Search results for author:"Tina Heafner"
Total records matched: 53 Search took: 0.245 secs
35th Anniversary - SITE 2024 Attendees: if you are looking for papers from this conference, please use this special attendee-only 35th Anniversary - SITE 2024 search
-
Heafner Tina
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
-
The Association between Technology and Student Achievement in US History
Tina Heafner
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (Mar 05, 2017) pp. 1607–1613
While technology is touted as a platform for transformative learning, much has yet to be learned about how technology impacts content knowledge acquisition. The central question of this discussion is to explore what large-scale achievement data...
Topics: New Possibilities with Information Technologies, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies, K-12 Online Learning
-
Gender Differences in Technology Integration
Tina Heafner
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 2841–2851
Within social studies, researchers note limited attention has been given to examining gender differences as associated with technology integration. They call for increasing the dialogue regarding gender-related technology. In response, this study...
Topics: Gender, social studies education, K-12 Teachers and School Leaders Related, Graduate Education & Faculty Development
-
Using Technology to Motivate Students to Learn Social Studies
Tina Heafner
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 4, No. 1 (2004) pp. 42–53
Many teachers struggle with motivating students to learn. This is especially prevalent in social studies classrooms in which students perceive social studies as boring (Schug, Todd, & Berry, 1984; Shaughnessy & Haladyana, 1985). This article...
Topics: Social Studies, Students
-
Social Studies and Technology: Teachers’ Perceptions of Effective Integration
Tina Heafner
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 2183–2184
Billons of dollars are being poured into technology with the hope that innovative use of technology will improve our schools. With the growing expenditures on technology in education, a pertinent issue arises: How is technology being used to enhance ...
Topics: Educational Technology, Social Studies, Secondary Education
-
Practical Experiences: Teaching Preservice Teachers Using Technology
Tina Heafner
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 1334–1336
A pressing need exists for preservice teachers to become proficient in using technology. Many states have implemented technology standards that identify the skills young teachers need. However, there is no consensus on how these skills should be...
Topics: Teachers, Educational Technology, Preservice Teacher Education
-
The Effect of Website Development on Student Attitudes and Interest in 11th Grade U.S. History
Tina Heafner; Adam Friedman
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 3549–3556
As part of a larger study that investigated the effects of student website creation on historical understandings, nearly every student reported having enjoyed the project, and the majority scored an A or B for their project grade. However, neither...
-
Measuring Candidate Learning Outcomes Associated with Program Delivery Models: Comparisons of Online and Face-to-Face (F2F) Using edTPA
Tina Heafner; Teresa Petty
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) pp. 1071–1078
Despite the pervasiveness of online learning in higher education, this delivery mode has yet to receive similar quality status of F2F learning. The perception of inferiority is especially prevalent in teacher preparation. Longstanding beliefs that ...
Topics: Research & Evaluation, Equity & Social Justice, Assessment and E-Folios
-
Using edTPA to Compare Online and Face to Face Teacher Preparation Programs
Tina Heafner; Teresa Petty
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 24, No. 2 (April 2016) pp. 153–186
Central to determining the effectiveness of technology to support learning and the value of technology-mediated instruction is the quality of programs. edTPA is a widely accepted, national measure of teacher readiness and preparation. Using edTPA...
-
Windows into Teaching and Learning [WiTL]: Exploring Online Clinicals for a Distance Education Social Studies Methods Course
Tina L. Heafner
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 4594–4615
A pilot project, Windows into Teaching and Learning (WiTL), was developed by researchers to provide relevant and meaningful technology-mediated clinicals for expanding online education programs. Participants engaged in synchronous and asynchronous...
-
Mindings Collage: Building Comprehension through Technology
Tina Heafner; Jeanie Marklin
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 3199–3203
This paper examines the use of technology as a medium for scaffolding reading and writing to develop theoretical understandings within a technology based course. Reading and writing have always played a significant role in education. Reading and...
Topics: Educational Technology
-
Exploring Synchronous Text Chat in Remotely-Delivered Early Field Experiences
Tina Heafner; Michelle Plaisance
Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 25, No. 3 (July 2014) pp. 327–352
The increasing popularity and accessibility of affordable computer-mediated communication is rapidly advancing alternative forms of message transmission into market sectors, such as education. The focus of this article is an exploratory multi-case...
-
Rethinking Clinical Experiences for Social Studies Teacher Education
Tina Heafner; Michelle Plaisance
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 16, No. 4 (December 2016) pp. 452–494
Windows into Teaching and Learning (WiTL), developed to provide relevant and meaningful technology-mediated clinical experiences in an online social studies methods course, engaged participants in purposefully designed synchronous and asynchronous...
-
Shared Viewing as an Approach to Transforming Early Field Experiences
Tina Heafner; Michelle Plaisance
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 12, No. 4 (December 2012) pp. 423–437
Although early field experiences are touted as vital for providing a hands-on preview of how teaching unfolds in the classroom, these essential components of teacher preparation programs have consistently fallen short of the desired outcomes. In...
-
A Comparison of Classrooms of Tomorrow (COT) and 1:1 Classrooms and Associated High School Student Learning Outcomes
Tina Heafner; Ponscheck Ashley
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) pp. 831–838
This study examines how teaching and learning are different based on classroom technology resources available to K-12 teachers and students. Objectives of the study are to: richly describe how secondary teachers are using technology to support...
Topics: Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK), Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies, K-12 Online Learning
-
Powerful methods: A framework for effective integration of technology in secondary social studies
Tina Lane Heafner
Powerful methods: A framework for effective integration of technology in secondary social@studies (2002) pp. 1–217
A statewide study of technology use in secondary social studies was conducted in North Carolina using a survey design. The study identified existing uses of technology in secondary social studies classrooms and teachers' perceptions of effective...
-
Comparisons of Online and Face-to-Face (F2F) Candidates? Classroom Readiness
Tina Heafner; Teresa Petty
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (Mar 05, 2017) pp. 518–525
In a prior study comparing online and face-to-face programs, researchers found differences in programmatic structures and learning outcomes as measured by edTPA. From results these scholars conjectured teacher candidates were not the same across...
Topics: Distance/Flexible Education, Graduate Education & Faculty Development, English Education
-
Comparing Technology-Mediated Learning Environments
Tina Heafner; Nicholas Triplett
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (Mar 05, 2017) pp. 862–869
This project employs a quasi-experimental, mixed methods design to examine how pedagogy and learning outcomes are influenced by technology mediated learning contexts implemented across different academic subjects, classrooms and using different...
Topics: New Possibilities with Information Technologies, Distance/Flexible Education, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies
-
ROMOTE: Remote Online Mentoring of Teacher Educators
Tina Heafner; Teresa Petty
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 1248–1251
Unique challenges for early career teachers in urban and rural schools, and graduates of remote distance education teacher licensure programs reveal the need for sustained community engagement, professional development, ongoing reflection and...
-
Remote Observation of Graduate Interns: A Look at the Process Five Years Later
Teresa Petty; Tina Heafner
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) pp. 939–941
The Remote Observation of Graduate Interns (ROGI)is a method developed by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte that allows the facilitation of remote observations of graduate interns completing their student teaching...
-
The Implications of Technology Integration in Teacher Education
Amy White; Tina Heafner
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 1844–1851
This initiative responds to national recognition for the integration of technology in the curriculum as a means to prepare effective, competent citizens to participate in American society of the 21st century. North Carolina appropriately mandates...
Topics: Teachers, Social Studies
-
The Remote Observation of Graduate Interns: The Missing Piece of the Puzzle
Teresa Petty; Tina Heafner
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) pp. 4293–4297
Online programs continue to grow in Colleges of Education. As this occurs, thought needs to be given as to how teacher candidates in the field will be observed and held accountable for their teaching. As one College of Education grows its online...
-
edTPA and Teacher Evaluation in an Online Teacher Preparation Program
Tina Heafner; Teresa Petty
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 340–343
Central to determining the effectiveness of technology and value of technology-based program structures is the quality of teacher preparation. One widely accepted measure of quality is edTPA. This session describes one university’s initiative to...
Topics: Distance/Flexible Education, Research & Evaluation, Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK), Evaluation
-
Student Creation of Social Studies-Specific Websites to Enhance Historical Understandings
Adam Friedman; Tina Heafner
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 4103–4108
The use of the Internet in social studies instruction has been continuously advocated by educators and researchers alike, as its use has been endorsed as a mechanism by which to increase students' historical understandings. While a plethora of...
Topics: Social Studies, Internet, Students
-
K-12 Methods for Technology Integration in Social Studies
Tina Heafner; Dixie Massey
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 3128–3131
This presentation discusses the collaborative efforts of two faculty members at two North Carolina universities in developing methods for integrating technology in K-12 social studies. The collaboration emerged from a need for developing technology...
Topics: Teachers, Integration, Social Studies, Collaboration
-
Technology and the Academic and Social Culture of a University Campus
Tina Heafner; Leah McCoy
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 2326–2331
As colleges and universities consider various options for wide scale "computerization," one southern liberal arts university has instituted a technology program that insures that all students have equal access to laptop computers. At this ...
Topics: Computers, Social Studies, Students
-
I feel everything was successful about the ROGI, even the glitches
Teresa Petty; Tina Heafner
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 490–497
As the online venue for teacher candidates continues to expand, consideration will have to be given to the way these candidates are observed. The Remote Observation of Graduate Interns (ROGI) is one solution to this concern. Using ROGI, teacher...
-
Comparing Formative Supports of Graduate Candidates in Online and Face-to-Face Teacher Preparation Programs
Tina Heafner; Teresa Petty
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) pp. 1329–1336
Using a widely accepted measure of teacher candidates’ performance, edTPA, we examine the role of formative supports in supporting candidate-learning outcomes in a graduate teacher preparation program. We compare performance outcomes for two...
Topics: Research & Evaluation, Assessment and E-Folios, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies
-
Remote Observation of Graduate Interns (ROGI): Feasibility and Expansion of an Online Teacher Licensure Program
Teresa Petty; Tina Heafner
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 3575–3577
ROGI is a method developed by researchers that allows the facilitation of remote observations of graduate interns completing their student teaching experience. First employed in 2008 in 13 counties surrounding UNC Charlotte, ROGI’s implementation...
Topics: New Possibilities with Information Technology Education
-
Artificial Intelligence in Education: Preparing Educators and Learners for the Future
Tina Heafner; Ela Ziv
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2024 (Mar 25, 2024) pp. 548–558
The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into education is a transformative movement with the potential to enhance teaching and learning. This proposal distills key guidelines for educators to navigate the use of AI in K-12 classrooms safely...
Topics: Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies, Technology Policy and Practice, Generative AI
-
Observing Graduate Interns Remotely
Tina L. Heafner; Teresa Petty
Kappa Delta Pi Record Vol. 47, No. 1 (2010) pp. 39–43
While recent downsizing and layoffs have been devastating in many school districts across the nation, other areas of the country continue to face teacher shortages as they struggle to fill positions with highly qualified professionals. In these...
-
Making Critical Connections between Social Studies Teaching and Student Achievement Using NAEP Data Explorer
Paul G. Fitchett; Tina L. Heafner
Teacher Educator Vol. 48, No. 4 (2013) pp. 296–310
In this analysis of promising practice, we demonstrate how social studies methods instructors can incorporate data analysis of the 2010 United States History National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP-USH) to facilitate pedagogical aims,...
-
Examining the Effectiveness of the Remote Observation of Graduate Interns
Richard Hartshorne; Tina Heafner; Teresa Petty
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 19, No. 4 (October 2011) pp. 395–422
With teacher shortages in both general and critical needs areas and constricting operating budgets, it is important for Colleges of Education to develop methods of providing alternative certification programs to reach larger segments of the...
Topics: Video, Faculty, Educational Technology, Preservice Teacher Education, Computers, Distance Education, Teachers
-
Student demographics and teacher characteristics as predictors of elementary-age students' history knowledge: Implications for teacher education and practice
Paul G. Fitchett; Tina L. Heafner
Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 67, No. 1 (October 2017) pp. 79–92
Using student- and teacher-level data from the United States National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), we attempted to disentangle the relationship among student demographics, teacher characteristics, and performance on the fourth grade...
Language: English
-
Examining a Pilot Program for the Remote Observation of Graduate Interns
Teresa Petty; Tina Heafner; Richard Hartshorne
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 2658–2660
To address teacher shortages in critical needs areas, UNC Charlotte’s College of Education has developed an online certification program. However, with the program’s success, new challenges have arisen; specifically issues related to monitoring...
-
Reconciling The Expectations of All Participants During A Remote Student Teaching Experience
Tina Heafner; Richard Hartshorne; Teresa Petty
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) pp. 3911–3913
In recent years, the observation of both graduate and undergraduate during the student teacher experience is being conducted remotely, often as part fully online teacher preparation and licensure programs. The process typically involves the student...
-
Wikis and Constructivism in Secondary Social Studies: Fostering a Deeper Understanding
Tina L. Heafner; Adam M. Friedman
Computers in the Schools Vol. 25, No. 3 (October 2008) pp. 288–302
Web 2.0 software, in particular wikis, have the potential to allow students to become active contributors to the Internet and, as a result, restructure traditional learning environments. In this study, the effects of student-created wikis were...
-
Exploring Online Education in K-12 Environments
Tina Heafner; Richard Hartshorne; Teresa Petty
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 1478–1480
Few online teachers receive any formal training online. Less than one percent have online learning experiences and rarely do teacher education programs address online learning pedagogy. However, research suggests that good teaching does not...
Topics: Virtual Environments, Distance Education, Virtual Schooling, Distance/Flexible Education, New Possibilities with Information Technology Education
-
Remotely Examining Graduate Interns: Examining Participant Expectations
Richard Hartshorne; Tina Heafner; Teresa Petty
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 3624–3625
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s College of Education has offers a 100% online teacher licensure program. One component of the licensure program is the Graduate Internship, which involves the observation of graduate interns’ teaching. ...
-
Evolution of the Remote Observation of Graduate Interns
Teresa Petty; Richard Hartshorne; Tina Heafner
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 629–631
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s College of Education has developed a 100% online teacher licensure program. Since the inception of this program, students and faculty have responded positively, however, challenges have arisen. These...
-
The Remote Observation of Graduate Interns: Sharing Lessons From the Field
Tina Heafner; Teresa Petty; Richard Hartshorne
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 1198–1201
As the overwhelming need for teachers continues to grow in the state of North Carolina, it is imperative for Colleges of Education to find alternative means for licensing teachers and to seek innovative ways to attract and recruit second career...
-
Windows Into Teaching and Learning (WiTL): An Overview
Tina Heafner; Teresa Petty; Richard Hartshorne
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 3626–3628
Windows into Teaching and Learning (WiTL), a pilot study conceived and actualized by researchers situated in a large urban university in the southeastern region of the United States, captures the nuisance of online learning as a method for...
-
University Supervisor Perspectives of the Remote Observation of Graduate Interns
Teresa Petty; Tina Heafner; Richard Hartshorne
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 632–634
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s College of Education has offers a 100% online teacher licensure program. One component of the licensure program is the Graduate Internship which involves the observation of graduate interns’ teaching. ...
-
“…You think for me, so I don’t have to.” The Effect of a Technology-Enhanced, Inquiry Learning Environment on Student Learning in 11th grade United States History
Adam M. Friedman; Tina L. Heafner
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 7, No. 3 (September 2007) pp. 199–216
In a study investigating the effects of student engagement in inquiry learning through the development of Web sites, nearly every student reported having enjoyed the project, and the majority scored an A or B for their project grade. However,...
Topics: Classrooms, Students, Attitudes, Social Studies, Internet, Educational Technology, Computers
-
Digital Inquiry About and With Words
Tina Heafner; Nicolas Triplett; Dixie Massey
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (Mar 05, 2017) pp. 2185–2189
For over a decade, linguists and publishers have designated ?Words of the Year? (WsOY) to highlight how current events influence public interest and drive Internet word search behavior. In this study we examine how WsOY can foster critical digital ...
Topics: social studies education, New Possibilities with Information Technologies, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies
-
Designing for Critical Thinking and Learning: Online Communication Platforms in Teacher Education
Tina Heafner; Teresa Petty; Michelle Plaisance`; Abiola Farinde
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) pp. 516–524
Windows into Teaching and Learning (WiTL), a study at a large urban research university in the United States, provided teacher candidates enrolled in online summer courses access to meaningful, quality virtual clinical experiences during those...
-
University Supervisor Perspectives of the Remote Observation of Graduate Interns
Tina L. Heafner; Teresa M. Petty; Richard Hartshorne
Journal of Computing in Higher Education Vol. 24, No. 3 (December 2012) pp. 143–163
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte's College of Education offers a 100% online teacher licensure program. One component of the licensure program is the Graduate Internship, which involves the observation of graduate interns' teaching....
-
Evaluating Modes of Teacher Preparation: A Comparison of Face-to-Face and Remote Observations of Graduate Interns
Tina L. Heafner; Teresa M. Petty; Richard Hartshorne
Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education Vol. 27, No. 4 (2011) pp. 154–164
Although technology-mediated learning has its advantages, it does not come without operational tradeoffs. Thus, consideration of the effectiveness of new modes of teacher preparation in comparison to traditional, longstanding, research-proven...
-
Windows into Teaching and Learning: Professional Growth of Classroom Teachers in an Online Environment
Teresa M. Petty; Tina L. Heafner; Abiola Farinde; Michelle Plaisance
Technology, Pedagogy and Education Vol. 24, No. 3 (2015) pp. 375–388
The Windows into Teaching and Learning (WiTL) project was developed by researchers at one large urban institution in the southeast region of the United States as a way to facilitate online clinical experiences for content area methods students...
-
Windows into Teaching and Learning (WiTL): Influences on the Professional Development of Practicing Classroom Teachers
Teresa Petty; Tina Heafner; Abiola Farinde; Michelle Plaisance
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 2174–2177
The Windows into Teaching and Learning (WiTL) project is a method developed by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte that allows the facilitation of online clinical experiences for graduate interns during their content area...
Topics: Information Technology Education
-
Gender Differences in Computer Use and Attitudes on a Ubiquitous Computing Campus
Leah P. McCoy; Tina L. Heafner; Matthew G. Burdick; Laura M. Nagle
Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association 2001 (April 2001)
As colleges and universities consider various options for wide scale "computerization," one southern liberal arts university has instituted a technology program that insures that all students have equal access to laptop computers. At this university,...