"Islands of Innovation" or "Comprehensive Innovation." Assimilating Educational Technology in Teaching, Learning, and Management: A Case Study of School Networks in Israel

Orit Avidov-Ungar

Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects Vol. 6, No. 1 (Jan 01, 2010) pp. 259–280

Introducing educational technology platforms for teaching, learning, and school management is one kind of technological innovation. There are two patterns of adopting innovation: “comprehensive innovation” – encompassing most of the organization –...

Perceptions of Teacher Educators Regarding ICT Implementation in Israeli Colleges of Education

Orit Ungar; Alona Baruch

Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects Vol. 12, No. 1 (Mar 13, 2016) pp. 279–296

ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) in teacher education poses new challenges to faculty and students. This study was carried out to examine factors facilitating and hindering ICT implementation in teacher education institutes in Israel....

Understanding teachers’ attitude toward educational reforms through metaphors

Orit Avidov Ungar

International Journal of Educational Research Vol. 77, No. 1 (2016) pp. 117–127

This qualitative study examines what representations of metaphors are held by teachers and how those representations express teachers’ positions about change through educational reform. Metaphors indicate that teachers hold negative perceptions...

Language: English

"Islands of Innovation" or "Comprehensive Innovation." Assimilating Educational Technology in Teaching, Learning, and Management: A Case Study of School Networks in Israel

Orit Avidov-Ungar

Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects Vol. 6, No. 1 (Jan 01, 2010) pp. 259–280

Empowerment among Teachers in Leadership Positions Involving ICT Implementation in Schools

Orit Avidov-Ungar

Leadership and Policy in Schools Vol. 17, No. 1 (2018) pp. 138–163

The study identifies motivational characteristics of empowerment among teachers in leadership positions involving information and communications technology (ICT) implementation in schools. The participants were 24 teachers who were candidates for an ...

ICT Implementation in Colleges of Education: A Framework for Teacher Educators

Alona Baruch; Orit Ungar

Journal of Information Technology Education: Research Vol. 18, No. 1 (Jan 22, 2019) pp. 207–229

Aim/Purpose: The study aims to evaluate Information and Communication Technology (ICT) implementation in academic colleges of education. The article offers a conceptual framework for ICT implementation within teacher education in the information era,...

Levels of ICT Integration among Teacher Educators in a Teacher Education Academic College

Orit Avidov-Ungar; Irit Iluz

Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects Vol. 10, No. 1 (Jan 01, 2014) pp. 195–216

Students' views on the use of ClassBoost in a teachers' education college

Orna Levin; Orit Avidov‐Ungar

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 34, No. 6 (December 2018) pp. 816–827

There has been a recent acceleration in the use of lecture capture technologies (LCT) in higher education institutions. The present study focuses on an LCT system, by the name of ClassBoost, which has recently been introduced in some classes in an...

Teachers' perceptions on what it means to be a teacher in the digital age

Dina Tsybulsky; Orit Avidov-Ungar

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 2076–2084

The research pertains to understanding how the participation in an online course that employs the project-based learning (PBL) approach influenced the teachers (n=55) perceptions of teachers' role in the digital age. Data were collected using...

Topics: Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies

ICT Coordinators’ TPACK-based Leadership Knowledge in their Roles as Agents of Change

Orit Ungar; Tamar Shamir-Inbal

Journal of Information Technology Education: Research Vol. 16 (Dec 29, 2016) pp. 169–188

Aim/Purpose: The aim of the study is to examine what ICT coordinators perceive as the main elements of knowledge needed to implement ICT successfully into school culture. Background: For the past few years, Israel\u2019s Ministry of Education has...

Experiences of teachers in an online course on the PBL approach: the perception of the teacher's role in the digital age

Orit Avidov-Ungar; Dina Tsybulsky

EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2018 (Jun 25, 2018) pp. 682–691

Our research traced significant learning experiences of teachers (n=55) studying in a teacher-training college for a Master's degree, in the attempt to understand how the learning experience in an online course on the PBL approach influenced their...

Topics: Teacher education and technology integration, Course, program, project, and other forms of evaluation

Elementary schools teachers’ perceptions of integrating digital games in their teaching at different career stages

‪Merav Hayak‬‏; Orit Avidov Ungar

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 1850–1856

TThe present study examines Israeli teachers` perceptions of the integration of digital games-based learning (DGBL) into their instruction at different stages of their career. The research methodology is qualitative. The study involved 28 elementary ...

Topics: Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies, Creativity

Use of digital tools by high school teachers teaching writing participating in an intervention program to reduce the "discipline block"

Orit Avidov-Ungar; Aliza Amir

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 1489–1493

Digital literacy plays an important role in adapting education systems for the 21st century. Previous research indicates that teachers' main difficulties in assimilating technology in teaching stem from environmental or personal blocks and negative...

Topics: Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK), English Education, Technology Leadership, Research & Evaluation

Empowerment Patterns of Leaders in ICT and School Strengths Following the Implementation of National ICT Reform

Orit Avidov-Ungar; Tamar Shamir-Inbal

Journal of Information Technology Education: Research Vol. 12, No. 1 (2013) pp. 141–158

Empowerment Patterns of Teachers Leading ICT Implementation Programs

Orit Avidov-Ungar; Noga Magen-Nagar

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 4–9

This article presents finding that emerged from a study of 24 in-depth interviews conducted with teachers who were candidates for an ICT Leadership Award granted by Israel’s Ministry of Education. Using a qualitative methodology, the study attempted ...

Topics: Teachers, Change, Leadership, Technology Leadership

Professional identity of teacher educators in the digital era in light of demands of pedagogical innovation

Orit Avidov-Ungar; Alona Forkosh-Baruch

Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 73, No. 1 (July 2018) pp. 183–191

The study examines teacher educators' perceptions regarding pedagogical innovation. 27 semi-structured interviews were analyzed using three modes of existence composing their professional identity with regards to pedagogical innovation: being, the...

Language: English

Teachers in a World of Change: Teachers' Knowledge and Attitudes towards the Implementation of Innovative Technologies in Schools

Orit Avidov-Ungar; Yoram Eshet-Alkalai

Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects Vol. 7, No. 1 (Jan 01, 2011) pp. 291–303

Levels of ICT Integration among Teacher Educators in a Teacher Education Academic College

Orit Avidov-Ungar; Irit Emma Iluz

Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects Vol. 10 (2014) pp. 195–216

This article examines the perspective of teacher educators and academic officials in an academic teacher education program regarding the integration of ICT in the teacher education program. The study portrays the current state of the ICT integration ...

[Chais] Teachers in a World of Change: Teachers' Knowledge and Attitudes towards the Implementation of Innovative Technologies in Schools

Orit Avidov-Ungar; Yoram Eshet-Alkalai

Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects Vol. 7, No. 1 (Jan 01, 2011) pp. 291–303

The implementation of innovative technologies in school is a complex process that enquires creating a pedagogical, technological, and managerial systemic change in the school-culture – a process that usually fails to meet the high expectations and...

The Contribution of Academic Education to Predicting the Level of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge of Teachers in Israel

Noga Magen- Nagar; Orit Avidov- Ungar

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 61–66

The current study aims to examine the contribution of teachers' academic education to predicting the level of technological-pedagogic knowledge in the classroom. The research methodology was quantitative. The research involved 438 elementary school...

Topics: Elementary Education, Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK)

Empowerment Patterns of Leaders in ICT and School Strengths Following the Implementation of National ICT Reform

Orit Avidov-Ungar; Tamar Shamir-Inbal

Journal of Information Technology Education Vol. 12 (2013) pp. 141–158

The Ministry of Education in Israel has, over the past two years, been running an education program designed to lead the implementation of ICT (Information and Communications Technology) in schools. Implementation of the program is accompanied by...

Faculty Usage of the Active Leaning Classroom: Teacher Perceptions, Teaching Patterns, Barriers and Facilitators.

Becky Leshem; Orit Avidov Ungar; Adva Margaliot; Etty Grobgeld

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 3310–3315

The study examines teachers' perceptions towards new pedagogy among 22 college professors, after one year experience in a new Active Learning Classroom (ALC) designed for teacher training. Data was collected via structured personal interviews. Mixed ...

Topics: Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK), Faculty

Faculty Use of the Active Learning Classroom: Barriers and Facilitators

Orit Ungar; Adva Margaliot; Etty Grobgeld; Becky Leshem

Journal of Information Technology Education: Research Vol. 17, No. 1 (Jan 08, 2018) pp. 485–504

Aim/Purpose: The study aimed to examine teacher educators’ perceptions regarding their ability to implement innovative pedagogies following a year during which they used a newly equipped Active Learning Classroom (ALC), designed for teacher training ...