Trends and Issues in the Integration of Sociocultural Content in Instructional Design and Technology Coursework

Wanjira Kinuthia

International Journal on E-Learning Vol. 13, No. 2 (July 2014) pp. 209–225

The interest in the role of culture and instructional design and technology (IDT) continues to grow but the research in the area remains limited. More so, the number of online courses and programs are also on the rise, as is the number of...

Another Spotlight on the Continent: "TechTrends" in Africa

Wanjira Kinuthia

TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning Vol. 52, No. 4 (July 2008) pp. 21–23

Much has been written about the technology divide that inevitably leads to a knowledge divide. Dire figures and statistics are often introduced into discussions that contrast Africa to the rest of the world. It is not unusual to read about how the...

Educational Development in Kenya and the Role of Information and Communication Technology

Wanjira Kinuthia

International Journal of Education and Development using ICT Vol. 5, No. 2 (Apr 01, 2009)

While ICT continues to advance in western countries, African countries still experience a lag in its implementation, and that continues to widen the digital and knowledge divides. This article provides an insight into the state of educational...

Planning Faculty Development for Successful Implementation of Web-Based Instruction

Wanjira Kinuthia

Campus-Wide Information Systems Vol. 22, No. 4 (2005) pp. 189–200

Purpose: This study was conducted to examine how proficiencies, motivation, and training impact the success of faculty development for web-based instruction (WBI) at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the USA. Design/methodology/...

Technology Integration Techniques in Preservice and Alternative Teacher Education Preparation

Wanjira Kinuthia

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 3193–3198

Despite widespread use of computers by teachers outside of the classroom, instructional practices do not always incorporate technology into teaching practices. This underutilization of educational technology is due partly to a lack of understanding...

Topics: Integration, Instructional Design, Teachers, Educational Technology, Students

Impediments to Faculty Engaging in Web-Based Instruction: Clarification of Governing Policies

Wanjira Kinuthia

Annual Meeting of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology 2004 (October 2005)

An exploratory study was conducted with faculty and administrators at Historically Black College and Universities (HBCUs) to determine the level of reported knowledge and experience with policies that govern Web-based instruction (WBI). Result...

Reflecting on Embedding Socio-Cultural Issues into Instructional Design

Wanjira Kinuthia

Multicultural Education & Technology Journal Vol. 3, No. 4 (2009) pp. 266–278

Purpose: While there is significant existing literature on learner analysis in instructional design and separately in cultural issues in education, these two areas are rarely examined in tandem. This paper aims to bring these two areas together....

Exploring Faculty Incentives and Barriers to Participation in Web-Based Instruction

Wanjira Kinuthia

International Journal of Educational Reform Vol. 15, No. 2 (2006) pp. 289–300

The area of integration of technology in education is a continuous effort that revolves around looking for factors and practices that can be applied to encourage faculty to integrate technology into their areas of teaching. Web-based instruction ...

Defining Technology Enhanced Learning Environment for Pre-Service Teachers

Charles Xiaoxue Wang; Wanjira Kinuthia

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 2724–2727

Abstract: One of the critical tasks confronting teachers today is to integrate technology in their classroom to facilitate learning and enhance student achievement. This is not an easy task for pre-service teachers. To accomplish it, they need to...

Topics: Instructional Design, Teachers

An exploratory study of faculty participation in Web-based instruction at historically Black colleges and universities

Wanjira L. Kinuthia

An @?exploratory study of faculty@participation in Web@-based @?instruction at historically@Black @?colleges@and@universities (2003) pp. 1–228

The purpose of this study was to explore the conditions that determine faculty participation in Web-based instruction (WBI) at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). These are level of experience with WBI, attitudes toward WBI,...

E-Learning Incorporation: An Exploratory Study of Three South African Higher Education Institutions

Wanjira Kinuthia; Rabelani Dagada

International Journal on E-Learning Vol. 7, No. 4 (October 2008) pp. 623–639

This article reports on the findings of a research study that was conducted to explore the types of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in use in higher education in South Africa. Specifically, the goal of the study was to explore how e...

Topics: Information Communication Technologies, Post Secondary Education, Internet, eLearning, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Distance Education, Computers

Perspectives on Culture and e-Learning Convergence

Wanjira Kinuthia; Bessie Nkonge

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2005 (October 2005) pp. 2613–2618

Many instructional design models and paradigms address cognitive and pedagogical issues, but many also fail to define the sociocultural contexts for application. When instructional programs are built upon inappropriate technology or instructional...

Academic Rigor: Instructor Strategies in the Online Class

Bessie Nkonge; Wanjira Kinuthia

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2005 (October 2005) pp. 1725–1743

This discussion is based on a larger report on findings of a study conducted on the relationship between instructor teaching beliefs, perceptions of "best practices" and actual practices in a higher education institution. Following a qualitative...

Assisting Preservice Teachers To Create A Technology-Enhanced Learning Environment: A Modeling Approach

Wanjira Kinuthia; Charles Xiaoxue Wang

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 2335–2338

Technology integration in the classroom is a requirement in many states. To this end, public and private funds are allocated to enhance technology in the classroom. Nonetheless, buying computer hardware and software is not enough and an...

Topics: Teachers, Instructional Design, Classrooms

Open content for elearning: Cross-institutional collaboration for education and training in a digital environment

Stewart Marshall; Wanjira Kinuthia; Griff Richards

International Journal of Education and Development using ICT Vol. 8, No. 3 (Jan 01, 2013) pp. 35–42

The University of the West Indies Open Campus and Athabasca University conducted a pilot workshop to see if open educational resources (OER) could be used to construct curricula. UWIOC was interested in increasing distance education offerings and...

Development of Pedagogical Technology Integration Content Knowledge in Preparing Mathematics Preservice Teachers: The Role of Instructional Case Analyses and Reflection

Wanjira Kinuthia; Laurie Brantley-Dias; Pier Angeli Junor Clarke

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 18, No. 4 (October 2010) pp. 645–669

This qualitative case study explores the potential of technology integration teaching cases to develop preservice mathematics teachers’ Pedagogical Technology Integration Content Knowledge (PTICK). A cohort of eight mathematics education students...

Topics: Mathematics, Educational Technology, Teachers, Instructional Design, Teaching Methods, Instructional Materials, Secondary Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Post Secondary Education, Students

Motivational Strategies: Developing Faculty Development For Online Teaching

Jane Wimberg; Joe'l Lewis; Katherine Jackson; Wanjira Kinuthia; Joyce Guest

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 1936–1939

Faculty members are expected to balance different tasks in their professional lives for example research, teaching, service and administration. While many faculty members have received little explicit training in how to teach, or in the theories and ...

Topics: Faculty

Distance Learning Faculty Development Workshop Using the ADDIE Model

Joe'l Lewis; Jane Wimberg; Wanjira Kinuthia; Joyce Guest; Katherine Jackson

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 382–383

Faculty development workshops represent support for the advancement of online learning environments. The ADDIE Model of Instructional Design consists of analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation. Analyses of the content and...

Topics: Instructional Design, Evaluation, Faculty

Identifying Complex Cultural Interactions in the Instructional Design Process: A Case Study of a Cross-Border, Cross-Sector Training for Innovation Program

L Roxanne Russell; Wanjira L. Kinuthia; Anissa Lokey-Vega; Winnie Tsang-Kosma; Reeny Madathany

Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 61, No. 4 (August 2013) pp. 707–732

The purpose of this research is to identify complex cultural dynamics in the instructional design process of a cross-sector, cross-border training environment by applying Young's (2009) Culture-Based Model (CBM) as a theoretical framework and...

Developing Pedagogical Technology Integration Content Knowledge in Preservice Teachers: A Case Study Approach

Laurie Brantley-Dias; Wanjira Kinuthia; Mary B. Shoffner; Christopher de Castro; Neil J. Rigole

Journal of Computing in Teacher Education Vol. 23, No. 4 (2007) pp. 143–150

This research examined the effects of case-based instructional strategies on the development of Pedagogical Technology Integration Content Knowledge (PTICK) in alternative teacher preparation students. The study was part of the Crossroads Project...