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Padilla Rodriguez, Brenda Cecilia – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2022
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the world turned to online tools as a means of ensuring continued access to education, highlighting possibilities for innovation, particularly in contexts like Mexico, where the use of edtech was not previously prevalent. When educational institutions reopened their physical campuses, many schools and universities…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Blended Learning, Educational Innovation, COVID-19
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Jessica Herring Watson; Ayanna Perkins; Amanda J. Rockinson-Szapkiw – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2024
This predictive correlational study investigated to what extent, if at all, the constructs of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) predicted special educators' use of assistive technology (AT) in virtual and hybrid settings during the COVID-19 pandemic. A survey was distributed to educators (n = 104) across the United…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Technology Uses in Education, Electronic Learning, Blended Learning
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Hill, Jennifer; Reimer, Tracy – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic illuminated the need for schools to strengthen their relationships with families in order to support remote learning. Framed with the theoretical lens of the traditional partnership model, this paper details the results of a survey completed by 56 Minnesota district level technology directors. The survey asked how school…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Family School Relationship, School Districts
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Rice, Mary Frances; Ortiz, Kelsey R. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2021
With the large increase in online instruction, including remote instruction with online materials during the COVID-19 pandemic, there also was an increase in the use of instructional materials that were made to be displayed online or were digitized for online use. However, teachers have not had access to guidance about how to select and evaluate…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Online Courses, School Closing
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Short, Cecil R.; Graham, Charles R.; Holmes, Theresa; Oviatt, Laura; Bateman, Hannah – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2021
Despite evidence concerning the widespread growth of K-12 blended teaching and the impact that emergency remote teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the spread of K-12 online and blended teaching, we could find no systematic reviews focused on preparing K-12 teachers for blended teaching. Previous literature reviews, such as those from…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Blended Learning
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Jocius, Robin; O'Byrne, W. Ian; Albert, Jennifer; Joshi, Deepti; Blanton, Melanie; Robinson, Richard; Andrews, Ashley; Barnes, Tiffany; Catete, Veronica – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic led to an urgent need for professional development (PD) experiences to support teacher learning across hybrid and digital contexts. This study investigates teachers' experiences in a Virtual Pivot, a PD workshop designed to support computational thinking integration into disciplinary teaching. Participants were 151 middle and…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Communities of Practice, Computation, Thinking Skills
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Prokes, Christopher; Housel, Jacqueline – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2021
COVID-19 challenged higher education to rapidly shift to remote course delivery. This study surveyed community college students (N = 356) about their confidence in completing learning related tasks before and after the shift, access to technologies used in in remote learning, and disruptions that impacted their learning. Results indicated notable…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Distance Education, Online Courses