{"title":"Understanding Teacher Learning About HyperDocs Through the Lens of Professional Learning Networks","authors":"Torrey Trust, J. Carpenter, Tim D. Green","doi":"10.2458/itlt.5103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2458/itlt.5103","url":null,"abstract":"Despite indications of significant HyperDoc use, little is known regarding how educators discover and learn about HyperDocs as instructional tools. HyperDocs are interactive digital lesson plans that facilitate students’ exploration of curated sets of digital content and can support social constructivist knowledge building. To address this gap in the literature, we collected survey data from 261 HyperDoc-using educators. Analysis of the data suggested multiple entry points for both discovering and learning about HyperDocs. Formal, informal, self-directed, and even serendipitous interactions with people, spaces, and tools played a role in the participants becoming knowledgeable about and refining their use of HyperDocs. We discuss our findings in relation to research on professional learning and technology integration in education.","PeriodicalId":437612,"journal":{"name":"Issues and Trends in Learning Technologies","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124761796","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Book Review: Beginning Teaching with Digital Technology by Joanne Blannin","authors":"L. Hays","doi":"10.2458/itlt.5211","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2458/itlt.5211","url":null,"abstract":"Teachers of primary and secondary students are asked to incorporate a great deal of technology into their instruction. The book Beginning Teaching with Digital Technology by Joanne Blannin is a useful introduction to incorporating digital technology into K-12 classrooms. Blannin starts the book with an overview of theories and issues that teachers should consider when using technology. Then, she shares ideas for how to incorporate technology into specific school subjects.","PeriodicalId":437612,"journal":{"name":"Issues and Trends in Learning Technologies","volume":"209 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121716025","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"EDITORIAL: A New Beginning","authors":"Gerald Ardito","doi":"10.2458/itlt.5130","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2458/itlt.5130","url":null,"abstract":"This volume introduces four interesting and astute works that contribute to our understanding and use of learning technologies. The first is by Bryan Artman and explores the relationship between the perceptions and misconceptions by pre-service teachers of technology use on a 1:1 laptop program for high school students. The second is by Shane Ede, and investigates the use of gamification in classrooms through the lens of Self-Determination Theory. The third, by Betul Czerkawski, reports on digital tools that support the emerging interdisciplinary field of GeoHumanities. The fourth is a book review by Jerry Yamashita of Jennifer Williams’ book Teach Boldly: Using Ed Tech for Social Good. Donna Hess, which exemplifies that instructional design principles backed by a theoretical approach are critical in conceiving compelling foreign language practices. Taken together, these papers explore how learning technologies and their use can influence learner engagement and motivation. Furthermore, this is the inaugural issue of ITLT with me as Editor.","PeriodicalId":437612,"journal":{"name":"Issues and Trends in Learning Technologies","volume":"130 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132320061","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Gamification and Motivation","authors":"Shane Ede","doi":"10.2458/itlt.4872","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2458/itlt.4872","url":null,"abstract":"The author of the report looks at research describing self-determination theory, gamification, and the effects that both have on the motivation of learners. The structure of motivation within the framework of self-determination theory and how that structure may be applied to gamification is discussed. An examination of research done on motivational effects of gamification including both intrinsic and extrinsic motivations is done based on the research presented. The author concludes there is evidence that properly implemented gamification that takes into account the framework of motivation within self-determination theory can increase the motivation of learners, but there is little research into what that proper implementation looks like. Further research into the practical application of gamification and longitudinal studies of the effects of gamification are suggested.","PeriodicalId":437612,"journal":{"name":"Issues and Trends in Learning Technologies","volume":"64 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114977498","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bryan Artman, R. M. Nelson, Philip Lai, Rachel Kathman
{"title":"Is a 1:1 Environment Good Enough?","authors":"Bryan Artman, R. M. Nelson, Philip Lai, Rachel Kathman","doi":"10.2458/itlt.2898","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2458/itlt.2898","url":null,"abstract":"Technology in today’s world impacts every facet of our lives, including the job market, the skills students need for future career success, and the skills teachers need to help their students acquire. This research paper aims to understand what technology skills pre-service teachers who graduated from 1:1 technology high schools possess. This paper will address the implications of technology skill deficiencies on future teaching practices. Finally the authors will discuss teacher perceptions and misconceptions of teaching with 1:1 technology and the career ready technology skills their students need. The findings show that students’ benefits of attending 1:1 technology high schools don’t meet their potential. The findings also indicate the types of teaching practices and technology uses that the teachers preferred, and a lack of understanding of the career ready technology skills that students need. The literature on 1:1 technology has historically focused on the benefits and challenges of 1:1 technology integration in isolated grade level or subject matter studies.This research addresses this gap in the literature by focusing on students graduating from 1:1 high schools to identify their career readiness skills.","PeriodicalId":437612,"journal":{"name":"Issues and Trends in Learning Technologies","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131381534","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Teach Boldly: Using Edtech for Social Good","authors":"Jerry Yamashita","doi":"10.2458/itlt.4763","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2458/itlt.4763","url":null,"abstract":"“Social good” is a term rooted in the field of social work but has been making its way into the world of education over the past few years. While many works have been published that explore theory or strategies within EdTech, Teach Boldly is a call to action. Teach Boldly offers creative ideas, innovative practices, and project planning tools for new and veteran teachers alike. An invitation is extended to the reader to dream and act in big ways to inspire and empower learners everywhere.","PeriodicalId":437612,"journal":{"name":"Issues and Trends in Learning Technologies","volume":"153 2-4","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132463166","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"HiNative: A Global Q&A Platform to Learn Language and Culture","authors":"Musa Nushi, Tayyebe Izadi, Mina Jozagian","doi":"10.2458/itlt.2999","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2458/itlt.2999","url":null,"abstract":"Advances in technology have had arevolutionary effect on education, making online education more accessible toeveryone. These advances have also provided opportunities for development ofapplications or websites that could prove helpful to the process of languagelearning and teaching, by offering tools that could be used both inside andoutside of language classroom. Among a myriad of language applications,HiNative is an app that has recently been developed. The application provideslanguage learners with opportunity to improve their vocabulary, sentencemaking, and even pronunciation. one-on-one direct feedback from speakers ofdifferent languages has made HiNative a popular option for those who try totake control of their own language learning. This app could also be used tofamiliarize learners of a language with its culture too. This review provides adescription of the attributes of this application and tries to point out theadvantages and disadvantages of using this application as a supplementary languagelearning tool.","PeriodicalId":437612,"journal":{"name":"Issues and Trends in Learning Technologies","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125796224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Data Analysis and Visualization Tools for GeoHumanities","authors":"B. Czerkawski","doi":"10.2458/itlt.4701","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2458/itlt.4701","url":null,"abstract":"This review paper's aim is to assess some of the digital tools available to the social science and GeoHumanities scholarsand evaluate to what degree these digital tools can support investigation of varioussocial science and humanities questions and issues via visualizationtechniques. To this end, after an extensive analysis of the existing software packages, three software were identified and evaluated. ","PeriodicalId":437612,"journal":{"name":"Issues and Trends in Learning Technologies","volume":"357 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115941643","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"EDITORIAL: New Academic Year and New Beginnings","authors":"Betul Czerkawski","doi":"10.2458/itlt.3006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2458/itlt.3006","url":null,"abstract":"This volume introduces three especially enlightening and astute works that aid in our navigation and understanding of learning technologies. First is Rebecca Smith’s article, which determines that technology is compelling in its ability to increase teacher confidence. The second is by Donna Hess, which exemplifies that instructional design principles backed by a theoretical approach are critical in conceiving compelling foreign language practices. The third, by Megan Motto, establishes that routine practice and contemplation with a coaching peer facilitates more efficient technology use within the classroom. These three papers come to the conclusion that technology within the classroom does not assure achievement unless that technology is used alongside a theoretical and pedagogical foundation. Furthermore, our journal will be undergoing important changes, as I am stepping down as editor and Dr. Gerald Ardito will assume my position in January of 2022.","PeriodicalId":437612,"journal":{"name":"Issues and Trends in Learning Technologies","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132208952","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Understanding multilingual young adults and adolescents' digital literacies in the wilds: Implications for language and literacy classrooms","authors":"Yiting Han","doi":"10.2458/AZU_ITLT_V9I1_HAN","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2458/AZU_ITLT_V9I1_HAN","url":null,"abstract":"Changes in digital landscapes have complex effects on the meaning-making that they mediate (Thorne et al., 2015). There is a growing interest in examining the daily digital literacy practices of today’s multilingual young adults and adolescents, who are going to become the generation of future global communicators (Kim, 2016). Addressing current scholarship on multilingual digital literacy, this article examines research on digital literacy practices of multilingual young adults and adolescents beyond the classroom. Drawing upon multimodality and translanguaging perspectives that recognize literacy practices as ideological constructions produced within social contexts and across semiotic resources, the article identifies five emerging themes across the research. These themes are: recognizing cultural and linguistic diversity, exploring and constructing multifaceted identities online, leveraging technological affordances for communicating, gaining social support in virtual communities, and developing global citizenship through online intercultural exchanges. This article concludes with implications to support critical multilingualism and multimodality in language and literacy classrooms. ","PeriodicalId":437612,"journal":{"name":"Issues and Trends in Learning Technologies","volume":"176 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128942954","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}