EDC638: ARP Lit Review

Books/Journals

You and Your Action Research Project by Jean McNiff, Pamela Lomax & Jack Whitehead, Hyde Publications, London & New York, 1996
- It’s nice to have a virtual blue print of what and how to create an Action Research Project.
No More Teams! by Michael Schrage, Currency/Doubleday, New York 1989
- As I’ve noted in my BP journal, I’ve tended do my work as a “solo.” So I laughed at the inner flap story: “During a job interview at a Fortune 1000 company, a hotshot project manager was asked if he was a “team player.” “Yes,” he replied, “team captain.” Being “team captain” isn’t my style either, but there’s a lot about group dynamics that I know I’m not utilizing in my education or my job site.
School Technology Leadership: Incidence and Impact Teaching, Learning, and Computing by Ronald Anderson, and Sara Dexter, 1998 National Survey, Report #6.
- As I’m an still trying to figure out ERIC’s nomenclature, the linked titles go to a page I’ve created with the raw data downloaded from my ERIC search. I’m hoping to integrate this info with Endnotes, a Bibliographic program that I purchased. Maybe that should have been my BP Project (ack). This article looks at the relationship between school leadership and effective use of technology. They also developed a taxonomy of educational technology leadership decisions to gauge technology policy decisions. I wish I had read this article when I was running the Magnet program at my former school.
Integrating Computer Technology: Planning, Training, and Support by Richard Durost, 1994 NASSP Bulletin, Sept 1994.
- This article is about a school that found that successful integration of computer technology requires coordinated planning, central office support, and responsible implementation. This study found that principals should consider how present learning activities might be enhanced by a coordinated computer plan.
Confronting Difficulties Associated with Pre-Service Teacher Preparation Technology Apprehension: A Case Study by Francisco Hidalgo, Mei Yan Lu, and Michael Miller, Annual Association of Teacher Education, Europe, August 2000.
- This article discusses how changes in computer usage in the classroom has necessitated changes in teacher education and training prior to certification.
First Teach Their Teacher: Technology Support and Computer Use in Academic Subjects by Hester Fuller, Journal of Reseach on Computing in Education, Summer 2000.
- A study that looks at the relationship between “computer coordinator work time” and student computer usage. In the business world this might be called TCO (total cost of operation), the usually ignored costs to maintain hardware and train users (teachers, staff and students).
The Technology Coordinator: Curriculum Leader or Electronic Janitor? by Rob Reilly, Multimedia Schools, May-June 1999.
- This article discusses the role of the district level tech coordinator, with an eye toward the balance between the infrastructure needs and curriculum vision.
Technology Staff Staff Development and Support Programs: Applying Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, by Gerald Bailey and David Pownell, Learning and Leading with Technology, Nov 1998.
- This article looks at technology training and support for teachers in terms of Maslow’s model.
Supporting Technology in Schools: The Roles of Computer Coordinators, by David Marcovitz, SITE 98: Society of Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference, Mar 10-14, 1998.
- This article/study looks at the day-in-the-life of a part-time tech coordinator at a elementary school. The article suggests that the coordinator needs to have both strong technical skills and training skills.
Integrating Technology in the School Environment: Through the Principal’s Lens, by Sharon Clark, and Jon Denton, 1998, http://orders.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED417696
- This article looks at the technology integration need from the view-point that technology has made such an impact in education, and especially elementary education, mandates that a principal needs to bring in additional help and create a support system on site.
The Coordinators and the Teachers: A Description of Exemplary Use of Technology in Elementary Classrooms, by Susan Berg, Carolyn Benz, Tom Lasley, and Dan Raisch, 1997, http://orders.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED414877
- This article takes information gathered in a 1996-1997 study conducted in Southwestern Ohio from district tech coordinators and technology-using teachers and associated survey information to create a list of areas that need to be addressed to make better use of technology.
Instructional Technologists at Public Schools: A Study of the Role and Effectiveness of Technology Resource Teachers, by Mahnaz Moallem and Suzanne Micallef, 1997, http://orders.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED409856
- This article assesses the progress and effectiveness of Technology Resource Teachers (TRTs, their identification for school-site technology coordinators) as technical and instructional support people.
The Role of School-Based Technology Coordinators as Change Agents in Elementary School Programs: A Follow-Up Study, Neal Strudler, 1994, http://orders.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED381139
- A study was conducted in 1986 which revealed that school-based computer coordinators used a combination of product- and client-centered strategies to facilitate computer use, but saw their role as transitional, predicting elimination of their jobs in 2 to 5 years. The purpose of this current study was to revisit the three schools studied in 1986 in order to examine the work of the technology coordinators and the outcomes that they were able to effect over the past 7 years.

Organizations/URLs

Computer Using Educators, referred to as “Mother CUE” by affiliate members, this organization covers the educational ground from beginners’ fears to state standards.
International Society for Technology in Education, a top-notch support organization for technology professionals in education.
The Snorkel, a support forum for K-12 Technology Leaders (mostly Northern California).
TechSETS, teacher training, support and other resources.
Computer Strategies, teacher training (coaching) specialists, mostly in Northern California begun by Barbara Bray.

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