Dewey in the Digital Age- Using authentic technology projects to promote deep-thinking about course content and pedagogical practice

Megan Wereley; Alison Schmidt; Matthew Broda

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 4362–4367

In teacher education programs, candidates are increasingly required to understand and utilize multiple forms of information technology in their own teaching and learning. Active participation in authentic technology experiences is central to this...

Swapping chisel for stylus: The impact of tablet computing on the evolving roles of the instructor and learner

Matthew Broda; Alison Schmidt; Megan Wereley

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2011 (Jun 27, 2011) pp. 2674–2678

This roundtable session explores meaningful strategies for using tablets with pre-service teachers both in the field and within the college classroom while providing ways to model best practices, enhance professional development, and hone a keen...

From “Higher Ed” to “Wired-Ed”: Using Authentic Multimedia and Hypermedia Technology to Promote Deep-Thinking About Course Content and Pedagogical Practice

Matthew Broda; Megan Wereley; Alison Schmidt

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 4032–4037

In higher educational environments, candidates are required to understand and utilize multiple forms of information technology. Active participation in technology experiences is central to this process of promoting deep thinking about teaching and...

Topics: Educational Technology, Students

Moses Was on to Something: A Reflective Analysis of the iPad Tablet in Field and Clinical Experiences

Matthew Broda; Alison Schmidt; Megan Wereley

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 3149–3153

This roundtable session explores meaningful strategies for using iPads with pre-service teachers both in the field and within the college classroom while providing ways to model best practices, enhance professional development, and hone a keen...

E-Portfolios, Digital Stories, and Podcasts- Oh My!: Integrating e-learning opportunities into a teacher education program

Megan Wereley; Alison Schmidt; Janet Russell

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 1497–1502

In teacher education programs, candidates are increasingly required to understand and utilize multiple forms of e-learning in their own teaching and learning. Electronic portfolios, digital stories, and podcasts serve as three key elements of a...

Topics: Teachers, Educational Technology, Portfolios

Seeing is Believing: Use of Immersive Technologies to Facilitate Deep Engagement in Experiential Curricula

Megan Wereley; Matthew Broda; Alison Schmidt

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2018 (Mar 26, 2018) pp. 1770–1775

This paper considers the emerging role of immersive technologies as educational tools that enhance experiential learning opportunities by providing authentic interactions to support global engagement through the use of VR and telepresence tools....

Topics: New Possibilities with Information Technologies, Distance/Flexible Education, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies

Connect, Share, Write: Using Mobile Technologies to Engage Pre-K-3 Struggling Readers and to Meet State Mandates

Alison Schmidt; Megan Wereley; Matthew Broda

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 2353–2355

Ohio’s Third Grade Guarantee, a state initiative designed to identify struggling readers from kindergarten through third grade, presents a new set of challenges to early childhood literacy instructors charged to make sure students are on track for...

Topics: K-12 Teachers and School Leaders Related, Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Mobile Learning

Making Meaning From Field: Using Weblogs, Wikis, and Digital Stories to Debrief Field Placements

Matthew Broda; Megan Wereley; Alison Schmidt

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 2754–2759

Central to the teacher candidate’s experience in high-quality teacher education programs is the active engagement of pre-service teachers with more seasoned veterans and their students in the field setting. These settings offer an authentic means...

Connection and Reflection: Using Electronic Portfolios to Assess Professional Standards in Teacher Education Programs

Megan Wereley; Alison Schmidt; Elizabeth Miller

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 195–203

Electronic Portfolios allow students to demonstrate their ongoing acquisition of knowledge and teaching proficiency as well as see connections among various teaching experiences in field student teaching, college coursework in both content areas and ...

Topics: Assessment, Portfolios, Standards, Students

To Tweet or Not To Tweet:Using Socially Mediated Technologies to Promote 21st Century Pedagogy

Matthew Broda; Megan Wereley; Alison Schmidt; Jennifer Shutt

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 3215–3219

The use of social networking tools provides opportunities to foster meaningful, interactive discussion, ongoing accessibility, and authentic real-time reflection during field and classroom experiences. These tools require teacher candidates and...

"I sent that home already": Using Technology to the Bridge the Communication Gap Between the Classroom and Home

Alexandra Pacheco; Martinique Eaddie; Ashley Plassard; Alison Schmidt; Megan Wereley

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2018 (Mar 26, 2018) pp. 1208–1211

How many times has a parent or guardian heard a teacher say, "I already sent that home," yet that important flyer or announcement just never made it into a backpack or onto the kitchen table? In an age of increasingly helpful technology tools,...

Topics: Early Childhood Education, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies

SimCity™ or My City? The Case for Authenticity in Creating and Implementing Digital-Age Learning Experiences

Matthew Broda; Sharon Ferguson; Alison Schmidt; Megan Wereley

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) pp. 3661–3666

Teacher education programs are continuously challenged to provide authentic, meaningful, and significant opportunities that encourage candidates to think more creatively, critically, and deeply about student learning. Informational and instructional ...

An Undergraduate’s Tale: Advising and E-Portfolios in Three Acts

Alison Schmidt; Abigail Frank; Matthew Broda; Megan Wereley

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2015 (Oct 19, 2015) pp. 457–462

Lights! Camera! Action! Today’s undergraduates move toward graduation in a variety of ways. The demands of the current job market and the widespread use of different tools of technology challenge students to actively engage in their educational...

Topics: Implementation Examples & Issues, Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Assessment, Portfolios