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Mia Kim Williams
University of Northern Colorado
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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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Evaluating Preservice Student Progress toward the NETS-T
Mia Williams; Keith Wetzel
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 210–213
Abstract. In this paper we evaluate preservice student progress toward the National Education Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS-T). Through faculty collaboration, the Elementary Education Department created an integrated program matrix with...
Topics: Preservice Teacher Education, Professional Development, Standards, Educational Technology, Elementary Education
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Students’ Attitude Toward Watching Instructional Video via Mobile Device
Alaa Zeyab; Mia Williams
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2015 (Oct 19, 2015) pp. 1665–1671
This paper investigates how students use mobile devices to seek out additional information or instruction outside of class materials by watching instructional videos with the aim of increasing their understanding of particular class concepts or...
Topics: E-Learning Trends and Innovations (social learning, mobile, augmented etc.), Instructional Materials, Video, Students
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Teachers’ Perception about their Competency in Integrating Technology in Elementary Classrooms using the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge Framework (TPACK)
Nadeyah Alqallaf; Mia Williams
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2015 (Oct 19, 2015) pp. 741–745
Teachers realize the importance of technology to promote enhancement in the transferring content knowledge. The problem exists around the effectiveness from integrating technology in educational context. Thus, understanding teachers’ perception...
Topics: research, Elementary Education, Gender, Educational Technology, Classrooms
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Meet Them Where They’re at: Creating Human-Centered Online PD for Rural Teachers using LXD
Mia Williams; Carrie Kell
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2024 (Mar 25, 2024) pp. 978–985
Rural communities struggle with K12 teacher retention. While salary persists as an issue leading to attrition, mental health, workload, community, and professional support contribute significantly. This study presents findings about a project in...
Topics: Instructional Design
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Imagining the future of public school classrooms: Preservice teachers pedagogical perspectives about technology in teaching and learning
Mia Kimberly Williams
(2008) pp. 1–204
With information and communication technologies (ICTs) impacting nearly all aspects of work and life, it appears to many sectors in society of paramount importance to integrate ICTs as teaching and learning tools. ICT reform efforts appear to be...
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Transitioning from Traditional Writing to Digital Design
Christine DeSimone; Mia Williams
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 2459–2463
Using the New London Group’s (1996) pedagogy of multiliteraces and Mishra and Koehler’s (2006) TPACK framework, this descriptive qualitative research aims to describe my implementation of an elementary design workshop. I integrated my teacher...
Topics: New Possibilities with Information Technologies, Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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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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Modeling Technology Integration in Policies and Practice
Kelly Noelle McKenna; Mia Williams
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 1371–1377
This study investigates the personal technology integration modeled for preservice teachers in policies and practice at a teaching intensive university in the Rocky Mountain region. Both explicit and implicit classroom policies were revealed for...
Topics: Integration, Preservice Teacher Education, Technology Leadership
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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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Changing Teacher Education Faculty: Mission Possible
Keith Wetzel; Mia Kim Williams
Journal of Computing in Teacher Education Vol. 21, No. 2 (2005) pp. 45–49
This study evaluates a Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology (PT[cube]) project that endeavored to improve teacher educators' uses of technology so as to influence future teachers. This PT[cube] project sought to build on a foundation of...
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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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Filling the Gap with Technology Innovations: Standards, Curriculum, Collaboration, Success!
Mia Kim Williams; Teresa S. Foulger
Journal of Computing in Teacher Education Vol. 23, No. 3 (2007) pp. 107–114
Filling the Gap with Innovations is a study of a higher education professional development model used to infuse a teacher education program with technology innovations in order to address curriculum gaps. Professional educators at the university...
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Examination of Appropriate E-Learning Application and Resources from Reflections of Learner and Instructor within an Online Collaborative Learning Environment
Watsatree Diteeyont; Heng-Yu Ku; Mia Williams
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2011 (Oct 18, 2011) pp. 604–607
Abstract: Online collaborative learning combines the characteristics of collaborative learning and computer-mediated communication within networked environments. Appropriate e-learning activities, applications, and resources are the important...
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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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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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An Exploration of Concise-Redundancy Design in Multimedia Learning
Yu-Feng Wu; Jeffrey Bauer; James Gall; Mia Williams
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 3414–3418
A multimedia lesson presenting concurrent on-screen text, still graphics or animations, and narration is a typical setting in redundancy research. Concise redundancy design (CR) is the revision of the on-screen text into a concise form which is...
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The Evolution of the Required Educational Technology Course
Keith Wetzel; Teresa S. Foulger; Mia Kim Williams
Journal of Computing in Teacher Education Vol. 25, No. 2 (2009) pp. 67–71
University instructors discuss a required educational technology course in a teacher education program and the impact of two forces: (a) Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge, commonly known as TPACK (Misha & Koelher, 2006), and (b) action ...
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We Innovate: The Role of Collaboration in Exploring New Technologies
Teresa S. Foulger; Mia Kim Williams; Keith Wetzel
International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Vol. 20, No. 1 (2008) pp. 28–38
Pre-service teachers faced an old problem with new possible solutions by working collaboratively to learn new technologies and changed the way they react to new tools. This approach required students to explore technologies independent of...
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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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Professional Development 2.0: Transforming Teacher Education Pedagogy with 21st Century Tools
Leanna Archambault; Keith Wetzel; Teresa S. Foulger; Mia Kim Williams
Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education Vol. 27, No. 1 (2010) pp. 4–11
This paper discusses the outcomes of a professional development project offered to faculty of Arizona State University's College of Teacher Education and Leadership. The goal of this project was to assist instructors with progressing technologies...
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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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Two Paths to Enlightenment: Total Integration vs. The Required Educational Technology Course as a Means to Teach Technology Integration
Neal Top; Saundra Wetig; Paul Clark; Lance Wilhelm; Mia Williams
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 4287–4289
Is the beginning required educational technology course obsolete? Is it possible to eliminate this course and embed the technology integration objectives in the typical sequence of teacher education courses? This panel will present two successful, ...
Topics: Integration, Educational Technology
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Enhancing Preservice Teachers’ Self-efficacy and Skills for Mobile App Integration in Teaching and Learning Practices
Lindsey Schulz; Kelly McKenna; Catherine Otieno; Xin Wang; Mia Williams
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 1732–1739
The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of mobile app evaluation activities in increasing preservice educators’ self-efficacy and skills in integrating mobile apps into their teaching practices. Both quantitative and qualitative...
Topics: Integration, Evaluation, Preservice Teacher Education, Mobile Learning, Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK)
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Multiple Perspective Account of iPad Integration
Kelly McKenna; Lindsey Schulz; Catherine Otieno; Xin Wang; Mia Williams
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 1672–1678
This mixed methods study documents the experience of a first time pilot program integrating iPads into the classroom for four instructors, with varying degrees of iPad skills, at a teaching intensive university in the Rocky Mountain Region. The...
Topics: Integration, Graduate Education & Faculty Development, Mobile Learning
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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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Part 2: The past, present, and most importantly the future of TPACK
Punya Mishra; Michael Phillips; Evrim Baran; Matthew Koehler; Judi Harris; Mia Williams
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2024 (Mar 25, 2024) pp. 2191–2195
The Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework has been instrumental in guiding educators and researchers in the effective integration of technology into teaching. As approach the release of the 3rd Edition of the TPACK Handbook,...
Topics: Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK), Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies, Technology Infusion Across Educator Preparation SIG
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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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Part 1: The Past, Present, and Most importantly the Future of TPACK
Punya Mishra; Michael Phillips; Evrim Baran; Matthew Koehler; Judi Harris; Mia Williams
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2024 (Mar 25, 2024) pp. 2443–2448
The Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework has been instrumental in guiding educators and researchers in the effective integration of technology into teaching. As approach the release of the 3rd Edition of the TPACK Handbook,...
Topics: Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK), Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies, Technology Infusion Across Educator Preparation SIG
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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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Staff Development to Provide Intentional Language Teaching Technology-Rich K-8 Multicultural Classrooms
E Carol Beckett; Keith Wetzel; Ines Marquez Chisholm; Ron Zambo; Ray Buss; Helen Padgett; Mia Kim Williams; Mary Odom
Computers in the Schools Vol. 23, No. 3 (Feb 16, 2007) pp. 23–30
Teams of pre-service and in-service elementary teachers attended workshops, learned technology applications, and designed curricular units that incorporated technology during staff development accomplished through a Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to...
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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
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Supporting Technology Integration in K-8 Multicultural Classrooms through Professional Development
E Carol Beckett; Keith Wetzel; Ines Marquez Chisholm; Ron Zambo; Ray Buss; Helen Padgett; Mia Kim Williams; Mary Odom
TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning Vol. 47, No. 5 (2003) pp. 14–17
This study examined: the effectiveness of Practicum Plus professional development classes in preparing mentor teachers and their university practicum students to create a curriculum unit of practice in their K-8 classrooms; and how mentor teachers...