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Preservice Teachers’ Pedagogical Perspectives about Incorporating Information and Communication Technologies into their Future Classrooms
Mia Kim Williams
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 4015–4022
This study explores preservice teachers' "pedagogical perspectives" of ICTs in their future classrooms as a way of understanding the students' conceptualizations with regards to ICT. The guiding assumption of this study is that preservice teachers ...
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Collaborative Multimodal Composing in a LMS Environment
Mia Kim Williams
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2015 (Oct 19, 2015) p. 162
Explore the design and development of collaborative activities that engage students in composing multimodal texts. Through a well-crafted instructional design in a graduate program's learning management system, students collaborate to utilize a...
Topics: Instructional Design, Content Development
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Teaching How to Visualize the Invisible: Using Virtual Reality to Expose the Microscopic World of Chemistry
Mia Kim Williams; Dalal Alrmuny
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 178–181
A researcher-developed virtual reality program supports students’ development of visualization skills and understanding of chemical phenomenon. This study explores the utility of the virtual reality technology for the purpose of developing visual...
Topics: Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies, Science Education
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Using Technology to Engage Preservice Teachers in Developing Perceptions of Teacher Identity
Mia Kim Williams; Heather Carter
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 1089–1090
As part of an effort to infuse technology into all College of Teacher Education and Leadership (CTEL) preservice teacher preparation program courses, two courses have taken a collaborative approach to develop authentic activities that engage...
Topics: Educational Technology, Teachers, Leadership, Preservice Teacher Education
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Experiences of Online Learning in a Preservice Teacher Preparation Course
Mia Kim Williams; Tekleab Hailu
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 839–841
This qualitative study investigates the experiences of preservice teachers in an online educational technology course in order to better understand the implications of the online learning environment on teachers’ preparation to become K-12 classroom ...
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Education Students’ Definitions of Creativity in Education: Developing Common Ground to Embrace Shifting Educational Contexts
Mia Kim Williams; Letha Mellman
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 128–133
A review of the literature reveals there is a gap in the research regarding what students perceive creativity to be and the occupational demand for a pre-acquisition of the creative skills. This study seeks to understand how education students in...
Topics: Creativity, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies
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Gaming Pedagogy and Connected Learning: Perspectives from the Global Minecraft Mentoring Program
Mia Kim Williams; Matthew Farber
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2020 (Apr 07, 2020) pp. 1894–1899
Passionate teachers have adopted and adapted Minecraft into a variety of classroom disciplines and contexts (Dikkers, 2015; Farber, 2017; Kafai & Burke, 2016). An open environment sandbox of interactive virtual building blocks, “like typing paper, ...
Topics: Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies, Digital Games & Simulations
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Learner and Instructor Satisfaction with E-learning Applications in an Online Teacher Preparation Course
Watsatree Diteeyont; Mia Kim Williams
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 234–236
Quality eLearning applications and resources become the significant aspects determining learner and instructor success in an online education courses. Understanding online users’ satisfaction with these resources is important for development of...
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Learning through social technologies: facilitating learning experiences with Web 2.0 social media
Kangdon Lee; Mia Kim Williams; Kyung Kim
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 560–565
Since the advents of emerging technologies such as social media and web 2.0 tools, learning environments are getting more interactive, productive, and contextual than ever before. This is because not only have the technologies such as Internet,...
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The Introductory Technology Course: A Tool for Technology Integration
Keith Wetzel; Lance Wilhelm; Mia Kim Williams
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 3, No. 4 (2004) pp. 453–465
Two years ago the Arizona State University West (ASUW) College of Education accepted a challenge to redesign the preservice curriculum. Teams of faculty met to create a program that aligned with the new state and national teacher education standards ...
Topics: Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Curriculum, Standards, Faculty
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Investigating the Effectiveness of Video Case Use in Teacher Education
Deborah Stirling; Mia Kim Williams; Helen Padgett
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 2663–2668
During the fall of 2003, an implementation study was conducted with 120 preservice teachers to determine the effectiveness of using video cases in teacher education. Two video cases were used during a sixteen-week course. The video cases were drawn...
Topics: Teaching Methods, Integration, Educational Technology, Standards, Preservice Teacher Education
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Writing and Relationships: Collaborating with International Students in a Hybrid Writing Workshop
Christine Kyser; Kelly McKenna; Mia Kim Williams
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2015 (Oct 19, 2015) pp. 1499–1502
This mixed methods research conducted with international doctorate students in a midsize university in the rocky mountain region explored students and faculty members’ experiences in a hybrid writing workshop. The purpose of this research study was...
Topics: E-Learning Trends and Innovations (social learning, mobile, augmented etc.), Implementation Examples & Issues, Research Methods, Students, Content Development
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Aspiring to Reach 21st Century Ideals: Teacher Educators’ Experiences in Developing Their TPACK
Mia Kim Williams; Teresa Foulger; Keith Wetzel
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 3960–3967
This paper discusses teacher educators’ experiences in developing technological, pedagogical and content knowledge through redesigning course content to integrate web 2.0 technologies. Findings suggest that the instructors gained technological...
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Designing New Interpretations: Innovative Practices in a Children’s Literature Course
Suzette Youngs; Christine Kyser; Mia Kim Williams
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 2129–2132
This study examined how pre-service teachers enrolled in a children’s literature course constructed meaning in transaction with the various semiotic resources made available in contemporary picturebooks. The purpose was to understand how pre...
Topics: English Education, Graduate Education & Faculty Development
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Moving Forward: Using eFolios for Program Assessment and Accreditation in an Elementary Education Teacher Preparation Program
Mia Kim Williams; Michael F. Kelley
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) p. 247
The use of eFolios in the College of Teacher Education and Leadership (CTEL) results from collaborative efforts of faculty over the past seven years. Elementary Education has aligned state teaching competencies and NETS-T with program course...
Topics: Leadership, Evaluation, Preservice Teacher Education, Elementary Education, Teachers
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Creating Innovators: Can the Exploration of New Technologies in Teacher Education Programs Develop Early Adopters?
Mia Kim Williams; Teresa Foulger; Keith Wetzel
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 1733–1738
This paper investigates a method for developing innovative tech-savvy teachers through a new assignment in a preservice teacher education course focusing on technology integration. The assignment is meant to support preservice teachers becoming...
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Is Integrating Technology Like Learning to Ride a Bike? Soliciting Input from Colleagues About a Study to Investigate the Developmental Aspects of TPACK
Teresa Foulger; Karsten Krauskopf; Mia Kim Williams
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 4690–4695
The TPACK framework promoted by Mishra and Koehler (e.g., 2006) has fueled a movement toward viewing teaching with technology as the ability to simultaneously address the connections and interactions between and among the elements of technology,...
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Probing TPCK Usability – a Pilot Study on (not) Understanding TPCK by a Venn-Diagram.
Karsten Krauskopf; Mia Kim Williams; Teresa Foulger
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) pp. 2198–2204
A recent review on TPACK research has concluded that there is great need for empirical research regarding the development of this specific knowledge base. Based on a Venn diagram visualization of the framework we created a graphic assessment tool to ...
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Trials and Tribulations of Reflective Practices in Preservice Teacher Electronic Portfolios
Mia Kim Williams; Keith Wetzel; Lance Wilhelm
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 301–306
The use of Electronic Portfolios in the College of Education (COE) at Arizona State University West (ASUW) results from collaborative efforts of COE faculty and support from the ASUW Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology grant. Each...
Topics: Portfolios, Elementary Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Educational Technology, Teachers
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Building Creativity through Constructive Pedagogy in an Online Teacher Preparation Course
Mia Kim Williams; Watsatree Diteeyont; Deborah Genet; Xin Wang
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) pp. 1137–1142
This study investigated teacher candidates’ self-perceptions of creativity through constructive pedagogical practices of instructors in an online teacher preparation course. This research used mixed methods that provide authentic evidence of the...
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Students’ Perception on the Use of Social Media on Their Academic Learning
Hamzah Alhababi; Mohammed Alfadil; Mahdi Alzamanan; Mia Kim Williams
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2015 (Oct 19, 2015) pp. 1211–1217
This study investigated the use of social media by college students for educational or learning purposes. The interest in this research is in functioning social media to successfully help college students to enhance their learning. Today, social...
Topics: Communication, Integration, Students, Other
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Preparing Preservice Teachers for 21st Century Classrooms: Transforming Attitudes and Behaviors About Innovative Technology
Mia Kim Williams; Teresa S. Foulger; Keith Wetzel
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 17, No. 3 (July 2009) pp. 393–418
Keeping-up with progressing technology tools has been a troublesome issue for educational technology instructors for over ten years as they endeavor to prepare beginning teachers to integrate technology in their future classrooms. This paper...
Topics: Collaboration, Information Communication Technologies, Teaching Methods, Preservice Teacher Education, Educational Technology, Change, Instructional Design
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Diffusing Innovations: Sharing University Assignments
Karen Grove; Teresa Foulger; Keith Wetzel; Leanna Archambault; Mia Kim Williams; Neal Strudler
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 3763–3768
This paper provides background information for a round table session highlighting how an innovative assignment was shared in different teacher preparation courses at two universities to promote integration of Web 2.0 tools. In preservice teacher...
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Early Childhood Teacher Preparation and Technology Integration: The Arizona State University West Experience
Michael Kelley; Keith Wetzel; Helen Padgett; Mia Kim Williams; Mary Odom
Information Technology in Childhood Education Annual Vol. 2004, No. 1 (2004) pp. 245–260
Over the past 6 years, Arizona State University West (ASU West), located in Phoenix, Arizona, has developed an Early Childhood program that features curricula based on the National Education Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS-T; International...
Topics: Educational Technology, Preservice Teacher Education, Standards, Early Childhood Education, Inclusive Education
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An Examination of Teacher Candidates’ Learning and Innovation Skills Developed in a Flipped Classroom
Mia Kim Williams; Watsatree Diteeyont; Catherine Otieno; Lindsey Schulz; Xin Wang
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 507–511
This study investigates how teacher candidates’ learning and skills related to the creation of technology-rich content based learning activities develop in a flipped classroom model. Participants engaged in a teacher education course designed to...
Topics: Distance/Flexible Education
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Explicitly Addressing TPACK in Preservice Teacher Curriculum
Mia Kim Williams; Keith Wetzel; Teresa Foulger; Todd Kisicki; Lisa Giacumo
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 4429–4434
What does TPACK look like in preservice teacher preparation programs? This project explores candidates’ knowledge and experiences after participation in a TPACK-focused learning unit. This research uses mixed methods of survey data, interview and...
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Researching Technology Infusion in Teacher Preparation
Jon Michael Clausen; David Rutledge; Arlene C. Borthwick; Shannon Driscoll; Yi Jin; Debra R. Sprague; Mellisa Warr; Mia Kim Williams
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2024 (Mar 25, 2024) pp. 2487–2491
Panelists for this session worked together to refine a research tool to collect teacher candidates’ perspectives on their preparation to use and integrate technology in teaching and learning. Development of the tool began through a study proposed at ...
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Four pillars of technology infusion: Using Q methodology to examine candidate perspectives on their preparation to use technology
Jon M. Clausen; David Rutledge; Arlene C. Borthwick; Shannon Driscoll; Yi Jin; Debra R. Sprague; Melissa Warr; Mia Kim Williams
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2024 (Mar 25, 2024) pp. 2477–2486
Technology infusion has been proposed as essential in preparing teacher education candidates to use technology within their own instructional practices. Foulger (2020) articulated four pillars needed for technology infusion. These include the...
Topics: Technology Leadership, Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK), Technology Infusion Across Educator Preparation SIG