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Technology-Rich Activities: One Type Does Not Motivate All, Jason A. Chen, Jon R. Star, Chris Dede, M. Shane Tutwiler Jul 2018

Technology-Rich Activities: One Type Does Not Motivate All, Jason A. Chen, Jon R. Star, Chris Dede, M. Shane Tutwiler

School of Education Articles

We report on data collected at three time points during a four-day intervention designed to explore the value added of technology-rich activities within an inquiry mathematics curriculum. Two of the activities were computer-based, whereas the third involved a professionally created movie. Using latent profile analysis we explored (a) the profiles of experiences (indicated by self-reports of immersion, interest, usefulness, and relatedness of the technology activity) that students in Grades 5–8 (n = 7774) reported regarding their participation in one of three different activities; (b) the motivational and achievement outcomes in mathematics that were evident by being a member of one …


Practitioner's Guide To Technology, Pedagogy, And Content Knowledge (Tpack): Rich Media Cases Of Teacher Knowledge, Mark J. Hofer, Lynn Bell, Glen L. Bull, Robert Q. Barry, Iii, Jonathan D. Cohen, Nancee Garcia, Marshall A. George, Judi Harris, Albert ("Bert") Henry Jacoby, Iii, Raina Kim, William Kjellstrom, Matthew J. Koehler, John K. Lee, Lori Mann, Punya Mishra, Yash Patel, Melanie Shoffner, David A. Slykhuis, Marilyn Elaine Strutchens, Andrea L. Zellner Jan 2015

Practitioner's Guide To Technology, Pedagogy, And Content Knowledge (Tpack): Rich Media Cases Of Teacher Knowledge, Mark J. Hofer, Lynn Bell, Glen L. Bull, Robert Q. Barry, Iii, Jonathan D. Cohen, Nancee Garcia, Marshall A. George, Judi Harris, Albert ("Bert") Henry Jacoby, Iii, Raina Kim, William Kjellstrom, Matthew J. Koehler, John K. Lee, Lori Mann, Punya Mishra, Yash Patel, Melanie Shoffner, David A. Slykhuis, Marilyn Elaine Strutchens, Andrea L. Zellner

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The goal of the TPACK Practitioners Guide is simple--to offer exemplary cases of technology integration efforts that result in curriculum-based student learning in each of the following nine content areas and grade level contexts: Elementary Science, Elementary Math, Elementary Social Studies, Elementary Reading, Middle School Language Arts, Secondary Science, Secondary Math, Secondary Social Studies, and, Secondary English.


Creativity And The Reggio Emilia Approach, Duna Alkhudhair Apr 2014

Creativity And The Reggio Emilia Approach, Duna Alkhudhair

The William & Mary Educational Review

The Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood education was developed in the city of Reggio Emilia after the Second World War under the leadership of Loris Malaguzzi. Today, Reggio Emilia schools stand as exemplars for the development of young children’s creativity. This paper provides an overview of the Reggio Emilia approach and examines how it aligns with current research findings related to the development of creativity in young children.


The Historical Scene Investigation (Hsi) Project: Examining The Use Of Case Based Historical Instruction In The Fifth Grade Social Studies Classroom, Kathleen Owings Swan, Mark J. Hofer, David Locascio Jan 2008

The Historical Scene Investigation (Hsi) Project: Examining The Use Of Case Based Historical Instruction In The Fifth Grade Social Studies Classroom, Kathleen Owings Swan, Mark J. Hofer, David Locascio

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The Historical Scene Investigation (HSI) project is designed to help teachers integrate historical investigations into their K-12 history instruction. The HSI project materials provide streamlined and aesthetically engaging Web-based historical investigation exercises. Each case exercise engages students in a historical investigation using rich and varied historical primary sources scaffolded by document-study prompts and activities requiring specific analytical skills and processes. The HSI project, originally developed in 2001 by the principal investigators of this study, has undergone numerous revisions in efforts to extend topical coverage and more explicitly align online materials with state content standards for history. In addition, revisions focused …


Camera! Action! Collaborate With Digital Moviemaking, Kathleen Owings Swan, Mark J. Hofer, Linda S. Levstik Jan 2007

Camera! Action! Collaborate With Digital Moviemaking, Kathleen Owings Swan, Mark J. Hofer, Linda S. Levstik

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Broadly defined, digital moviemaking integrates a variety of media (images, sound, text, video, narration) to communicate with an audience. There is near-ubiquitous access to the necessary software (MovieMaker and iMovie are bundled free with their respective operating systems) and hardware (computers with Internet access, digital cameras, etc.). This easy access, along with the open-ended nature of digital movies, presents powerful opportunities to design student-centered, inquiry-based history projects. Engaging students as digital directors can not only help them develop historical questions and select and evaluate sources relevant to those questions, but can frame (literally and figuratively) and present historical interpretations. In …


Standards, Firewalls, And General Classroom Mayhem: Implementing Student-Centered Technology Projects In The Elementary Classroom, Mark J. Hofer, Kathleen Owings Swan Jan 2006

Standards, Firewalls, And General Classroom Mayhem: Implementing Student-Centered Technology Projects In The Elementary Classroom, Mark J. Hofer, Kathleen Owings Swan

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Educators are simultaneously bombarded with both calls to integrate technology in meaningful ways into their teaching and to promote more student-centered activities which combine both content learning and higher-order thinking. This is no small task given the range of student abilities and interests, the increasing emphasis on state standards and testing, and the persistent challenges regarding reliability and ubiquitous access to the necessary technologies in the classroom. In this study, the authors attempt to work towards a research-based model to connect student-centered technology pedagogy that teachers can effectively replicate in the classroom. They came to this project as educational technologists …