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Comparing Communication Patterns within a Hybrid Professional Development Mathematics Course for Elementary Teachers
Janet Bowers Bowers; David Yang
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 4407–4412
Although online and hybrid models for instruction are gaining popularity in college courses, they are still very rarely seen in professional development programs for practicing teachers. The aim of this research is to evaluate the degree to which...
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Designing Multimedia Case Studies for Prospective Mathematics Teachers
Janet Bowers; Helen Doerr
Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia Vol. 12, No. 2 (2003) pp. 135–161
This article describes issues related to the design and research of a multimedia case study for prospective mathematics teachers. In the design section, we discuss three questions to consider when creating a multimedia case, and explore how various...
Topics: Mathematics, Multimedia, Teachers
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What is the Complement to a Procedural Video?
Janet Bowers; Gabriela Passentino; Curtis Connors
Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching Vol. 31, No. 3 (July 2012) pp. 213–248
Online video sharing websites have had a profound impact on the ways that students learn about the world, about the culture, and about mathematics. However, we would like to challenge McLuhan’s assertion that changing the media has necessarily...
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How Can Digital Didactic Objects Be Designed to Support the Learning of Mathematics?
Janet Bowers; Nadine Bezuk; Karen Aguilar; Steve Klass
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 345–352
Designing didactic objects involves imagining how students can conceive of specific mathematical topics and then imagining what types of classroom discussions could support these mental constructions. This study investigated whether it was possible ...
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DESIGNING MULTIMEDIA CASE STUDIES FOR PRESERVICE TEACHERS: PEDAGOGICAL QUESTIONS AND TECHNOLOGICAL DESIGN SOLUTIONS
Janet Bowers; Jeffrey Sale; Garrett Kenehan; Helen M. Doerr
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2000 (2000) pp. 1889–1893
This paper discusses some of the pedagogical questions and technological solutions that evolved as we developed three multimedia case studies for preservice teachers. The design goal of this project was to create a means for helping preservice...
Topics: Teachers, Multimedia
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Using Technology to Gauge Prospective Teachers’ Interpretations of the Common Core Standards
Janet Bowers; Michael Fredenberg; John Gruver; Jeremy Roschelle
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 1317–1325
This report describes prospective teachers’ interpretations of the mathematical practices described in the Common Core State Standards. Thirty-five prospective middle school teachers used Xtranormal, an online video scripting program, to create and ...
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Designing applets that instantiate effective mathematics pedagogy
Janet Bowers; Nadine Bezuk; Karen Aguilar; Steve Klass
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 19, No. 1 (January 2011) pp. 45–72
This report describes reflections from two cycles of developmental research that involved creating and refining a series of computer-based applets for reasoning about the relative magnitude of fractional quantities. The applet sequence stemmed from...
Topics: Mathematics, eLearning, Professional Development, Internet, Preservice Teacher Education