Search results for author:"Laura Blocher"
Total records matched: 21 Search took: 0.119 secs
35th Anniversary - SITE 2024 Attendees: if you are looking for papers from this conference, please use this special attendee-only 35th Anniversary - SITE 2024 search
-
Blended Learning Design for Teacher Preparation Course
J. Michael Blocher; Tina Chaseley; Laura Blocher
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) pp. 1849–1855
This paper details the redesign of a literacy block in a pre-service teacher program that included a practicum experience. Due to scheduling issues the instructor used a blended learning approach that allowed students to engage in learning...
Topics: Distance/Flexible Education, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies
-
What's in a Name? Use of Technology in a "Technology Integrated Learning Environment”
Shadow Armfield; Laura Sujo-Montes; Michael Blocher
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 3974–3976
The program, the Technology Integrated Learning Environment (TILE) is a school within a school that has specific technologies set aside for their use. During a six week period in the spring of 2006 teachers and students were observed and...
-
Technology Professional Development Delivery Preferences
Michael Blocher; Laura Sujo de Montes
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 2373–2376
This paper presentation will detail a study conducted at Northern Arizona University designed to investigate and evaluate the technology professional development needs of Arizona in-service educators. The paper presentation will provide readers and...
Topics: Computers, Teachers, Professional Development, Educational Technology
-
ePortfolio System for Student Learning and Program Evaluation
Michael Blocher; Laura Sujo de Montes
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 17–21
Individual student assessment and program evaluation has become a crucial aspect of higher educational degree programs. Students enrolled in the online M.Ed. in Educational Technology as Northern Arizona University are required to develop a capstone ...
Topics: Portfolios, Evaluation, Assessment, Educational Technology, Students
-
From Email to Virtual Reality: An Online Master's of Education in Educational Technology that Models Interaction
Laura Sujo de Montes; Michael J. Blocher
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 2944–2946
This paper addresses how Northern Arizona University (NAU), an institution that serves mostly rural students in Arizona, created and implemented a totally online Master's of Education in Educational Technology degree that is based on the...
Topics: Interaction, Educational Technology, Students, Virtual Environments
-
Reflective Teaching to Enhance Technology Integration
J. Michael Blocher; Tina Chaseley; Shadow Armfield; Laura Blocher; Laura Sujo-Montes
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 2411–2416
Teaching is a complex task and integrating technology in a meaningful manner has been termed a “wicked problem.” This paper describes a computer in the classroom course for teacher candidates which has a primary objective of promoting reflective...
Topics: Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK), Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies
-
Providing Context for Technology Integration: Teacher Candidates Engage in Real-World Data Collection
Jordan Foster; Devon Swanson; J. Michael Blocher; Shadow Armfield; Laura Blocher; Laura Sujo-Montes
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 1412–1416
Teaching future teachers to understand the ISTE Standards for Students and Educators can be complex as preservice teachers may not possess the background knowledge to operationalize what the standards might look like in practice. Teacher candidates...
Topics: Creativity, Computational Thinking
-
A Comprehensive Formative Evaluation of an Online Master’s Program
Gary Tucker; Laura Sujo de Montes; Elizabeth Willis; Michael Blocher
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 910–912
This paper discusses the importance of conducting formative evaluations. The Master's of Education in Educational Technology at Northern Arizona University is a young online program in its second year of implementation. Because online degree...
Topics: Educational Technology
-
Video Games, Learning, and Instruction in the Middle School Classroom
Laura Sujo de Montes; Shadow Armfield; Michael Blocher
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 4666–4671
This paper presents the results of an investigation into the use of a video game in the middle school classroom as a learning tool to reinforce knowledge and skills. The study, which included a control and treatment group, yielded mixed results....
-
Meeting the needs of students, administration, and NCATE: Redesigning an undergraduate educational technology course to meet changing needs
Shadow Armfield; Laura Sujo de Montes; Michael Blocher
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 5196–5202
Changes in student population, faculty understanding and administrative needs have lead to the complete overhaul of an undergraduate course in educational technology at Northern Arizona University. The undergraduate course which had once inspired to ...
-
Technology Integration, Change, and Preservice Teachers: Lessons Learned
Laura Sujo de Montes; J. Michael Blocher; Shadow Armfield
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 1618–1620
This paper discusses changes made to a required technology course for elementary major students at a Southwestern university. Worth noting is the resistance that preservice teachers demonstrated when they were presented with the new curriculum and...
-
Digital Citizenship: Providing Context
J. Michael Blocher; Shadow Armfield; Elizabeth Moore; Laura Sujo-Montes
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 656–660
This paper will provide details of the redesign of a digital citizenship unit for pre-service teachers to better support students gaining a global perspective and foundation of digital equity which supports social justice. The purpose of the...
Topics: Equity & Social Justice
-
Know Thyself: Becoming a Professional through Technology Integrated Lesson Development and Implementation and Reflective Practice
Shadow Armfield; J. Michael Blocher; Laura Sujo-Montes; Elizabeth Moore
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 3065–3073
Throughout the past decade our faculty has worked to develop learning environments that both prepare our students to use technologies and develop strategies for integrating the technologies seamlessly into the learning environment. In recent years...
Topics: Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK), Professional Development, Mentoring
-
A Study of Faculty Perceptions to the Integration of Systems Thinking in the Teacher Preparation Program at Northern Arizona University
Gary Tucker; Laura Sujo de Montes; Becky Willis; Michael Blocher
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 755–761
This paper is a report on a study done at the Center for Excellence in Education at Northern Arizona University. In 1984, the Center was created on a concept of moving away from the typical hierarchical structure of a college of education toward a...
Topics: Learning Disabilities
-
Shifting from Instruction to Construction: A Personal Meaningful Experience
J Michael Blocher; Jennifer Echols; Laura Sujo de Montes; Elizabeth Willis; Gary Tucker
Action in Teacher Education Vol. 24, No. 4 (2003) pp. 74–78
Presents a case study of one student's passage through an online M.ED. in Educational Technology degree program and her subsequent experience integrating her newly acquired knowledge, skills, and methods in the real world of her own teaching...
-
Contextually Based Professional Development
J Michael Blocher; Shadow W. Armfield; Laura Sujo-Montes; Gary Tucker; Elizabeth Willis
Computers in the Schools Vol. 28, No. 2 (2011) pp. 158–169
In this article, the authors detail a study of a three-year professional development project designed to increase in-service teachers' classroom technology integration. Participants engaged in learning activities that modeled technology integration...
-
Of Public Interest: Are Pre-Service Teachers Being Prepared to Teach the Citizenry of Tomorrow?
Laura Sujo de Montes; Jean Ann Foley; Mary Lane-Kelso; J. Michael Blocher
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 1826–1830
This paper presents the reactions of preservice teachers to a mandatory practicum in a technology course that historically has not had one. Besides the addition of a practicum, the course was redesigned to use Problem-Based Learning as a vehicle to...
Topics: Teachers
-
The Integration of Personal Learning Environments & Open Network Learning Environments
Chih-Hsiung Tu; Laura Sujo-Montes; Cherng-Jyh Yen; Junn-Yih Chan; Michael Blocher
TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning Vol. 56, No. 3 (May 2012) pp. 13–19
Learning management systems traditionally provide structures to guide online learners to achieve their learning goals. Web 2.0 technology empowers learners to create, share, and organize their personal learning environments in open network...
-
From the Thinking Board to NCATE/ISTE: How to Grow an Online Graduate Program
Laura Sujo de Montes; Elizabeth Willis; J. Michael Blocher; Gary Tucker; Cathy Gunn
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 3157–3160
What happens when similar-thinking faculty provide a "shared intelligence" to create a new program? How is knowledge building impacted when it is designed to be technology mediated? This panel presentation brings faculty from a southwestern...
-
Using a Hybrid Lab to Teach Computers in the Classroom
Michael Blocher; Mary Lane-Kelso; Laura Sujo de Montes; Shadow Armfield; Hong Zhan; Gary Karcz
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 3321–3323
Preparing pre-service teachers to be competent in using computers in the classroom has been a challenge due to the various platforms of computers currently in use in classrooms. The faculty at Northern Arizona University's College of Education...
Topics: Faculty, Classrooms, Instructional Design, Teachers, Computers
-
Wants and Haves: Student Perceptions of Practicum Experiences in a Teacher Preparation Program
Laura Sujo-Montes; Devon Swanson; Jordan Foster; Chih-Hsiung Tu; Shadow Armfield; Michael Blocher
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 1390–1394
This paper presents students’ perceptions of what they want in a practicum and what they actually get during their practicum experience. One of the main results indicate that preservice teachers do not acquire enough teaching experience during...
Topics: Assessment and E-Folios