Connecting Classroom Observation Data to Student Achievement Using Observer XT©: Promoting Authentic STEAM Research

Carla J Thompson; Ernest Bourget; Byron Havard

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 1260–1264

The use of observational research for assessing classroom instruction has been a popular approach for conducting program evaluation for multiple decades. Program evaluation must consider student achievement as an integral component. The issue facing ...

Topics: Research & Evaluation, mathematics education

The Impact of Technology Use and Teacher Professional Development on U.S. National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Mathematics Achievement

Byron Havard; Giang-Nguyen Nguyen; Barbara Otto

Education and Information Technologies Vol. 23, No. 5 (2018) pp. 1897–1918

The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of technology use and teacher professional development on students' mathematics academic achievement. The U.S. Department of Education National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) published ...

Educational Leaders As Technology Leaders: Technology Literacy Skill Development

Holly Ellis; Byron Havard; Nancy Hastings; Ashley McArthur

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) pp. 1210–1216

Educational leaders are seen as the technology leaders in schools (Gosmire & Grady, 2007; Creighton, 2003). Part of the educational leader’s responsibility is to promote technology literacy in schools; many need the opportunity to explore this role ...

Topics: Distance/Flexible Education, Graduate Education & Faculty Development, Technology Leadership

Educational Leaders As Technology Leaders: Technology Literacy Skill Development

Holly Ellis; Byron Havard; Nancy Hastings; Ashley McArthur

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) pp. 1217–1223

Educational leaders are seen as the technology leaders in schools (Gosmire & Grady, 2007; Creighton, 2003). Part of the educational leader’s responsibility is to promote technology literacy in schools, and many need the opportunity to explore this...

Topics: Graduate Education & Faculty Development, Technology Leadership

Barriers to Implementing Universal Design Features at 2-Year and 4-Year Title IV Eligible Institutions in the United States

Byron Havard; Michelle Piper

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) pp. 1332–1335

Over the past decade, distance learning courses, also commonly known as elearning or online learning, have grown at an unprecedented rate. This rate significantly outpaces that of enrollment in traditional college courses (Allen & Seaman, 2007)....

The Team Member Evaluation Tool: Assigning Individual Grades on Group Projects

Byron Havard; Holly Ellis; Mary Ann Kingry

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) pp. 510–515

The Team Member Evaluation Tool (TMET) is a web based tool developed on an existing initiative used to reduce the presence of social loafing in group projects. This team based approach is reflected in many graduate and undergraduate courses where...

Online Collaborative Learning and Communication Media

Byron Havard; Jianxia Du; Jianzhong Xu

Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 19, No. 1 (January 2008) pp. 37–50

The purpose of this study is to examine the dynamics of online collaborative learning and communication media regarding team projects. Media richness and social presence theories are well-accepted rational theories that explain media choices and...

Topics: Adults, Learning Management Systems, Networking Technologies, Communication, Collaboration, eLearning, Computers, Interaction, Distance Education, Educational Technology

A Project-Based Learning Approach: Online Group Collaborative Learning

Jianxia Du; Byron Havard; James Adams; Heng Li

International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education Vol. 1, No. 4 (October 2005) pp. 13–24

A framework for Online Group Collaborative Learning is illustrated in this paper. The foundation of the framework is based on Piaget’s concepts of assimilation and accommodation and Vygotsky’s theory of social interaction. This paper examines how an ...

Dynamic Online Discussion: Task-Oriented Interaction for Deep Learning

Jianxia Du; Byron Havard; Heng Li

Educational Media International Vol. 42, No. 3 (September 2005) pp. 207–218

A framework for deep learning for dynamic online discussion in distance education is illustrated in this paper. The foundation of the framework is based on three general processes: information, methods and cognition. A structure for dynamic...

Dynamic Task-Oriented Online Discussion for Student Learning: A Practical Model

Byron Havard; Jianxia Du; Anthony Olinzock

International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education Vol. 1, No. 2 (April 2005) pp. 62–73

A dynamic, task-oriented online discussion model for deep learning in distance education is described and illustrated in this article. Information, methods, and cognition, three general learning processes, provide the foundation on which the model...

Technology Access and Use at School and Student Academic Achievement

Byron Havard; Jianxia Du

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 750–753

The purpose of this study was to examine the Equality of Educational Opportunities (EEO) as it relates to the availability and usage of technology. The Education Longitudinal Study 2002 (ELS:2002) was utilized in order to investigate the...

Topics: Computers, Achievement, Educational Technology, Children, Secondary Education

Deep Learning: The Knowledge, Methods and Cognition Process in Instructor-Led Online Discussion

Byron Havard; Jianxia Du; Anthony Olinzock

Quarterly Review of Distance Education Vol. 6, No. 2 (2005) pp. 125–135

A structure for online discussion within a framework for deep learning provides three strategies for dynamic online discussion; flexible peer, structured topic, and collaborative task discussion. This article examines the discussion structure and...

Peer Assessment in Group Projects: An Input Oriented Process

Byron Havard; Jianxia Du; George Pate

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 101–104

The free-rider problem, also know as social loafing, where one or more members of a group do not complete their share of work for a group project, is the focus of many complaints voiced by students regarding unsatisfactory group work experiences....

Topics: Students

A Framework for Deep Learning for Teacher Education

Byron Havard; Jianxia Du

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 463–469

A framework for deep learning in distance education is illustrated in this paper. This framework emphasizes teaching and learning online for teacher education and addresses the transfer of surface to deep learning. The foundation of the framework is ...

Topics: Educational Technology, Distance Education, Teachers, Teaching Methods