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Judy Lambert
The University of Toledo
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Puzzling Over the Missing Pieces: The Real Practice of Technology Integration
Judy Lambert
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 920–925
This paper is a report on the findings of a pilot study conducted on novice technology-using teachers. Although emerging technologies have significantly impacted much of society, they have not yet and to any large degree, transformed the practice of ...
Topics: Teachers, Learning Objects
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Technology Integration Expertise in Middle School Social Studies Teachers and the Measurment of Conceptual Knowledge using Pathfinder Software
Judy Lambert
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 960–965
This paper presents a brief discussion of Pathfinder network scaling techniques and how they were used to study the expertise of technology integration in middle school social studies teachers. Very detailed explanations are provided on how the...
Topics: Educational Technology, Integration, Social Studies, Middle School Education, Networking Technologies
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Technology Integration Expertise in Middle School Social Studies Teachers: A Study of Multiplicity in Thinking and Practice
Judy Lambert
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 2365–2370
An adequate overall conceptual understanding is needed of technology tools and their applications in social studies instruction if they are to become part of the repertoire of strategies teachers use to achieve instructional objectives. This paper...
Topics: Teachers, Training, Social Studies
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Integrating Geospatial Technologies in Teacher Education
Judy Lambert
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 2681–2686
Geospatial skills are critical for many of today's jobs yet; insufficient numbers of individuals are prepared to enter the workplace with these skills. Educators must find ways to integrate these skills across the school curriculum and to do so,...
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What are Student Perceptions of Community in Online Learning?
Judy Lambert
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2012 (Jun 26, 2012) pp. 2158–2163
While current research tends to show that interaction and community lead to more positive learning outcomes, could it be that today’s students, as busy as they are, would prefer and perform just as well in distance learning environments where these...
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Powerful Teaching and Learning with Multimedia Technologies in the Social Studies Curriculum
Judy Lambert
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 2889–2894
Multimedia technologies, when integrated in the classroom, can engage, interest, and motivate students far greater in social studies. These tools provide teachers with the means to make teaching more relevant, multidisciplinary, and interactive. For ...
Topics: social studies education, K-12 Teachers and School Leaders Related, Information Technology Diffusion/Integration
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Theoretical Basis for Using 21st Century Skills as a Foundation for a Textbook in Educational Technology
Judy Lambert
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 2437–2443
It is important that preservice teachers know how to incorporate technology in 21st century ways in their future classrooms. The authors recently published a textbook, founded on well-documented theories and five years of research, that focuses...
Topics: New Possibilities with Information Technology Education, Classrooms, Educational Technology
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Differences in Student Motivation and Orientation between Quest-Based and Traditional College-Level Courses
Judy Lambert
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (Mar 05, 2017) pp. 1685–1688
Student motivation and motivational orientations should be considered when designing gamified learning environments because they depend so heavily on external rewards and autonomous learning. Quest-based learning (QBL), a form of gamified learning...
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Community in Online Learning: Do Students think it is Necessary?
Judy Lambert
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2012 (Oct 09, 2012) pp. 241–246
While current research tends to show that interaction and community lead to more positive learning outcomes, could it be that today’s students, as busy as they are, would prefer and perform just as well in distance learning environments where these...
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A Textbook for Educational Technology Course Instruction Based on 21st Century Skills
Judy Lambert; Jackie Ennis
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) pp. 3252–3259
Designing educational technology instruction and course materials for early-stage pre-service teachers that integrates the topics of teaching, learning, technology, and 21st century skills and helps pre-service teachers solve curricular problems...
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Redesigning an Introductory Educational Technology Course to Maximize Student Learning
Judy Lambert; Berhane Teclehaimanot
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 3263–3268
Universities are challenged with finding effective ways to prepare faculty and teacher candidates with skills that meet the competencies of the national educational technology standards. Educational technology programs must design introductory...
Topics: Preservice Teacher Education, Faculty, Teachers, Educational Technology
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Re-envisioning an Educational Technology Course for the 21st Century
Judy Lambert; Yi Gong
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 3459–3466
This study investigated the effects of re-envisioning an educational technology course with a focus on 21st century skills rather than technical development that characterized the last two decades. The variables of gender, year of college, prior...
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Community Building in a Wiki-Based Distance Education Course
Judy Lambert; Juenethia Fisher
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) pp. 1527–1531
Wikis, as a medium to deliver distance learning offers a learning environment that engages and empowers online learners. Wikis offer benefits not typically found in traditional content management systems such as interaction, creativity, virtual...
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Technology integration expertise in middle school social studies teachers: A study of multiplicity in thinking and practice
Judy Lanier Lambert
Technology@integration expertise in middle school social@studies@teachers: A study of multiplicity in thinking and practice (2004) pp. 1–329
In an attempt to find more effective methods of training teachers in using technology for instructional purposes, this three-phase correlational and descriptive research study examined the knowledge organization of teachers considered experts in...
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Quest-Based Learning: A New Approach to Preservice Teacher Technology Instruction
Judy Lambert; Jackie Ennis
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 2895–2900
This paper briefly explains gamification and quest-based learning, a form of gamification being used for learning. The authors present their exploratory research on the effort to gamify an introductory educational technology college-level course for ...
Topics: Games & Simulations, K-12 Teachers and School Leaders Related, Information Technology Education
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Five Years of Research: Motivating Future Teachers to Use Technology through 21st Century Persuasion
Judy Lambert; Yi Gong
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 3453–3458
An investigation into the current state of preservice teacher technology preparation led to a five-year research project aimed at moving this preparation beyond basic technology competency to include 21st Century skills. Major course revisions...
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Immersive Augmented Reality: How Does it Compare to Interactive Technology When It Comes to Learning?
Judy Lambert; Michelle Arbogast
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2020 (Apr 07, 2020) pp. 1770–1776
Personal experiences can be accomplished through immersive technology such as augmented reality, a technology simulating real-world and authentic experiences. The type of experience, or authenticity of that experience, can influence learning...
Topics: New Possibilities with Information Technologies, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies
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Spatial Thinking and Geospatial Technologies in Social Studies
Judy Lambert; Reatha Harrison
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) pp. 1641–1646
It has been argued that spatial thinking should be part of education at all grade levels and that GIS can play a powerful role in promoting spatial thinking. This might be accomplished by using a hierarchical taxonomy of spatial thinking, which...
Topics: social studies education, Geospatial Education, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies
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The Potential and Limitations of Teaching and Learning in an e-Learning 2.0 Environment from a Cognitive Load Perspective
Judy Lambert; Lisa Kidd
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 6003–6008
This paper reports on the redesign of a graduate-level distance learning course in a large Midwestern university and investigation of course delivery using Web 2.0 technologies. Surveys were collected at the end of the semester to gather participant ...
Topics: Educational Technology, Professional Development, Instructional Design, Learning Management Systems, Networking Technologies
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Multimedia Technologies and Familiar Spaces: 21st Century Teaching for 21st Century Learners
Judy Lambert; Pru Cuper
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 8, No. 3 (September 2008) pp. 264–276
This article explores 21st century skills, nonlinear thinking skills, and the need for student reflection-which, taken together, serve as an essential foundation for digital-age teaching of today's hypertext learners. The authors discuss why...
Topics: Competencies, Teaching Methods, Integration, Preservice Teacher Education, Educational Technology, Multimedia
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Wiki-based Distance Learning: Interpreting Effectiveness Through the Community of Inquiry Framework
Judy Lambert; Juenethia Fisher
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 429–434
The unlimited potential of wikis – a form of social software that allows users to create and edit web pages – as a medium to deliver distance learning college courses provides a learning environment that engages and empowers online learners. This...
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21st Century Paradigms for Pre-Service Teacher Technology Preparation
Judy Lambert; Yi Gong
Computers in the Schools Vol. 27, No. 1 (2010) pp. 54–70
This study investigated major course changes in 11 sections of a stand-alone educational technology course redesigned around 21st century skill sets as opposed to technical skill development. Conducted in the fall of 2007 and spring 2008 with a...
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21st Century Educational Technology Course Design: A Five-Year Research Project
Judy Lambert; Yi Gong
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 3279–3286
An educational technology course that combines knowledge and skills related to pedagogy, content, and technology could present cognitive challenges that negatively affect pre-service teachers. Cognitive demands increase exponentially when 21st...
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One-to-One Laptop Program Evaluation in a Rural School District
Judy Lambert; Yi Gong
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 2917–2922
Research has shown that one-to-one laptop initiatives, which are more feasible due to decreasing costs, lighter weight, and wireless connectivity, offer many benefits for the classroom. The purpose of this research was to evaluate a fourth-grade...
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21st Century Pre-service Teacher Technology Training: What Do Five Years of Research Tell Us?
Judy Lambert; Yi Gong
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) pp. 2199–2204
Critical times make it imperative that we transition educational technology courses to better prepare pre-service teachers for 21st Century classrooms. A Midwestern university made major revisions in 10-12 sections of an educational technology...
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Observation and Evaluation of Teachers’ Technology Use in the Classroom
Judy Lambert; Yi Gong
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 1146–1148
By designing an observation instrument to connect the classroom use of technology to proven principles of instructional design, we can provide a quantifiable measurement of technology integration practice. Technology Integration Instructional Design ...
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Student Perceptions and Cognitive Load: What Can They Tell Us about E-Learning Web 2.0 Course Design?
Judy Lambert; Slava Kalyuga; Lisa A. Capan
E-Learning Vol. 6, No. 2 (2009) pp. 150–163
The described study investigated the effectiveness of an e-learning Web 2.0 course redesigned from the perspective of cognitive load theory. The analyzed variables were course wiki design features, levels of instructor support, levels of cognitive...
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Community of Inquiry Framework: Establishing Community in an Online Course
Judy L. Lambert; Juenethia L. Fisher
Journal of Interactive Online Learning Vol. 12, No. 1 pp. 1–16
Using the Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework, the author conducted a mixed method research study to examine the existence of the three CoI elements in a graduate-level educational technology online course. The author also looked at student...
Topics: Community
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An Examination of Teachers’ Perspectives about STEM Integration
Judy Lambert; Alan Gong; Michelle Arbogast
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 2306–2313
This paper reports on a three-year qualitative research study examining the professional development program, “Making Connections” offered to teachers in grades 5-9 in a large Midwestern urban, high-need school district. The goal of this program was ...
Topics: mathematics education, Science Education
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Making Connections: Evaluation of Integrated STEM Professional Development
Judy Lambert; Alan Gong; Michelle Arbogast
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2018 (Mar 26, 2018) pp. 1927–1932
This paper reports on a two-year evaluation of a STEM integration professional development (PD) program for 40 math, science, and special education teachers in grades 5-9 from a large Midwestern public school district The National Research Council’s ...
Topics: mathematics education, Science Education
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Applying Technology to Learning: Is it Too Much to Expect of Pre-service Teachers in an Introductory Technology Course?
Judy Lambert; Yi Gong; Pru Cuper
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 3814–3821
This paper reports on a year-long study conducted to explore the relationships between 62 pre-service teachers' perceived computer ability and attitudes toward computers; two factors most associated with resistance to computers; and the impact of a...
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Mobile Handheld Devices in Preparing Teachers: The Role of PDAs and Smartphones
Margie Spino; Lisa Kahle-Piasecki; Judy Lambert
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 2724–2729
Within the last few decades personal digital assistants (PDAs), including smartphones, have become increasingly popular. Despite their proliferation among the general public and their positive reviews in the educational literature, PDA...
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Technology, Transfer and Teaching: The Impact of a Single Technology Course on Preservice Teachers’ Computer Attitudes and Ability
Judy Lambert; Yi Gong; Pru Cuper
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 16, No. 4 (October 2008) pp. 385–410
Research on the impact of technology integration in colleges of education is often conflicting and rarely evaluated well. It therefore remains unclear which strategies are most effective for integrating technology in a teacher preparation program...
Topics: Preservice Teacher Education, Evaluation, Attitudes, Integration, Educational Technology
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Autonomous, Self-Paced Quest-Based Learning: Is it More Motivating than Traditional Course Instruction?
Judy Lambert; Yi Gong; Reatha Harrison
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) pp. 2144–2149
Quest-based learning (QBL), which includes features of gamification like experience points, levels, and leaderboards, holds much potential for engaging 21st century students in their learning. If student motivation and learning can be increased by...
Topics: Games & Simulations, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies
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A Study of Motivation in a Quest-Based Learning Environment
Judy Lambert; Yi Gong; Reatha Harrison
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 127–132
Game-based learning in the classroom is gaining more traction in recent years as a strategy to motivate learners. While this kind of learning seems to be supported by learning theory, research about the use of games for educational purposes is mixed ...
Topics: Games, Digital Fabrication
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The Promise and Problems of Learning in Community
Judy Lambert; Jenny Denyer; Tony Sanchez; Alison Benya
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 3903–3908
While some teacher preparation programs have achieved extensive integration of technology, there are programs still in the transitional stages of making these changes. In these programs, faculty still grapple with what it means to integrate...
Topics: Integration, Change, Faculty
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Developing Techno-Savvy English Language Arts Teachers: from Blank Screens to Full Directories
Carol Pope; Judy Lambert; Julie Weber; Amelia McLeod
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 2066–2071
This paper discusses the ongoing process of infusing technology into an English language arts teacher preparation program and includes an update of a longitudinal case study of a cohort of undergraduate students' development as teachers, learners,...
Topics: Teaching Methods, English Language Arts, Languages, Middle School Education, Students
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Ridges and Bridges: MentorNet Collaboration Yields a Watershed of Preservice Infusion
Lisa Grable; Hiller Spires; Judy Lambert; Candy Beal; John Park; Hollylynne Drier; Marsha Alibrandi
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 1642–1646
Mandatory technology requirements for student teachers have put faculty in teacher education programs in the position of being responsible for a learning environment enriched with technology. This paper addresses the processes being used by NC...
Topics: Faculty, Educational Technology, Teachers
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North Carolina's Sixth Graders Go to Russia A global Education/curriculum Integration Project that Redefines the Virtual Field Trip and Makes Social Studies Education in a Technology Enabled Environment Meaningful and Exciting
James Clark; Amanda Robertson; Matthew Ross; Candy Beal; Bill Beal; Pru Cuper; Mary Davis; Judy Lambert
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 2168–2169
This project traces the three year development of preservice teachers' global technology projects from the after-the-fact journaling accounts of a research trip to Russia to a year long research study about Russia involving hundreds of sixth grade...
Topics: Preservice Teacher Education, Middle School Education, Teachers, Educational Technology, Students