Using Online Homework To Engage Students in a Geoscience Course for General Education

Karen Grove

Journal of Geoscience Education Vol. 50, No. 5 (2002) pp. 566–74

Details the use of online homework assignments designed to more actively engage students in a general education geoscience course. Concludes that students come to class better prepared and that both groups benefit from a problem-based learning...

Using Online Education to Improve Traditional Classroom Instruction: A Blended Learning Approach

Catherine Bacos; Karen Grove

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 374–379

The authors will discuss instructional design strategies used to develop and redesign a course offered in multiple formats: online, face-to-face, and hybrid. Teaching the same course in multiple formats provides the advantage of making meaningful...

Topics: Distance/Flexible Education, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies

Restructuring the Field Experience Component of Teacher Education

Karen Grove; Neal Strudler

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 1783–1787

This paper reports on an initiative to restructure the field experience component to support the integration of technology into field experiences through a K-12/university partnership. The field experience component involves many elements and close...

Topics: Students

Instructional environments for technology inservice education

Karen Jane Grove

(1997) pp. 1–71

This study examines different instructional formats for providing inservice education on classroom technology applications to elementary teachers. An intensive weekend workshop format was compared with a traditionally paced format for inservice...

The use of web-based diagrams to facilitate student understanding of educational research concepts

Alexandru Spatariu; Linda Quinn; Karen Grove

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 1333–1335

Although existing research addresses various aspects of causal diagrams and text comprehension little is known about their use in a web-based environment. The widespread use of technology in distance and face-to-face classrooms calls for more...

Mentoring for Technology Use: An Elementary StudentTeaching Case Study

Karen Grove; Neal Strudler; Sandra Odell

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 2613–2618

This case study investigated the practice of an elementary level cooperating teacher as she prepared a student teacher to integrate technology into professional practice. The study was part of a larger research study conducted as part of a PT3 grant ...

Topics: Students, Teaching Methods, Mentoring, Teachers, Integration

Comparing Asynchronous and Synchronous Video vs. Text Based Discussions in an Online Teacher Education Course

Cynthia Clark; Neal Strudler; Karen Grove

Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks Vol. 19, No. 3 (2015) pp. 48–69

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether asynchronous video posts and synchronous videoconferencing would create higher levels of teaching and social presence within an online course when compared with the university's current text-based ...

Content Analysis of Discussions in an Online Classroom Management Course

Karen Grove; Linda Quinn; Alexandru Spatariu

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 381–385

This study analyzed discussion of 21 teacher candidates in an online course on classroom management to examine development of knowledge and skills in classroom management strategies. Henri's (1992) framework for content analysis of computer-mediated ...

Technology Mentoring: A Cooperating Teacher Case Study

Karen Grove; Neal Strudler; Sandra Odell

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 3341–3346

This study investigated the practice of a cooperating teacher as she prepared a student teacher to integrate technology into teaching and learning activities. Descriptive statistics and qualitative methods were used for data collection. Data sources ...

Topics: Teachers, Students, Teaching Methods

Technology Mentoring: A Cooperating Teacher and Student Teacher Case Study

Karen Grove; Sandra Odell; Neil Strudler

Action in Teacher Education Vol. 28, No. 1 (2006) pp. 85–93

This study investigated the practice of a cooperating teacher preparing a student teacher to integrate technology into teaching and learning activities. Descriptive statistics and qualitative methods were used for data collection. Data were gathered ...

ADOPTION AND USE OF TECHNOLOGY-SUPPORTED LEARNER-CENTERED PEDAGOGIES: BARRIERS TO TEACHERS’ IMPLEMENTATION

Peg Ertmer; James Lehman; SungHee Park; Jeffry Cramer; Karen Grove

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2003 (2003) pp. 1955–1958

Implementation of learner-centered pedagogies in K-12 classrooms poses a number of difficulties for teachers that are not readily addressed through traditional professional development efforts. In this session, we outline the activities and...

Topics: Classrooms, Professional Development, Teachers

Barriers to Teachers' Adoption and Use of Technology-Supported Learner-Centered Pedagogies

James Lehman; SungHee Park; Jeff Cramer; Karen Grove; Peggy Ertmer

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 1761–1766

Problem-based learning (PBL), a teaching/learning approach that relies on ill-structured problems to provide opportunities for student learning, can involve technology as a tool for acquiring, manipulating, and communicating information. In this...

Topics: Teachers, Professional Development, Classrooms, Information Communication Technologies

Diffusing Innovations: Sharing University Assignments

Karen Grove; Teresa Foulger; Keith Wetzel; Leanna Archambault; Mia Kim Williams; Neal Strudler

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 3763–3768

This paper provides background information for a round table session highlighting how an innovative assignment was shared in different teacher preparation courses at two universities to promote integration of Web 2.0 tools. In preservice teacher...

Benefits of Laptop Computers for Elementary Teachers

Christy J. Falba; Karen J. Grove; Donald G. Anderson; LeAnn G. Putney

Journal of Research on Computing in Education Vol. 33, No. 5 (2001)

Describes the benefits of providing laptop computers to elementary teachers. Analysis revealed two broad categories of beneficial uses of laptops: individual use benefits and group use benefits, and findings indicated that access to laptops at...