Search results for author:"Shawn McCombs"
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Channeling the channel: Can iPad meet the needs of today’s M-Learner
Shawn McCombs; Youmei Liu
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 522–526
The Jack J. Valenti School of Communication, in cooperation with the university’s Educational Technology and University Outreach division, is investigating the use of iPad in M-Learning curriculum delivery on today’s campuses. Early observations...
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Why the students did not use podcasts?
Youmei Liu; Shawn McCombs
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 2093–2094
Podcasting technology has been increasingly used in education. University of Houston is one of the pioneer schools in adopting podcasting technology in instructional delivery. Since the pilot project started in 2005, research studies have been...
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Mobile learning: An analysis of student preferences and perceptions surrounding podcasting
Shawn William McCombs
@?Mobile @?learning: An analysis of student @?preferences and perceptions @?surrounding @?podcasting (2010) pp. 1–90
Today's learner arrives on our campuses with certain expectations, among them are technology innovation and availability, and the use of modern and efficient technology solutions to communicate and coexist. Meanwhile, institutions of higher learning ...
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Student Perceptions and Usage of Social Media Tools
Youmei Liu; Shawn McCombs
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 1556–1560
Social media tools have become major communication channel nowadays. This presentation will share with audiences the survey study conducted at the University of Houston about student perceptions and usage of social media tools, their attitudes and...
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Collaborative Teaching for Instructional Improvement
Youmei Liu; Shawn McCombs; Dung Huynh
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 462–465
This session will present a topic on collaborative teaching – three faculty members co-teach a course being offered in four separate sessions. Four aspects of this collaborative teaching will be discussed: 1) faculty working together to maximize...
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Turning iPod into an Effective Portable Learning Tool
Shawn McCombs; Keith Houk; Dale Higginbotham; Greg Johnson; Youmei Liu
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 438–443
With the recent release of 5th generation iPods, this magic music box not only increases its storage amount, but "takes the stage for another encore;" and the new video feature has brought iPod fans a great deal of excitement. People can enjoy their ...
Topics: Video, Learning Outcomes, Students
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Podcasting Best Practice Based on Research Data
Shawn McCombs; Youmei Liu; Craig Crowe; Keith Houk; Dale Higginbotham
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 1604–1609
Our Podcasting pilot in the Spring 2006 yielded valuable data on effective use of Podcasting in instructional delivery. At this session, we will share with audiences the research data we collected from our study, and Podcasting best practices based...