instructional technology, educational technology, instructional design, distance education, virtual
Professor of Learning, Design, & Technology (LDT) within the Department of Teacher Education and Learning Sciences (TELS) in North Carolina State University's College of Education (2005-present). Coordinator of LDT undergraduate program, past coordinator of LDT master's and doctoral programs. Past Department Head for Teacher Education and Learning Sciences (2022-24). Past coordinator of Learning Analytics and E-Learning certificates. Past coordinator of Distance Education and Remote Learning Task Force for the College of Education during the Covid-19 pandemic.
2023 chapter
Fostering Interdisciplinary Learning for Elementary Students Through Developing Interactive Digital Stories
2023 article
Multimodal CS Education Using a Scaffolded CSCL Environment
PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2023 CONFERENCE ON INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY IN COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION, ITICSE 2023, VOL. 2, pp. 645–645.
2022 article
Supporting Upper Elementary Students in Multidisciplinary Block-Based Narrative Programming
PROCEEDINGS OF THE 54TH ACM TECHNICAL SYMPOSIUM ON COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION, VOL 2, SIGCSE 2023, pp. 1401–1401.
2021 journal article
Measuring in-service teacher self-efficacy for teaching computational thinking: development and validation of the T-STEM CT
EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, 26(4), 4663–4689.
2021 book
2021 chapter
Supporting Interactive Storytelling with Block-Based Narrative Programming
In Interactive Storytelling (pp. 416–424).
2020 journal article
Informing Makerspace Outcomes Through a Linguistic Analysis of Written and Video-Recorded Project Assessments
International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 19(2), 333–354.
2020 chapter
Toward a Block-Based Programming Approach to Interactive Storytelling for Upper Elementary Students
In Interactive Storytelling (pp. 111–119).
2019 conference paper
Computational thinking in student reflections: A thematic analysis of video project documentation in the afterschool makerspace
In J. T. Bastiaens (Ed.), Proceedings of Ed Media + Innovate Learning (pp. 358–363). https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/210027/
Ed(s): J. Bastiaens
Event: EdMedia + Innovate Learning at Amsterdam, Netherlands on June 24, 2019
2019 conference paper
Design and development of a new course on culture, media, and technology
In S. Carliner (Ed.), Proceedings of E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (pp. 478–483). https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/211123/.
Ed(s): S. Carliner
Event: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education at New Orleans, Louisiana on November 4, 2019
2019 conference paper
Evidence of computational thinking from circuitry projects in the after-school makerspace
In J. T. Bastiaens (Ed.), Proceedings of Ed Media + Innovate Learning (pp. 364–369). https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/210028/
Ed(s): J. Bastiaens
Event: EdMedia + Innovate Learning at Amsterdam, Netherlands on June 24, 2019
2019 conference paper
Informing recommended makerspace outcomes through linguistic analytics
In K. Graziano (Ed.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 1624–1629). Las Vegas, NV, United States: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
Ed(s): K. Graziano
2019 conference paper
Preparing teachers to capture and assess evidence of computational thinking
In J. T. Bastiaens (Ed.), Proceedings of Ed Media + Innovate Learning (pp. 370–375). https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/210029/
Ed(s): J. Bastiaens
Event: EdMedia + Innovate Learning at Amsterdam, Netherlands on June 24, 2019
2019 journal article
Setting the pace: examining cognitive processing in MOOC discussion forums with automatic text analysis
INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, 27(5-6), 655–669.
2019 journal article
Teachers’ First Experiences with Global Projects: Emerging Collaboration and Cultural Awareness
Journal of Online Learning Research, 5(1), 65–96.
2018 journal article
Analyzing historical primary source open educational resources: A blended pedagogical approach
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, 18(2), 392–415. https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/172907/
2018 conference paper
Evidence of computational thinking in the after-school makerspace from written project documentation
In T. Bastiaens, J. Van Braak, M. Brown, L. Cantoni, M. Castro, R. Christensen, … O. Zawacki-Richter (Eds.), Proceedings of EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology (pp. 402–407). https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/184222/
Ed(s): T. Bastiaens, J. Van Braak, M. Brown, L. Cantoni, M. Castro, R. Christensen, G. Davidson-Shivers, K. DePryck
Event: EdMedia + Innovate Learning at Amsterdam, Netherlands on June 25, 2018
2018 conference paper
Supporting cultural connections, collections, and reflections through technology in short-term study abroad
In T. Bastiaens, J. Van Braak, M. Brown, L. Cantoni, M. Castro, R. Christensen, … O. Zawacki-Richter (Eds.), Proceedings of EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology (pp. 769–776). https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/184276/
Ed(s): T. Bastiaens, J. Van Braak, M. Brown, L. Cantoni, M. Castro, R. Christensen, G. Davidson-Shivers, K. DePryck
Event: EdMedia + Innovate Learning at Amsterdam, Netherlands on June 25, 2018
2017 journal article
Establishing a Virtual Makerspace for an Online Graduate Course: A Design Case
International Journal of Designs for Learning, 8(1).
2017 chapter
Global professional development for inservice teachers: A focus on literacy, technology, and culture
In V. Korhonen, J. Annala, & P. Kulju (Eds.), Steps for Development, Secrets of Communities: Perspectives to Education and Teaching (pp. 219–235). Tampere, Finland: University of Tampere Press.
Ed(s): V. Korhonen, J. Annala & P. Kulju
2016 journal article
Academic domains as political battlegrounds: A global enquiry by 99 academics in the fields of education and technology
INFORMATION DEVELOPMENT, 33(3), 270–288.
2016 conference paper
Encouraging teacher development of a personal learning network (PLN) in Twitter
Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016, 743–748. Chesapeake, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
Event: Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference at Savannah, GA on March 21, 2016
2016 conference paper
Multimodal composing with GoAnimate
Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, 1611–1616. Chesapeake, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
Event: Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference at Savannah, GA on March 1, 2016
2016 journal article
Professional Development Considerations for Makerspace Leaders, Part One: Addressing “What?” and “Why?”
TechTrends, 60(2), 160–166.
2016 journal article
Professional Development Considerations for Makerspace Leaders, Part Two: Addressing “How?”
TechTrends, 60(3), 211–217.
2016 journal article
Promoting continuing computer science education through a massively open online course
Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 35(4), 355–368.
2016 conference paper
Promoting continuing computer science education through a massively open online course
Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, 333–340. Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
Event: Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference at Savannah, GA on March 21, 2016
2016 conference paper
Software security education at scale
ICSE '16: Proceedings of the 38th International Conference on Software Engineering Companion, 346–355.
Event: 38th International Conference on Software Engineering Companion at Austin, TX
2016 conference paper
Supporting documentation of informal learning and making from a distance with Voicethread
Proceedings of E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2016, 966–970. Chesapeake, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
Event: E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education at San Diego, CA on November 14, 2016
2015 chapter
A case study of external evaluation in support of a new virtual school
In T. Clark & M. Barbour (Eds.), Online, Blended and Distance Education in Schools: building successful programs (pp. 87–103). Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing.
Ed(s): T. Clark & M. Barbour
2015 conference paper
Capturing global perspectives during study abroad: A comparison of three visual tools
In S. Carliner, C. Fulford, & N. Ostashewski (Eds.), Proceedings of Ed-Media 2015 (pp. 497–503). Waynesville, NC: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
Ed(s): S. Carliner, C. Fulford & N. Ostashewski
Event: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology at Montreal, Quebec
2015 journal article
Credit recovery in a virtual school: Affordances of online learning for the at-risk student
Journal of Online Learning Research, 1(2), 191–218.
2015 journal article
Personalization of Learning: Lessons from RTT-D Winners
ELearn, 2015(September), 1.
2014 journal article
A Social Network Perspective on Peer Supported Learning in MOOCs for Educators
International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 15(5), 263–289. https://doaj.org/article/0bdf6fb04f9e4fa6a608cc86321d59d8
2014 conference paper
Leveraging affordances of the mashup tool Pinterest for writing and reflecting on culture
In M. Searson & M. Ochoa (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (pp. 1034–1040). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
Ed(s): M. Searson & M. Ochoa
Event: Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, at Jacksonville, FL on March 17, 2014
2014 journal article
Preparing teachers for emerging blended learning environments
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 22(1), 57–81.
2014 chapter
Supporting the Development of Writing Abstraction with Technology
In Handbook of Research on Digital Tools for Writing Instruction in K-12 Settings (pp. 363–385).
2014 conference paper
Using forum-based writing to learn in the English classroom: An investigation of student comprehension and collaboration
In M. Searson & M. Ochoa (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (pp. 1974–1979). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
Ed(s): M. Searson & M. Ochoa
Event: Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference at Jacksonville, FL on March 17, 2014
2014 article
Utilization of online technologies in mathematical problem solving at high school level: Student and teacher perceptions
http://archives.sproc.org/index.php/wjet/article/view/3164
2013 journal article
Preparing teachers for technology integration: Programs, competencies, and factors from the literature
National Teacher Education Journal, 6(3), 41–60.
2013 journal article
Promoting Writing through Technology during Study Abroad
The International Journal of Literacies, 19(3), 201–214.
2013 conference paper
Teachers abroad: Integrating writing and technology
In R. McBride & M. Searson (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (pp. 3532–3539). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
Ed(s): R. McBride & M. Searson
2012 journal article
Administrative perspectives on the implementation of one-to-one computing
Journal of Information Technology and Application in Education, 1(4), 125–142.
2012 journal article
An Investigation into Reported Differences Between Online Foreign Language Instruction and Other Subject Areas in a Virtual School
CALICO Journal, 29(2), 269–296.
2012 chapter
Open learning environments
In N. Seel (Ed.), Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning (pp. 2518–2521).
Ed(s): N. Seel
2012 chapter
Should national and/or state-level technology standards be required for today's teachers?
(K. P. Brady, Ed.). In (pp. 119–126). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Ed(s): K. Brady
2012 chapter
Student-Centered Learning Environments: Foundations, Assumptions and Design
In D. Jonassen & S. Land (Eds.), Theoretical Foundations of Learning Environments (2nd ed., pp. 3–25). New York, NY: Routledge.
Ed(s): D. Jonassen & S. Land
2011 journal article
The New Learning Ecology of One-to-One Computing Environments
Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, 28(2), 63–72.
2010 journal article
A computer for every student (1:1): Lessons learned about planning and implementing a successful 1:1 learning initiative in schools
Educational Technology, 50(6), 11–17.
2010 journal article
An investigation into reported differences between online math instruction and other subject areas in a virtual school
Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 29(4), 417–453.
2010 journal article
Evaluating teacher readiness for the implementation of one-to-one computing based on national educational technology standards
Journal of Literacy and Technology, 11(3), 40–76.
2010 journal article
Integrating Web 2.0 Across the Curriculum
TechTrends, 54(2), 50–60.
2010 journal article
Needs of elementary and middle school teachers developing online courses for a virtual school
DISTANCE EDUCATION, 31(1), 55–75.
2009 journal article
An Investigation of Concept Mapping to Improve the Reading Comprehension of Science Texts
JOURNAL OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY, 18(5), 402–414.
2009 journal article
What are secondary students’ expectations for teachers in virtual school environments?
Distance Education, 30(1), 23–45.
2008 journal article
A comparison of Web-based concept mapping tasks for alternative assessment in distance teacher education
Journal of Computing in Teacher Education, 24(3), 95–103.
2008 conference paper
Changes in student technology use and skill in the first year of a 1-to-1 computing program
In K. McFerrin, R. Weber, R. Carlsen, & D. A. Willis (Eds.), Proceedings of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education 2008 (pp. 2154–2160). Las Vegas, Nevada: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
Ed(s): K. McFerrin, R. Weber, R. Carlsen & D. Willis
2008 journal article
Faculty recommendations for web tools: Implications for course management systems
Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 19(2), 3–24.
2008 journal article
Issues surrounding the deployment of a new statewide virtual public school
Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 10(1), 37–50.
2008 journal article
Student‐reported differences in technology use and skills after the implementation of one‐to‐one computing
Educational Media International, 45(3), 215–229.
2008 conference paper
Teacher and student reactions to a new statewide virtual public school
In K. McFerrin, R. Weber, R. Carlsen, & D. A. Willis (Eds.), Proceedings of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education 2008 (pp. 601–608). Las Vegas, Nevada: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
Ed(s): K. McFerrin, R. Weber, R. Carlsen & D. Willis
2007 conference paper
An investigation of student thinking from concept mapping of reading material
In C. Montgomerie & J. Seale (Eds.), Proceedings of ED-MEDIA 2007--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (pp. 2593–2602). Waynesville, NC: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
Ed(s): C. Montgomerie & J. Seale
Event: ED-MEDIA 2007--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on June 25, 2007
2007 journal article
Design and development of a faculty technology practices directory
Educause Quarterly, 30(4), 38–47.
2007 chapter
Teaching Frameworks for Context-Rich Instruction
In Learning Objects for Instruction (pp. 119–139).
2007 chapter
Teaching and learning in directed environments
In M. G. Moore (Ed.), The Handbook of Distance Education (2nd ed., pp. 259–270). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Ed(s): M. Moore
2007 conference paper
Web-based concept mapping activities in distance teacher education
In C. Montgomerie & J. Seale (Eds.), Proceedings of ED-MEDIA 2007--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (pp. 3380–3384). Waynesville, NC: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
Ed(s): C. Montgomerie & J. Seale
Event: ED-MEDIA 2007--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on June 25, 2007
2007 conference paper
What are they doing: The technology practices directory
In C. Montgomerie & J. Seale (Eds.), Proceedings of ED-MEDIA 2007--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (pp. 505–508). Waynesville, NC: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
Ed(s): C. Montgomerie & J. Seale
Event: ED-MEDIA 2007--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on June 25, 2007
2006 conference paper
Learning Styles and Resistance to Change: Something's Got to Give
In C. Crawford (Ed.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (pp. 3553–3559). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
Ed(s): C. Crawford
2006 conference paper
Lessons learned from unstructured concept mapping tasks
In A. J. Canas & J. D. Novak (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Concept Mapping (pp. 351–358). San Jose, Costa Rica: Universidad de Costa Rica.
Ed(s): A. Canas & J. Novak
Event: CMC 2006 Concept Maps: Theory, Methodology, Technology at San Jose, Costa Rica
2006 conference paper
Online Concept Mapping in Distance Teacher Education: Two Case Studies
In C. Crawford (Ed.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (pp. 114–119). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
Ed(s): C. Crawford
Event: Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference at Orlando, Florida on March 19, 2006
2006 conference paper
Promoting scientific thinking with Web-based concept maps
Oliver, K. (2006, October). Presented at the Annual Conference of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), Dallas, TX.
Event: Annual Conference of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) at Dallas, TX
2003 chapter
Cognitive and learning strategies in Web-based environments
In M. G. Moore & W. G. Anderson (Eds.), The Handbook of Distance Education (pp. 245–260). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Ed(s): M. Moore & W. Anderson
2002 journal article
Method, media, and mode: Clarifying the discussion of distance education effectiveness
Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 3(3), 261–268.
2001 journal article
Depth Perception in Media Design: From Sensory Psychology Cues to Interactive Tools
Journal of Visual Literacy, 21(1), 1–14.
2001 journal article
Developing and refining mental models in open-ended learning environments: A case study
Educational Technology Research and Development, 49(4), 5–32.
2001 journal article
Recommendations for student tools in online course management systems
Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 13(1), 47–70.
2000 conference paper
A case study of student tool use during hypermedia-based problem solving
Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2000, 842–847. Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
2000 journal article
Methods for developing constructivist learning on the Web
Educational Technology, 40(6), 5–18.
2000 journal article
Student Management of Web-Based Hypermedia Resources During Open-Ended Problem Solving
The Journal of Educational Research, 94(2), 75–92.
2000 conference paper
The instructional portal project
Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2000, 1826. Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
1999 chapter
Open learning environments: Foundations, methods, and models
In C. Reigeluth (Ed.), Instructional-Design Theories and Models (Vol. 2, pp. 115–140). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Ed(s): C. Reigeluth
1997 journal article
Evaluation criteria and indicators of quality for internet resources
Educational Technology, 37(3), 52–59.
1997 journal article
Grounded practice and the design of constructivist learning environments
Educational Technology Research and Development, 45(3), 101–117.
1997 article
Grounded practice and the design of constructivist learning environments
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.462.4696
article
Online Concept Mapping in Distance Teacher Education: Two Case Studies
Oliver, K., & Raubenheimer, D. http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.486.7617
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