Digital technologies are becoming more embedded and prevalent in everyday life. One leading technology, Virtual Reality (VR), is well-positioned to extend its impact past the gaming industry and move deeper into education, particularly in university settings. Embracing digital technologies is essential in keeping marketing education relevant.…

Educational technologies have the potential to expand access to education to a wider range of people, including those currently without access to high-quality learning opportunities. However, this promise is largely unfulfilled (see S. Protopsaltis and S. Baum, "Does online education live up to its promise? A look at the evidence and…

Many EFL students have limited opportunities to listen to native speakers, practice English out of class, have problems in listening comprehension, oral expression and lack oral fluency. This article proposes using YouTube videos to improve EFL students' pronunciation. It aims to show the following: (i) How YouTube videos can be integrated in EFL…

The study aims to evaluate how distance social studies courses were conducted during the pandemic, in line with teachers' experiences. The semi-structured interviews were conducted with 14 social studies teachers working in various provinces of Turkey in this study, which was carried out with interpretative phenomenology design, one of the…

The purpose of this study was to measure teacher self-efficacy--that is, teachers' confidence in implementing one-to-one learning with Chromebooks and creating engaging lessons--to discover what training and/or materials, if any, are required to successfully implement a one-to-one Chromebook program at a middle school in Dutchess County, New York.…

The purpose of the current study was to employ the technology acceptance model to determine the relationship between perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, and behavioral intention to use mobile learning technology among undergraduate students in the United States. Before technological systems can provide organizational value, they must be…

This dissertation details a qualitative case study regarding building-based leadership in schools with established 1:1 technology programs of 3 or more years in length. The researcher reviewed relevant literature. For the study, the researcher administered a screening survey to teachers in Southwestern Pennsylvania to identify 1:1 programs meeting…

Professional development (PD) programs do not always reach the teacher or allow for sustained usage of technology. However, recent studies show that teachers are more open to use technology after increased technology dependence during the COVID-19 pandemic. Motivated by that new openness to technology integration, we used interview and survey data…

The field of instructional technology coaching is still relatively new, consequently there is little research on the topic (Desimone & Pak, 2017). The purpose of this inquiry was to explore the use of instructional technology coaches within one Midwestern region by examining the perspectives of coaches themselves. Data were gathered through…

This exploratory case study aimed to understand how the sudden and abrupt transition to distance education due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic of 2020 highlighted the vast differences in levels of readiness for adopting distance education among the public-school districts throughout the State of Connecticut. It explores the reasons behind the…

The research study provided an examination of the beliefs of K-12 teachers about the importance of technology integration to 21st Century classrooms. The objective was to uncover challenges that influence teachers' technology integration practices. The population for the study was 1500 teachers. The sample size was seven participants. An Excel…

Background: For decades, education researchers have relied on the work of Campbell, Cook, and Shadish to help guide their thinking about valid impact estimates in the social sciences (Campbell & Stanley, 1963; Shadish et al., 2002). The foundation of this work is the "validity typology" and its associated "threats to…

The purpose of this study was to determine if the use of one-to-one technology integration initiatives had a positive impact on student engagement. This study looked at survey results from teachers and administrators/building leaders in Southeast Missouri school districts who have been using one-to-one technology integration for a minimum of two…

This design case focuses on the design, development, and management of an online student center. In order to bridge and build community among a population of master's students in an online program, an online student center was developed to become a one-stop-shop. This center houses vital program information and helps to foster relationships among…

This design case presents an early career designer's reflection on the design and design narrative from an asynchronous video tutorial, reflecting on the unexpected obstacles of the process and unintended consequences of certain design decisions. The first author designed a tutorial for a non-academic department of a large southeastern university.…