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Implementing Two-Way Interactive Video in Rural, Small Schools
Michael Sullivan
Five case studies of instructional two-way interactive video in rural small schools provide a model for successful implementation in other communities. Site visits and extensive interviews were conducted in schools and communities served by the...
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METN: Networking in Maryland
Michael F. Sullivan
Learning Tomorrow. Journal of the Apple Education Advisory Council Vol. 4 (November 1986) pp. 153–163
This paper describes METN (Maryland Education Technology Network), a network which is designed to assist Maryland schools in developing instructional computing, while also working to provide equitable access to computers to all Maryland students....
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Increasing Social Interaction in Online Classes Through Live E-learning
Janice Wilson Butler; Michael Sullivan
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2007 (Oct 15, 2007) pp. 189–194
Social interaction is a driving force in the behaviors and interests of Net Gen learners. Not surprisingly, alienation and isolation are primary reasons students drop or stop enrolling in online courses. This session provides rationale for the use...
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Promoting Synchronous Interaction in an eLearning Environment
Cheng-Chang Pan; Michael Sullivan
T.H.E. Journal Vol. 33, No. 2 (September 2005) pp. 27–30
Online courses may not be for everyone. However, when eLearning is the only opportunity to receive education, it will be one of the instructor's responsibilities to ensure the eLearning experience is as compatible and comparable as possible to...
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Toward Independent L2 Readers: Effects of Text Adjuncts, Subject Knowledge, L1 Reading, and L2 Proficiency
Cindy Brantmeier; JoAnn Hammadou Sullivan; Michael Strube
Reading in a Foreign Language Vol. 26, No. 2 (October 2014) pp. 34–53
With 97 learners in an advanced Spanish course, the study examines the effects of textual enhancement adjuncts, prior subject knowledge, first language (L1) reading ability, and second language (L2) Spanish proficiency on L2 comprehension of...
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A Grounded Approach to an Online ET Program’s Evaluation
Michael Sullivan; Rene Corbeil; Cheng-Chang Pan
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 1039–1044
The present paper is intended to promote a theoretical framework for a Web-based Educational Technology graduate program's evaluation in a southern university in the United States. Corresponding to two key program goals and state-mandated...
Topics: Evaluation, Learning Outcomes, Educational Technology, Change
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Bustin’ The Barriers--Power On!
John Hinojosa; James Telese; Michael Sullivan
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1999 (1999) pp. 992–997
Getting at-risk students to not only succeed, but also to excel, in the algebra classroom is a daunting task. In this project, high school teachers form four different high schools and their students combine efforts with tow university instructors...
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PT4 – Taking PT3 to the Next Level
Michael Sullivan; Alex Medrano; Gilberto Arreola
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 3704–3708
Our current PT3 endeavor has met with significant success in working with higher education faculty and pre-service teachers. Our latest endeavor goes directly into K--12 schools and works with in-service teachers to prepare master technology...
Topics: Educational Technology, Teachers, Faculty, Schools
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Hispanic Pre-Service Teachers’ Learning Styles and Self-Efficacy for Technology Integration --- Never an Old Hat
Juan Hinojosa; Cheng-Chang Pan; Michael Sullivan
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 1765–1769
This inquiry is intended to implicate a causal relationship between Hispanic pre-service teachers' self-efficacy for technology integration and their learning style as a part of a technology competencies program's evaluation. The first phase of the...
Topics: Educational Technology, Integration, Competencies
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A Framework for an ET Program’s Evaluation: An Expanded Kirkpatrick’s Four-Level Model
Cheng-Chang Pan; Rene Corbeil; Michael Sullivan
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2004 (2004) pp. 410–415
The present paper is intended to foster a theoretical framework for a Web-based Educational Technology graduate program's evaluation in an U.S. southern state university. Corresponding to two key program goals and state-mandated regulations, an...
Topics: Learning Outcomes, Educational Technology, Change, Evaluation
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e-Portfolios as High-Stakes Assessment in a Graduate Distance Education Program
Rene Corbeil; Cheng-Chang Pan; Michael Sullivan
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 47–52
According to a study conducted by the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (2002), approximately 90 percent of schools, colleges, and departments of education currently use portfolios to make decisions regarding student admission,...
Topics: Assessment, Teachers, Portfolios
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New Parents' Facebook Use at the Transition to Parenthood
Mitchell K. Bartholomew; Sarah J. Schoppe-Sullivan; Michael Glassman; Claire M. Kamp Dush; Jason M. Sullivan
Family Relations Vol. 61, No. 3 (July 2012) pp. 455–469
New parents' Facebook use was examined from a social capital perspective. Surveys regarding Facebook use and parenting satisfaction, parenting self-efficacy, and parenting stress were completed by 154 mothers and 150 fathers as part of a larger...
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Synchronicity in Distance Education: A Revolution in Search of a Cause
Rene Corbeil; Cheng Chang Pan; Michael Sullivan; Maria Elena Corbeil
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 307–312
With the level of synchronicity now available to virtually anyone with access to a telephone and a computer, one would expect that the technology that revolutionized the way businesses communicate, would also find its way into distance education...
Topics: Distance Education, Educational Technology, Communication
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Enhancing E-learning through M-learning: Are You Ready to Go Mobile?
Rene Corbeil; Cheng-Chang Pan; Michael Sullivan; Janice Butler
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 273–280
Over the past decade, mobile computing and communication devices have become essential tools in higher education. It is now routine for faculty and students to carry laptops, cell phones, and PDAs that allow them to access data and information from...
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Synchronous Team Interaction in Computer-Supported Cooperative Learning
Cheng-Chang Pan; Michael Sullivan; Rene Corbeil; Richard Cornell
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 2425–2428
Prior research in team interaction within the realm of computer supported cooperative learning has been commonly conducted in an asynchronous learning environment. Few studies were centered on text-based team interaction, fewer on audio-based...
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Relationship of Learning styles and Computer Self-Efficacy
Chengchang Pan; Michael Sullivan; Juan Hinojosa; Rene Corbeil
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 3562–3567
As one of the series of pre-service technology integration studies, this three-semester-long experimental inquiry is intended to investigate how Mexican-American student teachers' learning behavior pattern affects their computer self-efficacy using...
Topics: Computers
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Iterative Usability Evaluation Methods Applied to Learning Technology Development
John Sullivan; Richard Hall; Michael Hilgers; Ronaldo Luna; Matt Buechler; William Lawrence
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 1188–1193
The goals of this project were to: a) carry out the evaluation of a learning system for teaching Civil Engineering students to use Geographic Information Systems software within the context of relevant problems and b) explore the efficacy of...
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Evaluation of a Prototype GIS Learning System to Teach Civil Engineering Concepts
Richard Hall; Ronaldo Luna; Michael Hilgers; John Sullivan; William Lawrence; Matt Buechler
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 3569–3574
The purpose of this research was to conduct an applied evaluation of a web-based learning system used to teach civil engineering concepts using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The principal goals of the evaluation were to determine the overall ...
Topics: Evaluation, Engineering, Students