A Model for Technology Infusion in Higher Education

Larry K. Bright

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1995 (1995) pp. 410–413

The School of Education at the University of South Dakota (USD) recently completed and successfully passed all 18 standards as part of its review by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). The USD knowledge base theme is ...

Computer Anxiety: The Potential for Gender Inequity in E-Learning

Barbara Myers; Larry Bright

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 2630–2636

Despite technology proliferation women are frequently found to be computer anxious or "technophobic." Cooper and Weaver (2003) found that computer use was directly related to Internet use. With the relationship between computer use and Internet use, ...

Topics: Internet, Computers, Distance Education

Assuring Quality in E-learning Programs in Taiwan

Fei Jack Yang; Larry Bright

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 1308–1311

The instructional model for e-learning course integrates asynchronous e-learning platform, synchronous two-way video/audio system (JOINNET) and face to face instruction. The research also adopted SEEQ survey questionnaire to examine learning quality ...

E-Ties That Bond: A Case Study in the Effects of E-Resources

Larry Bright; Jack Fei Yang

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 1339–1346

The effects of information technology types on sustaining and developing long-term mutual mentoring relationships are varied and yet to be thoroughly researched. Qualitative research can be a useful resource for considering the perceived impact of...

Media as a Magnet for Active Learning in Culture and Language

Ghada Mahdi; Larry K. Bright

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2010 (Oct 18, 2010) pp. 235–243

Carefully selected media productions can provide rich insights into human responses to injustice, deceit, marginalization, and indifference among people across the world. The prospect of “seeing” rather than “hearing” about the human condition adds...

Glitter, Gold, and Pyrite--A Grin in the Dialogue

Richard Graeff; Larry K. Bright

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 1005–1007

Awareness of the potential benefits and pitfalls of opportunists looking for quick online degree profits does not present a pretty picture. Distance education resources and devices are an increasing phenomena that may be in itself amoral. But, it is ...

Value-Added Employability with Multimedia Specialization: Pursuing Integration and Specialization of IT Knowledge

Gwoyunn Jaw; Larry K. Bright

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2010 (Oct 18, 2010) pp. 1045–1051

For those educators and computer science professionals who have both a strong background in multimedia and applications in learner-centered instruction and media, the employment forecast is strong. The growth of online instruction across the many...

Rural Chinese Education and Technology: Engaging the Pastoral Dragons

Ling Zhang; Larry K. Bright

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 1029–1037

Inequities of educational opportunity between rural and urban settings across the world have continued to be unacceptable. As modern China rapidly develops economically as part of its membership in the World Trade Organization, the need to bring the ...

At the Cusp of Another Shift? Micros to Nanos

Larry Bright; Danniel Pai-Tsang Chen

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 4717–4724

Even with the education world still reeling in the struggle to achieve universal educational access through micro-technology, the cusp of a next wave of change may be emerging with the advent of nanotechnology. Educators, human services...

Topics: Distance Education, Educational Technology

Integrative Motivation Development:: Key to Increasing ESL Online Learning Effectiveness

Larry Bright; Wen-Chi Vivian Wu

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 2507–2514

Engaging students in the reasons for studying online is essential for increasing motivation, particularly English as a Second Language (ESL). Gardner's conception of instrumental (concrete outcomes) and integrative (abstract perspectives) has...

Topics: Students, Languages, Classrooms, Learning Outcomes, Integration

The Disenfranchised in the Myth of Universal Computing

Larry K Bright; Tzong-Song Wang

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 5288–5293

Cyberchange advocates need to curb enthusiasm for the vision of universal computing available to everyone. Large numbers of people remain disenfranchised, with either inferior service or no access. The continued dominance of urban markets controls...

What Then After Knowing Differences: Conflicts between East/West in Global Distance Educational Development

Jack Fei Yang; Larry K. Bright

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 5322–5327

Asian educational methods have been teacher-directed for centuries; it will be a challenge for Asian society to make a transition toward learner-centered theory. In this paper educational perspectives of the East and West are compared and contrasted....

Topics: Teaching Methods, Race, Educational Technology

Quality or Quantity Education? East and West Leadership in Distance Education

Larry K. Bright; Jack Fei Yang

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 1340–1347

Are distance educational leaders looking for developing a quality educational service for many people? Or, are developers looking for quick profits with students who have not had access to traditional education? This paper advocates that "quality"...

Topics: Distance Education

Technology Development Challenges: Accommodating East/West Cultural Differences and Similarities

Larry K Bright; Jack Fei Yang

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 5282–5287

Differences in teaching and learning styles, governments, customs, and traditions have long divided Asia from the Western world. Teacher-centered education in the East continues to be the rule, with learner-centered education only emerging with the...

Topics: Educational Technology, Information Communication Technologies

Giving Children the World through the Web: Using E-Resources for Across-Cultural Experiences

Hui-Hua Chen; Larry K. Bright

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 2527–2534

The Web is a tool for improving teaching and learning strategies for teaching and particular for teachers of children who are learning English as a Second Language. As adults and children continue across the world to seek validation, empowerment,...

Tackling Classroom Talk on the Global Digital Divide

Peter Szu-Yuan Peng; Larry K. Bright

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 1017–1022

To engage tech-savvy young adults in considering the social justice aspects of the digital divide requires a will, a way, and infectious enthusiasm. Tackling classroom talk about the complex questions of the digital divide can be fun and meaningful. ...

Topics: Digital Divide

Assessing the Pace of Cyberchange with TAM

Tzong-Song Wang; Larry K. Bright

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 1448–1453

Abstract: Cyberchange advocates need to know who supports and resist change. The Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) designed by Davis in 1989 can be useful to measure the pace of receptivity to use of online resources. The TAM measures how...

Topics: Educational Technology, Change, Social Studies

Cyberspace Gender Lessons from a Crouching Tiger

Tzong-Song Wang; Larry K. Bright

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 1516–1523

The pace of adoption of cyberlearning is influenced by gender factors that need to be confronted. Even in Taiwan as a semi-conductor world leader, university women in technical universities have not been as receptive as men to the perceived...

Topics: Educational Technology, Distance Education

Adults Demand Engaging Online Graduate Courses

Carol Yi-Rong Lu; Larry Bright

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 1479–1486

Online graduate courses can be dismal or stimulating, depending on how much courses provide for the learner to be engaged in dialogue. Professors who take their traditional lecture courses to the Web can be just as boring there as they often are in...

Student Dialogue on Internet Resources and Cultural Self-Identity

Szu-Yuan Peng; Fan Zhou; Larry K. Bright

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 2382–2387

Teachers may face students who believe that technology belongs to someone else. But, technology holds promise for both young and old, male and female. The will to use technology is part of the complex sets of values that people learn, and norms...

Building East and West Collaboration for Administration and Delivery of Higher-Level Distance Learning

Larry K. Bright; Pai-Tsang (Danniel) Chen; Shao-I Chiu

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2004 (2004) pp. 2287–2293

As global demand continues to increase for access to Web resources, the impact on teaching styles both East and West continues to be felt. The impact of information and technology communication change on educational leadership theories and teaching...

Topics: Educational Technology, Change, Inclusive Education, Information Communication Technologies, Teaching Methods

Murder in Academe—The Case for Mentoring in Doctoral Advising

Larry Bright; Nick Chao-Ming Lin; Hsun-Cheng Lin

EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2003 (2003) p. 2282

Empowering others through relationships and knowledge exchanged online and live is an educational dream. Yet, constraints of time, technologies, and mores that separate the roles of teachers and students can "murder?relationships. Technologies can...

Topics: Educational Technology

Engaging the Tiger: E-learning in TESL in Taiwan and the US

Pai-Tsang Chen; Larry K Bright; Wen-Chi Wu

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2004 (2004) pp. 2308–2314

Due to the significant advances in transportation, telecommunications and Internet, the whole world has integrated into a global village, with English as an international language. The advent of e-learning has excellent possibilities when applied to ...

Topics: Languages

The Challenges of Using Multi-Media Tools in University Instruction

Pai-Tsang (Danniel) Chen; Gwo-Yunn (James) Jaw; Larry K. Bright

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 3122–3129

The value of video and multi-media in teaching and learning has been long recognized. More than 80 percent of learners prefer "show me" more than "tell me." Video of actual problem solving circumstances can provide effective and efficient...

Topics: Video, Computer Sciences

Is Learning More Influenced by Media or Instruction? East and West Issues

Jack Fei Yang; Larry K. Bright; Nick Chao-Ming Lin; Robert Hsun-Cheng Lin; Ching-Mei Hsiao

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2003 (2003) pp. 1095–1099

Both instruction methods and types of distance media may influence learning. This paper explores differences between East and West distance-learning environments and implications for distance education media uses. Cultural traditions affect...

Topics: Distance Education, Teaching Methods, Learning Outcomes

Will Media Ever Influence Learning? Global Perspectives

Jack Fei Yang; Larry K. Bright; Nick Chao-Ming Lin; Rober Hsun-Cheng Lin; Ching-Mei Hsiao

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2003 (2003) pp. 1176–1180

The impact of media on instructional outcomes continues to be debated. The cost for new distance-system development and training is a major challenge for institutions in developing countries that want to be competitive in the global society. To...

Topics: Learning Objects, Learning Outcomes