Search results for author:"Marv Howard"
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Educators’ Attitudes toward Online Professional Development
Marv Howard
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 920–923
The importance of improving professional development is an ongoing issue. A growing body of research shows that improving teacher knowledge and teaching skills is essential to raising student performance. An important part of improving professional...
Topics: Attitudes, Professional Development, Teachers, Instructional Design, Training
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Evaluating Teacher Preparation Programs: One School’s Formative Results from the What Works and Why Project
Marv Howard
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 806–808
The Teaching Teachers to Use Technology: What Works and Why project is a partnership between researchers at The Center for the Study of Learning Instruction and Teacher Development (LITD) at the University of Illinois, Chicago and Institutions of...
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Designing Professional and Staff Development for the Web: Part II of a Case Study
Marv Howard
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 420–421
This paper examines the transition from traditional to web-based professional development that took place at the Heartland Area Educational Agency, as it led the way in Iowa. It continues the initial case study presented at SITE in 2001, details...
Topics: Learning Outcomes, Professional Development, Educational Technology
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Breaking with Tradition: Constructivist Development Methodologies for the Web
Marv Howard
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2000 (2000) pp. 774–777
Constructivist instructors who attempt to develop a curriculum that uses browser-based multimedia technologies using traditional instructional design methodologies may find themselves dissatisfied with the results. In developing for the web the...
Topics: Instructional Design
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From Roots to Branches: Evolution of an Online Professional Development System
Marv Howard
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 3253–3257
This paper performs a summative evaluation of the web-based professional development program at the Heartland Area Educational Agency, in Johnston, Iowa. It builds on the initial case studies presented at SITE in 2001 and 2005, details the progress ...
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Implementing a Collaborative and Networking Technology Group: The Early Adopters
Marv Howard; Sara Hall
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1998 (1998) pp. 333–334
Peer learning has been suggested by many as an innovative way to transform students’ learning experiences (Blumenfeld, Marx, Soloway & Krajcik, 1996). Networking groups provide for a more developmental approach to learning by allowing members to...
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Community Innovations for SITE: Who is doing what with Clearinghouses and On-line Tools Development?
David Gibson; Bob McLaughlin; Deborah Sprague; Niki Davis; Marv Howard; Christina Preston; Gary Marks
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 499–501
This interactive panel session aims to inform the further creative development of SITE's web sites. It will be particularly relevant to groups within and beyond the USA who are developing "clearinghouses" and/or new "on-line tool sets" for...
Topics: Teachers, Educational Technology, Collaboration