Conexiones: Enhancing Language and Communication through Digital Video

Samuel DiGangi

EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2003 (2003) pp. 2919–2920

The Conexiones Project integrates technology with education to increase educational and occupational opportunities among traditionally underserved minority students. K-12 educators and students receive instruction and hands-on experience with object ...

Topics: Instructional Materials, Learning Objects, Instructional Design, Educational Technology, Students

Ubiquitous computing meets universal design

Sarah Belson; Samuel DiGangi

EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2003 (2003) pp. 3185–3187

This session will present how a thin-client computing environment was adapted to meet a range of educational learning needs for students with disabilities -- from use of text to speech tool integrated into most software applications to designing...

Topics: Students, Networking Technologies, Learning Disabilities, Educational Technology

Enhancement of Student Experience Management in Higher Education by Sentiment Analysis and Text Mining

Chong Yu; Angel Jannasch-Pennell; Samuel DiGangi

International Journal of Technology and Educational Marketing Vol. 8, No. 1 (January 2018) pp. 16–33

The objective of this case study is to illustrate how text mining of open-ended responses and sentimental expressions (positive or negative) from student survey could yield valuable information for improving student experience management (SEM). The...

Best Practices of Writing with Computers: Using What We Know and Knowing What We Use

Candace Collins Candace; Samuel DiGangi; Patricia Webb; Angel Jannasch

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 1135–1137

Best practices of writing with computers have emerged from research and teaching in the fields of both composition and computer-mediated communication. Leveraging the research and networked writing environments has supported writing instruction in...

Topics: Computers, Evaluation, Faculty

Compatibility between Text Mining and Qualitative Research in the Perspectives of Grounded Theory, Content Analysis, and Reliability

Chong Ho Yu; Angel Jannasch-Pennell; Samuel DiGangi

Qualitative Report Vol. 16, No. 3 (May 2011) pp. 730–744

The objective of this article is to illustrate that text mining and qualitative research are epistemologically compatible. First, like many qualitative research approaches, such as grounded theory, text mining encourages open-mindedness and...

Using Web-Based Linear Movies and Modularized Slide Shows for Teaching Statistics Courses: A Study of the Relationship between Knowledge Nature and Multimedia Type

Chong-ho Yu; Angela Jannasch-Pennell; Samuel A. DiGangi

Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association 2000 (April 2000)

Previous research has indicated that without adequate background knowledge, statistical learners can miss important details and build up more misconceptions through interactive simulations. To rectify this situation, two types of multimedia with...

Whom Are We Still Excluding From Online Courses? Accessibility To Those With Disabilities

Sandra Sutton Andrews; Angel Jannasch-Pennell; Samuel DiGangi

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 615–616

As distance learning has grown in importance to learning, and as more face to face courses have acquired an online presence, accessibility of web based resources has become a major issue for people with disabilities. If in fact the World Wide Web is ...

Topics: Accessibility, Learning Disabilities

The Digital Divide: Focused Research Results On Peer Mentoring, Scalability and Occupational Self Efficacy In a Home-Based Technology Integration Program

Sandra Sutton Andrews; Angel Jannasch-Pennell; Samuel A. DiGangi

Annual Meeting of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology 2004 (October 2005)

The existence of a "digital divide" in which portions of society do not have sufficient access to technology or the information and skills that technology use imparts was of concern for educators and policy makers even before home computers were...

Digital Divide Priorities: Focused Research and Affordable Solutions

Sandra Sutton Andrews; Samuel DiGangi; Angel Jannasch-Pennell

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 774–776

Early digital divide studies focused on demographics and participant benefits, in an effort to identify the nature of the population on the other side of the divide, as well as to determine whether those lacking access to technology would actually...

Topics: Educational Technology, Digital Divide

An Exploratory Crossover Study of Learner Perceptions of Use of Audio in Multimedia-Based Tutorials

Chong Ho Yu; Angel Jannasch-Pennell; Samuel DiGangi; Charles Kaprolet

Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 40, No. 1 (2009) pp. 23–46

While multimedia-based training is prevalent in education, previous studies do not reach consensus on its application. This discrepancy might be due to the fact that multimedia programs implemented in various training programs are very diverse. A...

Teaching Teachers on the 'Net: A Study of Web Use in Teacher Education Courses

Sarah E. Irvine; Angel Jannasch-Pennell; Samuel A. DiGangi

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1999 (1999) pp. 1849–1853

There has been great emphasis on utilizing the Internet and the World Wide Web as a teaching tool and instructional medium in teacher education programs across the country. This paper describes the elements of web-enhancements to teacher education...

Topics: Schools, Distance Education, Teachers

A crossover study of learner attitude towards use of audio in multimedia-based tutorials

Chong Yu; Samuel DiGangi; Angel Jannasch-Pennell; Charles Kaprolet

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 1318–1324

While multimedia-based training is prevalent in education, previous studies do not lead to a converged picture. This discrepancy might be due to the fact that multimedia programs implemented in various training programs are very diverse. A...

A Non-Technical Approach for Illustrating Item Response Theory

Chong Ho Yu; Angel Jannasch-Pennell; Samuel DiGangi

Journal of Applied Testing Technology Vol. 9, No. 2 (February 2008) pp. 1–32

Since the introduction of the "No Child Left Behind Act," assessment has become a pre-dominant theme in the US K-12 system. However, making assessment results understandable and usable for the K-12 teachers has been a challenge. While test...

The Development of a Personal Learning Environment in Second Life

Sandra Andrews; Mary Stokrocki; Angel Jannasch-Pennell; Samuel DiGangi

International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments Vol. 1, No. 3 (July 2010) pp. 36–54

In this qualitative pilot study, the authors report on curriculum field trials within a personal learning environment (PLE) designed by a collaboration of academic researchers and nonprofit volunteers working together in the virtual world of Second...

Impact of Instructional Grouping on Navigation and Student Learning in a Web-Based Learning Environment

Angel Jannasch-Pennell; Samuel A. DiGangi; Alex Yu; Sandra Andrews; John S. Babb

Selected Research and Development Papers Presented at the National Convention of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology [AECT] 1999 (February 1999)

This study examines the effects and interactions of World Wide Web page design on student navigation and decision making in Web-based learning environments. The following research questions are examined via quantitative, qualitative, and exploratory ...

Impact of Asynchronous and Synchronous Internet-Based Communication on Collaboration and Performance among K-12 Teachers

Barbara Ohlund; Sandra Andrews; Chong Ho Yu; Angel Jannasch-Pennell; Samuel A. DiGangi

Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association 1999 (April 1999)

This study investigated the use of asynchronous (mailing lists) and synchronous (chat sessions) Internet-based communication and their impact on teachers' attitude toward collaboration, activity completion rates, and test performance. The study also ...

AN ANALYSIS OF INTERNET-BASED COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION AMONG K-12 TEACHERS

Angel Jannasch-Pennell; Samuel A. DiGangi; Sandra Andrews; Chong Ho Yu; Barbara Ohlund

EdMedia + Innovate Learning 1999 (1999) pp. 1009–1014

This study investigated the use of asynchronous (mailing lists) and synchronous (chat sessions) Internet-based communication and its impact on teachers' attitude toward collaboration, activity completion rate and test performance. Although in this...

Topics: Internet, Attitudes, Communication, Collaboration

Designing On-Line Instruction Using Multidisciplinary Approaches

Sandra Andrews; Samuel A. DiGangi; David Winograd; Angel Jannasch-Pennell; Chong-Ho Yu

Selected Research and Development Papers Presented at the National Convention of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology [AECT] 1999 (February 1999)

Instruction Support (IS) at Arizona State University is a multidisciplinary group integrating academia with information technology. Unique features having to do with the status of computing at the university have led to the establishment of the IS...

Computer-Mediated Instruction for Increasing Regular Education Students' Acceptance of Students with Mental Retardation

Deborah G. Hammond; Stanley H. Zucker; Karen Sullivan Burstein; Samuel A. DiGangi

Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Vol. 32, No. 4 (1997) pp. 313–20

The impact of computer-mediated technology on the preparation of 72 third-graders for inclusive classes was explored. Male students in a computer instruction group out-performed males in control and teacher instruction groups with respect to basic...

Using animation on the Web in teaching plant biology

Chong Ho Yu; Ruvi Wijesuriya; Angel Jannasch-Pennell; Samuel DiGangi; Leslie Towill

WebNet World Conference on the WWW and Internet 2000 (2000) p. 976

This paper describes the design, development, and delivery processes of multimedia modules such as Macromedia Flash, Shockwave movies, and Quicktime movies. These modules were employed to teach a undergraduate plant biology class at a large...

Topics: Instructional Design, Multimedia

Impact of Asynchronous and Synchronous Internet-based Communication on Collaboration and Performance among K-12 Teachers

Barbara Ohlund; Chong Ho Yu; Angel Jannasch-Pennell; Samuel A. DiGangi

Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 23, No. 4 (2000) pp. 405–20

Investigates the use of asynchronous (mailing lists) and synchronous (chat sessions) Internet-based communication and its impact on teachers' attitudes toward collaboration, activity completion rate, and test performance. Also examines the impact of ...

Open source applications for training teachers in developing assessment systems

Chong Yu; Angel Jannasch-Pennell; Samuel DiGangi; Victoria Stay; Brandon Moore

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 2295–2297

Coping with the No Child Left Behind Act, the US education system has to restructure the assessment model under severe resource constraints. This paper illustrates how open source tools, such as PHP and mySQL, can be utilized to construct an item...

Profiling Students Who Take Online Courses Using Data Mining Methods

Chong Ho Yu; Samuel Digangi; Angel Kay Jannasch-Pennell; Charles Kaprolet

Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration Vol. 11, No. 2

The efficacy of online learning programs is tied to the suitability of the program in relation to the target audience. Based on the dataset that provides information on student enrollment, academic performance, and demographics extracted from a data ...

One to One Computing in Higher Education: A Survey of Technology Practices and Needs

Samuel DiGangi; Zeynep Kilic; Chong Ho Yu; Angel Jannasch-Pennel; Lori Long; Chang Hyum Kim; Victoria Stay; Seok Kang

AACE Journal Vol. 15, No. 4 (October 2007) pp. 367–387

The purpose of this paper is to examine the computing needs and practices of students at Arizona State University as a means of assisting the university in the decision to implement a one to one (l:1) computing model, in which every student is...

Topics: Computers, Educational Technology, Software, Evaluation, Faculty, Learning Objects, Teaching Methods, Hardware, Post Secondary Education, Students