Welcome Computer and Internet Applications in Education (CIAE) SIG Members!

NEWS: PROPOSAL DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JULY 22nd, 2009!

First of all, we would like to extend a HUGE thank you for being a member of this SIG. Without your membership and excellent research, the SIG would not be going strong today. We encourage you to renew both your AERA and SIG memberships for this upcoming year.

We would love to see the CIAE SIG's membership grow! Please encourage your colleagues and graduate students to join our group!

You can review your membership status by logging in at www.aera.net . If your membership has lapsed, or if you have additional members to recruit, please note that all members as of June 30, 2009, will count for AERA's determination of SIG size and the number of sessions we are alloted in the annual meeting program. GO CIAE!

The CIAE SIG'S PURPOSE: To promote research and evaluation on the use of computer-based information and communications resources and software for learning, instruction, assessment, and accomplishment by students, teachers, and administrators.

AERA's 2010 CONFERENCE: This year the conference will be held in Denver, CO from April 30-May 4, 2010.

CIAE SIG'S WEBSITE: Join us at http://ciaesig.ning.com/ ! Get involved with the group online! Share comments, questions, photos, and video while receiving the latest information about the SIG. Update your profile, share photos, videos, research!

SUBMIT A PROPOSAL: We encourage you to submit your paper, poster, and roundtable session proposals to our SIG! This year's program theme is "Understanding Complex Ecologies in a Changing World." Thus, we are looking for research that addresses this theme as well as the general areas of computer and Internet applications in education. Please note that there will be fewer paper sessions this year, but more poster and roundtable sessions.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE AN OFFICER IN THE CIAE SIG? Elections for Chair, Program Chair, and Sec/Treasurer will be held next spring.The slate of candidates will be built this fall. Email one of the current officers, below, if you'd like to self- nominate, or nominate someone else.

QUESTIONS: Please contact Cassie Scharber (scharber@umn.edu), Sara Dexter (sdexter@virginia.edu), or Aaron Doering, (adoering@umn.edu).

Learning to Foster Disciplinary Practices Through Teacher Education: Foregrounding Attention to Student Thinking and Confronting Teachers’ Epistemological Beliefs
Tue, Apr 14 - 8:15am - 9:45am
San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina / Marriott Hall Salon 3

Elaborating Debate Online Discussions in Developing Student Deep Learning
*Jianxia Du (Mississippi State University), James H. Adams (Mississippi State University), Anthony A. Olinzock (Mississippi State University), Chien Yu (Mississippi State University)

Genre and Computer Supported Collaborative Learning: The Form and Rhetoric of the Online Posting
*Norm Friesen (Thompson Rivers University)

Online Collaborative Education Communities: Connecting Teachers in Louisiana and Washington Using Desktop Web Conferencing
*Gail Ilene Gleason (Washington State University)

Scaffolding Problem Formulation in an Online Problem-Based Learning Environment
*Dale S. Niederhauser (Iowa State University), Serkan Toy (Iowa State University), Craig Ogilvie (Iowa State University), Aliye Karabulut (Iowa State University), John Jackman (Iowa State University)



Investigations of Technology Use Around the World
Tue, Apr 14 - 12:25pm - 1:55pm
Manchester Grand Hyatt / Del Mar

Adventure Learning 2.0: The Evolution of an Online Learning Framework
*Aaron Doering (University of Minnesota), *Charles DeVaughn Miller (University of Minnesota)

ICT, Education, and the Knowledge Economy: Goals, Support, and Practice
David Joseph Rutkowski (International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement), *Leslie Rutkowski (International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement Data Processing Center), Jason L. Sparks (University of Sheffield)

Usage of Computers in Elementary Schools: Comparison of 12 Countries
*Xiong Wang (Yangzhou High School, China), *Sheng Wang (21st Century Education Development Research Institute)

An Investigation of Educational Leaders and Technology: Experiences, Training, and Roles in Implementing Integration
*Lynne R. Schrum (George Mason University), *Patrick Ledesma (George Mason University), *Lyndsie Galizio (George Mason University)

Discussant: Doug Hearrington (Kennesaw State University)
Chair: Sara L. Dexter (University of Virginia)


Designing Online Experiences: Sharing the Investigations
Wed, Apr 15 - 8:15am - 9:45am
Manchester Grand Hyatt / Madeleine Room C

Designing Online Cases as an Effective Learning Environment
*Susan Bernice Albaugh (University of Virginia), *Sara L. Dexter (University of Virginia), *Pamela D. Tucker (University of Virginia)

Evaluating the Impact of Motivational Design in Four Online, Self-Study, Pharmacy-Content Courses
*Amy Louise Pittenger (University of Minnesota), Aaron Doering (University of Minnesota)

It’s Not That Tough: Students Speak About Their Online Learning Experiences
*George Veletsianos (University of Manchester), *Aaron Doering (University of Minnesota)

Discussant: Charles DeVaughn Miller (University of Minnesota)
Chair: Qiuyun Lin (SUNY - College at Plattsburgh)



From ICT-Supported Pedagogical Practices to Web-Based Technology to Support Reading Instruction: An Interactive Symposium
Thu, Apr 16 - 10:35am - 12:05pm
Manchester Grand Hyatt / Madeleine Room C

Text Adaptor: Web-Based Technology That Supports ELL Reading Instruction
*Jane R. Shore (ETS), *Jill Burstein (ETS), *John P. Sabatini (ETS)

The Knowledge Practices Laboratory Technology: Innovative Technology for Supporting Collaborative Knowledge Creation Practices
*Crina Damsa (Utrecht University), *Patrick Sins (Research Centre Learning in Interaction Utrecht University), *Klas Kalgren (Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics & Department of Clinical Science and Education Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden), *Toikka Seppo (University of Helsinki), *Kevin O’Neill (Simon Fraser University), *Merja Bauters (METROPOLIA University of Applied Sciences, Espoo, Finland)

Discussant: Mark A. Horney (University of Oregon)
Discussant: Kevin O’Neill (Simon Fraser University)
Chair: Cassandra Scharber (University of Minnesota)


Investigations of Web 2.0 Technologies and the Impacts of Innovative Technologies
Thu, Apr 16 - 2:15pm - 3:45pm
Manchester Grand Hyatt / Madeleine Room C

Collaboration and Learning With Wikis in Postsecondary Classrooms
Joan E. Hughes (University of Texas - Austin), *Ravi Narayan (University of Texas - Austin)

College Students’ Attitude Changes About Use of Web-Based Digital Resources for Academic Tasks With Wikipedia Entry Authoring Projects
*Tomoko Watanabe Traphagan (University of Texas - Austin), John Traphagan (University of Texas - Austin), *Linda Dickens (University of Texas - Austin), Paul E. Resta (University of Texas - Austin)

Using Tablet PC to Provide Effective Feedback for Online/Hybrid Graduate Courses
*Yaoying Xu (Virginia Commonwealth University)

Using a Web-Based Homework Tool in College Algebra Courses: Impact on Students’ Motivation and Perceived Learning
*Cindy S. York (Purdue University), *Angela Marie Hodge (North Dakota State University), *Jennifer C. Richardson (Purdue University)

Discussant: Steven R. Terrell (Nova Southeastern University)
Chair: Cassandra Scharber (University of Minnesota)


Innovative ICT-Supported Pedagogical Practices: Results From the International Study of Information Technology in Education
Thu, Apr 16 - 4:05pm - 5:35pm
Building/Room: Manchester Grand Hyatt / Madeleine Room D

Innovative Pedagogical Practice With ICT in Three Nordic Countries: Differences and Similarities
*Geir Ottestad (University of Oslo)

ICT-Supported Pedagogical Policies and Practices in South Africa and Chile: Emerging Economy Perspectives and Realities
*Sarah Jane Howie (University of Pretoria - South Africa)

ICT-Based Innovative Pedagogical Practices: “Different Strokes” in Hebrew-Speaking and Arab-Speaking Schools in Israel
*David Mioduser (Tel-Aviv School of Education), Rafi Nachmias (Tel Aviv University), Alona Forkosh-Baruch (Tel-Aviv School of Education)

Policy Impacts on Pedagogical Practice and ICT Use: An Exploration of the Results from SITES 2006
*Nancy Law (Hong Kong University, Hong Kong)

Obstacles for ICT-Supported Pedagogical Practices
*Barbara Brecko (University of Ljubljana)

Discussant: Ronald E. Anderson (University of Minnesota)
Chair: Tjeerd Plomp (Twente University)