Learning and Teaching with Electronic Games

Richard Ferdig

(2009) pp. 1–135

Although notions of gaming and play have been around seemingly forever, there is a recent surge of interest in the possibilities of using electronic gaming for teaching and learning. There are gaming conferences (e.g., Games + Learning + Society -...

Society, Culture, and Technology Ten Lessons for Educators, Developers, and Digital Scientists

Richard Ferdig

(2018) pp. 1–123

This book provides ten important lessons for educators, developers, and digital scientists who are interested in the relationship between society, culture, and technology. The text provides a discussion of current and past research with the goal of...

Hypermedia Applications in Teaching and Learning Environments: Exploring the Role of Databases as Intermediaries

Richard Hartshorne; Richard Ferdig

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 1729–1734

Recent research supports the numerous benefits associated with integrating hypermedia applications into teaching and learning environments. However, simply adding hypermedia components to the teaching and learning environment does not ensure growth ...

Topics: Multimedia

Towards Implementing Technologies in Education: Exploring the Pedagogy and People of Good Innovations

Richard E. Ferdig

Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 4, No. 2 (2005)

With the amount of research and research journals available on the subject, it may seem like we have established many "facts" and "truths" about technology and pedagogy. More realistically, the 'truth' is that we are only just...

Editorial: Submissions and Publication Data from the 2019 Volume of the Journal of Technology and Teacher Education

Richard E. Ferdig

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 28, No. 2 (2020) pp. 125–135

The Journal of Technology and Teacher Education (JTATE) is the official journal of the Society of Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE). Papers that are submitted to JTATE are expected to be written at the intersection of technology...

The role of interaction and discourse in distance education: the STTAR model of teaching and learning online

Richard Ferdig; Andrew Topper

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 2865–2871

Applying a social view of learning as participation in discourse, this paper explores what is known about teaching and learning mediated through technology in distance education settings. Using the literature, we develop and describe a model for...

Topics: Educational Technology, Distance Education

Why not Virtual Reality?: The Barriers of Using Virtual Reality in Education

Naglaa Ali; Richard Ferdig

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 1119–1120

Why not Virtual Reality?: The Barriers of Using Virtual Reality in Education Abstract: In the near future, distance education has the potential not only to more effectively deliver instruction than is done today, but also to bring people more...

Topics: Educational Technology, Teachers, Distance Education, Learning Objects, Virtual Environments

Technology and teacher education through narrative: Storytelling and the importance of teliographies

Richard E. Ferdig

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 1775–1778

There has been a tremendous resurgence of interest in narrative in many fields and disciplines. Behind this concept of narrative is the idea that the story form is a fundamental structure of mind and an activity we humans use to make meaning of...

Topics: Teachers, Curriculum, Students

A meta-analysis of JTATE publications (2000-2005): Where have we been and where are we going?

Richard Ferdig; Kara Dawson

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 889–890

The purpose of our investigation was to determine where we have been as a field and where we are going based on what has been valued in the peer review process of JTATE over the last five years (2000-2005). We used modified coding categories from a...

Cohorts, e-learning, and technology integration: Technology diffusion in three pre-service literacy classrooms

Richard Ferdig; Grace Haltiwanger

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 953–956

Recent research has evidenced important possibilities and potentials in teaching preservice educators through a cohort model. This evidence has gone hand-in-hand with the tremendous increase in teacher preparation colleges and schools that have...

Topics: Teachers, Educational Technology, Integration, Preservice Teacher Education, Teaching Methods

The design of electronic learning environments in teacher education

Sebnem Cilesiz; Richard Ferdig

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 2485–2486

We use representations and abstractions in every aspect of our lives. Designing and choosing the right representation is very important as Norman (1993) states "because [representations] allow us to work with events and things absent in space and...

Topics: Distance Education, Learning Objects

Editorial: Examining Social Software in Teacher Education

Richard E. Ferdig

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 15, No. 1 (January 2007) pp. 5–10

Faculty members in our department are assigned as advisors to numerous undergraduate teacher education students. Unlike master or doctoral advisees, these students visit academic counselors for support in choosing classes and meeting various...

Topics: Educational Technology, Multimedia, Internet, Collaboration, Virtual Environments

Understanding technological narratives and their roles in teaching and learning: An investigation of electronic narrative tools in education

Richard Ferdig; Minchu Chen

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 1885–1886

Electronic narratives are becoming prevalent in education as one way to teach students about narrative structure, content, and even technology (Lehrer, Erickson & Connel, 1994; Downes & Fatouros, 1995; Eagleton, 1999; Leu & Kinzer, 2000; Eagleton &...

Topics: Educational Technology, Software, Communication, Learning Objects, Learning Outcomes

Effects of a Tablet-Based Mathematics Application for Pre-School Children

Karl Kosko; Richard Ferdig

Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching Vol. 35, No. 1 (January 2016) pp. 61–79

Tablets such as iPad, Android, and Windows devices have become ubiquitous in both the home and school settings. Adults and kids of all ages are using these tools and the associated apps to do everything from education to entertainment. Although...

Topics: Educational Technology, Physical Education, Early Childhood Education, Learning Outcomes, Middle School Education

Implementing Digital Badges in a Teacher Education Program

Kristine Pytash; Richard Ferdig

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 1779–1780

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine how digital badges were implemented into teacher education program for secondary English language arts preservice teachers. This work explores how digital badges were conceptualized, created,...

Topics: Preservice Teacher Education, English Language Arts, Assessment and E-Folios

Preservice teachers’ perceptions of technology during a Massive Open Online Course

Kristine Pytash; Richard Ferdig

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 2006–2007

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate 29 preservice teachers’ perceptions of integrating technology into the English language arts classroom before and after participating in a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) focused on teaching...

Topics: English Language Arts, English Education

PREFACE: Learning and teaching with electronic games

Richard E. Ferdig

Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia Vol. 16, No. 3 (July 2007) pp. 217–223

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Topics: Computer Sciences, Research Methods, Computers, Gender, Games

Teaching Technology Through Story: Learning to Make Sense of the Story Developer

Richard E. Ferdig

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 12, No. 4 (2004) pp. 475–490

There has been a tremendous resurgence of interest in narrative in many fields and disciplines including educational technology. Behind this concept of narrative is the idea that the story form is a fundamental structure of mind and an activity...

Psychological investigations of educational explorations with technology: Understanding what makes a ‘good innovation’

Richard Eugene Ferdig

Psychological@investigations of educational explorations with<p>technology: Understanding what makes a &lsquo;good innovation&rsquo; (2000) pp. 1–138

In this study, I set out to answer the question, “What makes a good technological innovation?”—an important mandate for our young field of educational technology. Drawing on an exploration of an innovation entitled, ‘Got Milk?’, as well as an in...

Massive Open Online Courses in Teacher Education and Professional Development

Richard Ferdig; Kristine Pytash

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 2494–2495

Abstract: Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are a significant part of most recent conversations about education and the potential role of technology in teaching and learning. Because MOOCs are a relatively new way of educating there is very...

Topics: Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge

Faculty Navigating Institutional Waters: Suggestions for Bottom-Up Design of Online Programs

Richard E. Ferdig; Kara Dawson

TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning Vol. 50, No. 4 (August 2006) pp. 28–34

Many faculty make the mistake of trying to start with an online degree. Administration, administrative policies and even other faculty are not necessarily ready for completely online programs. Large-scale programs are risky in the eyes of...

Technology and the Deep Play of Intercultural Teacher Education: A Reflection on Two Seminal Writings of Clifford Geertz

Richard E. Ferdig; Kara Dawson

Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 4, No. 4 (2005) pp. 489–503

Abstract The selection of a seminal piece on intercultural issues in technology and teacher education was challenging. Researchers interested in the field come from numerous fields of study, including education, anthropology, sociology, psychology,...

Topics: psychology, Interactive Multimedia Systems, Intercultural, Inclusive Education, Social Sciences, Pedagogy, Professional Development, Preservice Teacher Education, Technology integration, teacher education, Integration

Editorial: What Is Special About Teacher Education for Virtual Schooling?

Niki Davis; Richard E. Ferdig

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 17, No. 4 (October 2009) pp. 425–435

This special issue of JTATE comes at a time of rapid growth of K-12 distance education in many parts of the world, especially the USA, where it is known as Virtual Schooling (VS). A growing body of research indicates that we are not prepared to...

Topics: Distance Education, Training, Teachers, Instructional Design, Internet, Preservice Teacher Education, Professional Development, eLearning, Leadership, Instructional Materials, Teaching Methods, Learning Management Systems, Virtual Environments

Handbook of Research of K12 Online and Blended Learning (2nd Edition)

Kathryn Kennedy; Richard E. Ferdig

Handbook of Reasearch of K12 Online and Blended Learning (Apr 12, 2018) pp. 1–717

The Handbook of Research on K-12 Online and Blended Learning is an edited collection of chapters that sets out to present the current state of research in K-12 online and blended learning. The chapters describe where we have been, what we currently...

Editorial: What We Learned About Technology and Teacher Education in 2018

Emily Baumgartner; Richard E. Ferdig

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 26, No. 4 (2018) pp. 509–517

We include two main editorials each year in the Journal of Technology and Teacher Education (JTATE). In the second issue of the year, we report quantitative and qualitative results of the review process of all manuscripts submitted the prior year ...

Evolving Roles of Online and Face-to-Face Instructors in a Lecture/Lab Hybrid Course

Dennis Beck; Richard E. Ferdig

Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 7, No. 1 (2008) pp. 5–17

Although lecture and lab courses are commonly used in higher education, there are potential problems with this format. However, technology is presenting new opportunities for teaching such a type of a course. This study explores the changes in the...

Editorial: What We Learned about Technology and Teacher Education in 2019

Emily Baumgartner; Richard E. Ferdig

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 27, No. 4 (October 2019) pp. 421–427

We include two main editorials each year in the Journal of Technology and Teacher Education (JTATE). In the second issue of the year, we report quantitative and qualitative results of the review process of all manuscripts submitted the prior year ...

How and when do students become “invested” in online collaboration?

Richard Ferdig; Heather A. Davis

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) p. 1319

The purpose of this paper is to discuss, from a psychological perspective, ways in which several preservice teachers became invested in electronic innovation. We describe how supplemental discussion forums were used in preservice education courses...

Topics: Instructional Design, Educational Technology, Preservice Teacher Education, Students

Handbook of Research on K-12 Online and Blended Learning

Richard E. Ferdig; Kathryn Kennedy

(Sep 01, 2014) pp. 1–516

The Handbook of Research on K-12 Online and Blended Learning is an edited collection of chapters that sets out to present the current state of research in K-12 online and blended learning. The beginning chapters lay the groundwork of the historical, ...

Computer Use and Mathematical Literacy: An Analysis of Existing and Potential Relationships

Elena Papanastasiou; Richard E. Ferdig

Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching Vol. 25, No. 4 (October 2006) pp. 361–371

This article explores the existing and potential relationships between computer use and mathematical literacy. Specifically focusing on data obtained from the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), the article describes some analyses...

Topics: Metadata, information technology, Mathematics, Educational Technology, Evaluation, Programming, Information Sciences

Emotional responses to computers: Experiences in unfairness, anger, and spite

Richard E. Ferdig; Punya Mishra

Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia pp. 143–161

Although some educational technology theorists and researchers view technology as merely a set of tools, recent theoretical and empirical work has begun to examine technology as a social actor in relationships with humans. Drawing on recent...

Emotional Responses to Computers: Experiences in Unfairness, Anger, and Spite

Richard E. Ferdig; Punya Mishra

Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia Vol. 13, No. 2 (April 2004) pp. 143–161

Although some educational technology theorists and researchers view technology as a set of neutral tools, recent theoretical and empirical work has begun to examine technology as a social actor in relationships with humans. Drawing on recent...

Topics: Educational Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Communication, Human Computer Interaction, Intelligence

Book Review: Ubiquitous Computing in Education: Invisible Technology, Visible Impact

Richard E. Ferdig; Jeff Boyer

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 15, No. 4 (October 2007) pp. 555–561

FROM WEBSITE BOOK DESCRIPTION Digital technology has radically altered the way in which we live and work, but has not had a substantial impact on education. Ubiquitous Computing in Education explores the educational potential of ubiquitous...

Topics: Assessment, Mathematics, Children, Science, Human Computer Interaction, Computer Sciences

Teaching Technology Through Story: Learning to Make Sense of the Story Developer

Richard E. Ferdig; Jenny Denyer

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education

There has been a tremendous resurgence of interest in narrative in many fields and disciplines including educational technology. Behind this concept of narrative is the idea that the story form is a fundamental structure of mind and an activity we...

A Deeper Psychology of Technology: A Case Study of a Girl and her eMate

Richard E. Ferdig; Steve Weiland

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1999 (1999) pp. 1334–1337

Preparing Current and Future Teachers to Teach with Technology: An Examination of School-University Collaborations

Richard Hartshorne; Richard E. Ferdig; Kara Dawson

Journal of Computing in Teacher Education Vol. 21, No. 3 (2005) pp. 77–85

Recent research as well as local, state, and national mandates promote an increased role of technology in teaching and learning. In response to this call, K-12 institutions and colleges of education are faced with preparing current and future...

What Journal Editors Wish Authors Knew About Academic Publishing

Richard Hartshorne; Richard E. Ferdig; Glen Bull

(Mar 25, 2021) pp. 1–117

Getting published in academic journals is not an easy task, even for experienced researchers. Authors may spend months or years working on a submission; when the work fails to reach its audience, the result is lost time and potentially millions of...

Content Delivery in the "Blogosphere"

Richard E. Ferdig; Kaye D. Trammell

T.H.E. Journal Vol. 31, No. 7 (Feb 01, 2004)

The interest in new media for teaching and learning has highlighted the potential of innovative software and hardware for education. This has included laptops, hand-helds, wireless systems and Web-based learning environments. Most recently, however, ...

Design and Implementation of an Online Ed.D. Program in Educational Technology

Cathy Cavanaugh; Kara Dawson; Richard Ferdig

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 278–284

The demand for education of educational technology leaders in practice led to the development of an online Ed.D. program in Educational Technology. This paper describes the program development and implementation that resulted from these influences....

Content Delivery in the "Blogosphere"

Richard E. Ferdig; Kaye D. Trammell

Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 1, No. 4 (2005) pp. 16–19

While a few educators have already started using blogs in the classroom, more have focused on the potential of blogging in teaching and learning (Shachtman 2002; Embrey 2002). For instance, some claim that blogs may further democratize the Internet, ...

Editorial: How Real-Virtual-Relationships Impact Learning

Kristine E. Pytash; Richard E. Ferdig

Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 28, No. 4 (October 2017) pp. 309–313

Technology has changed how we interact with others. This is not a recent phenomenon; one could argue that technology has always has impacted how we engage with ourselves and our community. For instance, radio changed how information was...

Integrating Technology into the Study of Teaching and Learning

Gail Ring; Heather A. Davis; Richard Ferdig

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 1306–1307

The focus of this study was to attempt to integrate technology into the study of Human Learning and Development. Data were collected across three semesters and at three separate university settings. The purpose of this paper is to describe attempts...

Topics: Teachers, Integration, Educational Technology

Technology Outcomes in Post-Secondary Online Education Classrooms

Erik Black; Kara Dawson; Richard Ferdig

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 253–256

While a valid instrument for analysis of classroom environment exists for high school students, a valid and reliable instrument for use with post-secondary distance education populations has yet to be developed. This paper discusses the outcomes of...

Topics: Post Secondary Education, Classrooms, Secondary Education, Distance Education

Collaborative Gaming as an Agent of Motivation to Increase Retention in Online Learning

Emily Baumgartner; Enrico Gandolfi; Richard Ferdig

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2019 (Nov 04, 2019) pp. 1095–1099

Retention is a major issue in online learning. To address the problem, researchers suggest that motivation can lead to improved retention. Researchers also suggest that gaming can lead to motivation. Some educators then make the assumption that...

Topics: collaborative learning, online learning environments, Game-based learning

Editorial: Submissions and publication data from the 2017 volume of the Journal of Technology and Teacher Education

Richard E. Ferdig; Natasha H. Chenowith

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 26, No. 2 (April 2018) pp. 177–184

As Journal of Technology and Teacher Education (JTATE) editors, we work closely with the editorial review board and the international advisory board to provide a quality, double-blind, peer review process. We also work directly with authors as they ...

Component Architectures and Web-based Learning Environments

Richard E. Ferdig; Punya Mishra; Yong Zhao

Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 15, No. 1 (2004) pp. 75–90

The Web has caught the attention of many educators as an efficient communication medium and content delivery system. But we feel there is another aspect of the Web that has not been given the attention it deserves. We call this aspect of the Web its ...

Topics: Educational Technology, Software

Editorial: Submissions and publication data from the 2016 volume of the Journal of Technology and Teacher Education

Richard E. Ferdig; Natasha H. Chenowith

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 25, No. 2 (April 2017) pp. 125–129

As JTATE editors, we work closely with the editorial review board and the international advisory board to provide authors with a high quality publication process. This includes ensuring a critical but supportive peer-review as well working to...

Virtual Reality in Education:Exploring QTVR as a Tool for Teaching and Learning

Naglaa Ali; Richard Ferdig; Gail Ring

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 1116–1118

Proposal: One of the reasons multimedia has been so successful in education is the dual coding aspect of information processing theory (Bagui, 1998). According to this theory, humans take in information from the environment through their sense...

Topics: Hardware, Classrooms, Learning Objects, Multimedia, Software

Predicting the Success and Failure of Online Education Students

Erik Black; Kara Dawson; Richard Ferdig

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 248–252

This article discusses the application of an instrument capable of predicting student success and failure within virtual high school classrooms to a sample of graduate students enrolled in online education classes at a tier I research university.

Topics: Students

Editorial: Publishing in the Journal of Technology and Teacher Education: Recommendations from 2015 journal submission data

Richard E. Ferdig; Natasha H. Chenowith

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 24, No. 2 (April 2016) pp. 117–126

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