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"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 –...
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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....
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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
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"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
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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 ...
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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,...
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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
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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...
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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...
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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
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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
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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
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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 ...
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[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...
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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...
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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 ...