from the following models: the C-R-E-A-T-E-R...

Topics: Change

Content Analysis in Computer-Mediated Communication: Analyzing Models for Assessing Critical Thinking through the Lens of Social Constructivism

Vasa Buraphadeja; Kara Dawson

American Journal of Distance Education Vol. 22, No. 3 (July 2008) pp. 130–145

This article reviews content analysis studies aimed to assess critical thinking in computer-mediated communication. It also discusses theories and content analysis models that encourage critical thinking skills in asynchronous learning environments...

A Survey to Investigate Teachers’ Perspectives toward Technology Integration in Teaching in Delhi, India

Shilpa Sahay; Kara Dawson

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 2039–2044

A survey was conducted to investigate teachers’ perspectives toward ICT integration in teaching at government schools of Delhi, India. Teachers’ perspectives were measured in terms of their knowledge, attitudes, decisions and practice of ICT in...

Topics: Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies

Virtually PKY – How One Single-School District Transitioned to Emergency Remote Instruction

Carrie Geiger; Kara Dawson

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 28, No. 2 (2020) pp. 251–260

P. K. Yonge Development Research School (PKY) is a single-school, K-12, public school district and Virtually PKY is the name of our efforts during emergency remote teaching necessitated by COVID-19. Our ability to plan and execute Virtually PKY was...

A meta-analysis of JTATE publications (2000-2005): Where have we been and where are we going?

Richard Ferdig; Kara Dawson

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 889–890

The purpose of our investigation was to determine where we have been as a field and where we are going based on what has been valued in the peer review process of JTATE over the last five years (2000-2005). We used modified coding categories from a...

Factors influencing elementary teachers' instructional use of computers

Kara M. Dawson

(1998) pp. 1–133

Factors that may be related to elementary teachers' instructional use of computers were examined in this study. 92% of teachers selected via systematic random sampling from a large urban school district in Virginia completed a survey that measured...

The Impact Factor: Measuring Student Professional Growth in an Online Doctoral Program

Swapna Kumar; Kara Dawson

TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning Vol. 58, No. 4 (July 2014) pp. 89–97

This article describes the impact of an online Ed.D. in educational technology based on data collected from students at regular intervals during the program. It documents how students who were working professionals applied learning from the program...

Using lesson plans as a proxy for teacher technology integration practices in math and science using TPACK: A transferrable research design

Kara Dawson; Albert Ritzhaupt

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 1398–1404

The purpose of this paper is to describe a novel approach to measuring teacher technology integration practices in the context of lesson plans using the TPACK framework. We first describe the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK)...

Topics: Research & Evaluation

Mobile Technology Tools in Action: Preservice Teachers’ Perceptions of using iPads with Students in a Non-Profit After School Program

Krista Ruggles; Kara Dawson

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 1693–1696

Few studies have provided preservice teachers with opportunities to use iPads in authentic settings with K-12 students even though this may be the most important of all experiences for preservice teachers (Rhodes, 2013). This study examines...

Topics: Preservice Teacher Education, Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Mobile Learning, Equity & Social Justice

The Teacher Education Village: Growing Partnerships to Integrate Educational Technology into Curricula and Classrooms

Colleen R. Swain; Kara Dawson

Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 5, No. 2 (2006)

This article explains and analyzes a four-year, ongoing effort to facilitate effective uses of educational technologies in a large teacher preparation program via partnerships between the university and public schools and between colleges at the...

Faculty Navigating Institutional Waters: Suggestions for Bottom-Up Design of Online Programs

Richard E. Ferdig; Kara Dawson

TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning Vol. 50, No. 4 (August 2006) pp. 28–34

Many faculty make the mistake of trying to start with an online degree. Administration, administrative policies and even other faculty are not necessarily ready for completely online programs. Large-scale programs are risky in the eyes of...

Technology and the Deep Play of Intercultural Teacher Education: A Reflection on Two Seminal Writings of Clifford Geertz

Richard E. Ferdig; Kara Dawson

Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 4, No. 4 (2005) pp. 489–503

Abstract The selection of a seminal piece on intercultural issues in technology and teacher education was challenging. Researchers interested in the field come from numerous fields of study, including education, anthropology, sociology, psychology,...

Topics: psychology, Interactive Multimedia Systems, Intercultural, Inclusive Education, Social Sciences, Pedagogy, Professional Development, Preservice Teacher Education, Technology integration, teacher education, Integration

Technology, science and preservice teachers: Creating a culture of technology savvy elementary teachers

Kara Dawson; Skip Marshall; Rose Pringle

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 1422–1426

Technology, science and preservice teachers: Creating a culture of technology savvy elementary teachers Rose Pringle, Kara Dawson & Skip Marshall Introduction There is no doubt that technology has strongly influenced the course of history and the...

Topics: Preservice Teacher Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Education, Instructional Design, Information Sciences

Preservice Teachers' Experience in a Virtual School

Kathryn Kennedy; Cathy Cavanaugh; Kara Dawson

American Journal of Distance Education Vol. 27, No. 1 (2013) pp. 56–67

Situated in the theoretical perspective of phenomenology, the purpose of this study was to understand the experiences of three preservice teachers who voluntarily participated in a field placement in a virtual school in the southeastern United...

Preparing Current and Future Teachers to Teach with Technology: An Examination of School-University Collaborations

Richard Hartshorne; Richard E. Ferdig; Kara Dawson

Journal of Computing in Teacher Education Vol. 21, No. 3 (2005) pp. 77–85

Recent research as well as local, state, and national mandates promote an increased role of technology in teaching and learning. In response to this call, K-12 institutions and colleges of education are faced with preparing current and future...

The evolution of ARTI: An online tool to promote classroom-based technology outcomes via teacher inquiry

Kara Dawson; Cathy Cavanaugh; Albert Ritzhaupt

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 36–41

It is widely recognized that action research leads to a series of benefits for teachers including improved practice, heightened professionalism and activism for positive educational change. More recent research has also suggested that teacher...

Academic Dishonesty in Traditional and Online Classrooms: Does the "Media Equation" Hold True?

Erik W. Black; Joe Greaser; Kara Dawson

Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks Vol. 12, No. 3 (December 2008) pp. 23–30

Limited empirical research exists regarding the prevalence of academic dishonesty in the online classroom. This limited evidence supports the notion that factors contributing to academic dishonesty in the traditional classroom also apply to online...

Technology Outcomes in Post-Secondary Online Education Classrooms

Erik Black; Kara Dawson; Richard Ferdig

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 253–256

While a valid instrument for analysis of classroom environment exists for high school students, a valid and reliable instrument for use with post-secondary distance education populations has yet to be developed. This paper discusses the outcomes of...

Topics: Post Secondary Education, Classrooms, Secondary Education, Distance Education

Impacts of a Digital Literacy Intervention on Preservice Teachers’ Civic Online Reasoning Abilities, Strategies, and Perceptions

Lauren Weisberg; Angela Kohnen; Kara Dawson

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 30, No. 1 (January 2022) pp. 73–98

The rapid expansion of technology and the internet has changed how we access and interact with information as a society. Amid this phenomenon, people of all ages and backgrounds struggle to evaluate the credibility of information they encounter...

The Teach Web 2.0 Consortium: A Tool to Promote Educational Social Networking and Web 2.0 Use among Educators

Wendy Drexler; Anna Baralt; Kara Dawson

Educational Media International Vol. 45, No. 4 (December 2008) pp. 271–283

Social networking is changing the way children communicate. Most of this communication takes place outside of school, though countless Web 2.0 applications are emerging with educational potential. Students may benefit from exposure to the twenty...

A framework for aligning needs, abilities and affordances to inform design and practice of educational technologies

Pavlo D. Antonenko; Kara Dawson; Shilpa Sahay

British Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 48, No. 4 (June 2017) pp. 916–927

This paper addresses the need for enhancing our awareness of user-centered design in educational technology through a more explicit and systematic alignment between the needs of educational technology users (learners and educators) and the...

Paradigms and Frames for R&D in Distance Education: Toward Collaborative Electronic Learning

Walter Heinecke; Kara Dawson; Jerry Willis

International Journal of Educational Telecommunications Vol. 7, No. 3 (2001) pp. 293–322

This article investigates the relationship between paradigms of teaching and learning and models of distance education. The underlying premise of this article is that fundamental beliefs about the nature of reality (ontology), the nature of...

Topics: Distance Education

Predicting the Success and Failure of Online Education Students

Erik Black; Kara Dawson; Richard Ferdig

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 248–252

This article discusses the application of an instrument capable of predicting student success and failure within virtual high school classrooms to a sample of graduate students enrolled in online education classes at a tier I research university.

Topics: Students

An Investigation of Factors Influencing Student Use of Technology in K-12 Classrooms Using Path Analysis

Albert D. Ritzhaupt; Kara Dawson; Cathy Cavanaugh

Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 46, No. 3 (2012) pp. 229–254

The purpose of this research was to examine the effects of teachers' characteristics, school characteristics, and contextual characteristics on classroom technology integration and teacher use of technology as mediators of student use of technology. ...

Data for free: Using LMS activity logs to measure community in online courses

Erik W. Black; Kara Dawson; Jason Priem

Internet and Higher Education Vol. 11, No. 2 (2008) pp. 65–70

In the study of online learning community, many investigators have turned attention to automatically logged web data. This study aims to further this work by seeking to determine whether logs of student activity within online graduate level courses...

Language: English

Room and Zoom®: Perceptions from a K-5 HyFlex Model

Debbie Presley-O'Brien; Kara Dawson; Matthew Schmidt

Journal of Online Learning Research Vol. 8, No. 2 (July 2022) pp. 131–162

This qualitative interview study examined elementary teachers’ planning decisions as they transitioned from face-to-face to HyFlex learning and their perceptions of its influence on instruction and learning. The study fills a gap in research on...

University of Florida Teaching and Technology Initiative

Colleen Swain; Gail Ring; Kara Dawson

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 1791–1792

The University of Florida Teaching and Technology Initiative is a PT3 funded initiative designed to facilitate and accelerate systemic change related to technology integration in our teacher education program. The initiative involves the...

Topics: Teachers, Educational Technology

Educational Technology at the University of Florida

Colleen Swain; Sebastian Foti; Kara Dawson

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 1770–1775

The expansion of educational technologies in the College of Education at the University of Florida has resulted in three interrelated phenomena: (1) the development of educational technology support throughout the College, (2) the integration of ...

Topics: Educational Technology

An Evaluation of the Conditions, Processes, and Consequences of Laptop Computing in K-12 Classrooms

Cathy Cavanaugh; Kara Dawson; Albert Ritzhaupt

Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 45, No. 3 (2011) pp. 359–378

This article examines how laptop computing technology, teacher professional development, and systematic support resulted in changed teaching practices and increased student achievement in 47 K-12 schools in 11 Florida school districts. The overview...

Design and Implementation of an Online Ed.D. Program in Educational Technology

Cathy Cavanaugh; Kara Dawson; Richard Ferdig

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 278–284

The demand for education of educational technology leaders in practice led to the development of an online Ed.D. program in Educational Technology. This paper describes the program development and implementation that resulted from these influences....

Conditions, Processes and Consequences of 1:1 Computing in K-12 Classrooms: The Impact on Teaching Practices and Student Achievement

Cathy Cavanaugh; Kara Dawson; Albert Ritzhaupt

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 1956–1963

This paper examines how 1:1 computing technology, teacher professional development, and systemic support were used to change teaching practices and influence student achievement in 47 K-12 schools in 11 Florida districts. With the school as the unit ...

Florida's EETT Leveraging Laptops Initiative and Its Impact on Teaching Practices

Kara Dawson; Cathy Cavanaugh; Albert D. Ritzhaupt

Journal of Research on Technology in Education Vol. 41, No. 2 (2008) pp. 143–159

This study measures changes in teaching practices that occurred during a school year that included laptop implementation and professional development. The changes were documented through direct observations of more than 400 classrooms in more than...

Design and enactment of online components during four blended learning courses

Nicola Wayer; Kent Crippen; Kara Dawson

Journal of Online Learning Research Vol. 1, No. 2 (August 2015) pp. 219–239

This study investigated the ways in which four K-12 teachers, following professional development in blended learning, designed the online portion of their blended learning courses and how these online components were ultimately enacted with students....

Topics: Instructional Design, Learning Management Systems

Technology, Science and Preservice Teachers: Creating a Culture of Technology-Savvy Elementary Teachers

Rose M. Pringle; Kara Dawson; Thomasenia Adams

Action in Teacher Education Vol. 24, No. 4 (2003) pp. 46–52

Explored how preservice elementary teachers incorporated technology into a microteaching activity that was a component of their science education, mathematics education, and educational technology courses. Participants displayed varied levels of...

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY IN TRADITIONAL AND ONLINE CLASSROOMS: DOES THE “MEDIA EQUATION” HOLD TRUE?

Joe Greaser; Erik Black; Kara Dawson

Online Learning Journal Vol. 12, No. 3 (Dec 17, 2008)

Limited empirical research exists regarding the prevalence of academic dishonesty in the online classroom. This limited evidence supports the notion that factors contributing to academic dishonesty in the traditional classroom also apply to online...

Meeting the Need for Technology Integration: Math, Science and Technology Integration for Pre-service Teachers

Skip Marshall; Rose Pringle; Kara Dawson; Alan Hochman

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 2522–2524

Historically, teacher education programs offered methods courses offered in isolation, neglecting the integrated manner in which many elementary classes are taught. This presentation focuses on the importance of curriculum integration in pre...

Topics: Curriculum, Educational Technology, Integration, Elementary Education, Teachers