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Kopcha, Theodore J.; Ding, Lu; Neumann, Kalianne L.; Choi, Ikseon – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2016
The purpose of this paper is to present the course design and evaluative data associated with the learning experiences of practicing teachers engaged in a gamified approach to a graduate level course on technology integration. Twenty-two teachers across three offerings of the course completed a survey examining their experience with the gamified…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Technology Education, Learning Experience, Inservice Teacher Education
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Sanders, Rachel Kaminski; Kopcha, Theodore J.; Neumann, Kalianne L.; Brynteson, Kristin; Bishop, Carrie – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2019
Making and makerspaces are currently an exciting topic in education. The constructionist nature of learning through making, however, creates an inherent tension for teachers -- one where the need to meet specific standards must be balanced with the open-ended, creative problem-solving that making supports. Unlike the traditional teacher-centered…
Descriptors: Shared Resources and Services, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Writing Workshops
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Deissler, Christa Harrelson; Ding, Lu; Neumann, Kalianne L.; Kopcha, Theodore J. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2015
As K-12 schools increase the presence of and access to technology, the role of school librarians is changing. Many librarians have not been prepared by their colleges and universities for the changes demanded by their jobs. In this article, we discuss the skills that 47 school librarians reported having learned on the job as opposed to in…
Descriptors: Expertise, Educational Technology, Technological Literacy, School Libraries
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Alger, Christianna; Kopcha, Theodore J. – Teacher Educator, 2011
Despite issues of fragmentation, isolation, and disconnection from the university associated with the student teaching field experience, the field experience plays a critical role in teacher education. In this article, the authors provide an overview of eSupervision, a technology-based innovation to improve the student teaching field experience by…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Field Experience Programs, Student Teaching, Urban Schools
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Er, Erkan; Kopcha, Theodore J.; Orey, Michael – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2015
Today's generation often seeks help from each other in online environments; however, only a few investigated the role of Internet technologies and the nature of online help-seeking behavior in collaborative learning environments. This paper presents an educational design research project that examines college students' online help-seeking…
Descriptors: Help Seeking, Computer Mediated Communication, Educational Technology, Video Technology
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Kopcha, Theodore J.; Alger, Christianna – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2011
The eSupervision instructional program is a series of five online modules housed in a content management system that support triad members (student teachers, cooperating teachers, university supervisors) during the field experience. The program was designed on a cognitive apprenticeship framework and uses a variety of technology to support both…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Student Teachers, Teacher Characteristics, Self Efficacy