If you are a K-12 teacher in the United States, you are invited to participate in a study titled “Teacher Perception of Technology Integration in the Workplace: A National Study.” If you teach in a teacher education program, please feel free to forward this invitation to any graduates that you think might be interested in participating in this study. If you already filled out the survey, thanks for your assistance and please dismiss this message.
Purpose of the Study: The purpose of the study is to investigate teachers’ perceptions of technology integration in the workplace as it relates to their self-confidence in computer use, their preparation in formal and informal technology courses in teacher education programs from which they have graduated, and administrative and technical support in their workplace.
Benefits: The findings could be used by teacher educators to revise technology courses and by K-12 school administrators to reconsider necessary support of technology integration for teachers’ practices. The benefits to you in participating in the study are receiving a copy of a summary of the study results.
Procedures to be Followed: You as a teacher are invited to participate in the study by completing a web-based survey. You will also be asked about your willingness to participate in a possible telephone interview. You do not have to agree to being interviewed in order to complete the survey.
If interviewed, you will be asked more detailed questions about your opinion on the type of experiences you had regarding technology integration during your teacher preparation program, whether you feel that you were adequately prepared, how you have used technology in your classroom, and your perception of the administrative and technical support that you have at your school.
Duration: The survey will take approximately 20 minutes of your time. The interview, if conducted, will take approximately 30 minutes.
Risks: There are no risks in participating in this study beyond those experienced in everyday life.
Compensation: There is no compensation for participating in this study.
Voluntary Participation/Alternative: Your participation in this project is voluntary. You have the right to withdraw at any time. You do not have to answer any questions you do not want to answer. The alternative is not to participate.
Statement of Confidentiality: Your responses will be confidential to ensure that they cannot be linked to you personally. Any personal information you provide that is linked to your name will be held in strict confidence when the data are presented in a written report.
Right to Ask Questions: If you have any questions, now or later, you may contact us at the numbers below. If you have any questions about your rights as a human subject, please contact the University of South Dakota Institutional Review Board at 605-677-6184.
Please assist us in our research and complete the survey by going to [link removed].
Thank you for considering participation in our survey.
Tzu-Yi Hsu Co-Project Director Technology for Education & Training University of South Dakota Phone: 605-677-8889 Email: [email removed]
Susan Santo Co-Project Director Technology for Education & Training University of South Dakota Phone: 605-677-5489 Email: [email removed]
THE 2005 JOINT ASSEMBLY, a partnership between AGU, SEG, NABS and SPD/AAS, is being held 23—27 May 2005 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Program Committee is developing a Union-wide science program that will cover topics in all areas of geophysical sciences. With a reputation as one of the country's hottest spots for music, food, and nightlife, New Orleans is an exciting venue for the Joint Assembly.
Session Call for Abstracts ED06 : An Analysis of the Impact of Education Reform from "A Nation at Risk" to "No Child Left Behind" on science education
Abstract Submission Guidelines. $ Full submission guidelines can be found on the AGU Web site on the 2005 Joint Assembly page, [link removed]
$ It is the responsibility of the author to make certain the abstract is received at AGU headquarters by the abstract deadline, February 10, 2005. Authors must not rely on conveners to submit abstracts on their behalf.
$ Abstracts must be submitted in English.
$ Abstracts should be proofread carefully prior to submission. No changes or corrections will be made to abstracts by AGU Staff, including the order of authors. Abstracts received are considered final copy.
$ Authors must preview electronic abstracts before submitting to AGU.
$ Abstracts submitted by mail can only contain text. Graphics or figures may only be included in electronic submissions, as part of the URL option.
$ Abstracts must be accompanied by submission fees. The abstract submission fee is nonrefundable, even if the paper is later withdrawn.
$ Abstracts will not be accepted by fax or email. You must mail your abstract or submit it electronically through the website submission according to the appropriate deadline.
$ Abstracts can be submitted only when the first author is an AGU member in good standing or a nonmember whose abstract submission is sponsored by an AGU member in good standing OR a member of a co-sponsoring society. The appropriate AGU or cosponsor membership number (self or sponsor) must be provided with the abstract submission.
$ Submission of an abstract carries with it the obligation to present the paper in the mode of presentation and on the day and time assigned by the Program Committee. You are NOT guaranteed an oral talk, nor are you guaranteed a specific day of the week. The Program Committee makes all final scheduling decisions. Once scheduled, presentations may not be rescheduled.
$ All accepted abstracts will be published in a supplement to Eos. Submission of an abstract for the meeting is presumed to carry with it permission for AGU to reproduce the abstract in a supplement to Eos, on the CD-ROM, on the AGU Web site, in meeting programs, and in reports related to the meeting. It is also presumed to permit the free copying of the abstract. Although Eos is a copyrighted publication, authors are not required to transfer copyrights for abstracts submitted to meetings. Copyright, where it exists, will be reserved by the authors.
Deadlines and schedule: 3 February Postal Mail Abstract Deadline 10 February Abstract Deadline Electronic Submissions; No later than 2359 UT. 26 March Program Summary Available on AGU Website
1 April Acceptance letters and session chair letters mailed.
20 April Pre-Registration Deadline Housing deadline 26 April Abstract volume mails with Eos 23-27-May Joint Assembly 05 in New Orleans
Please feel free to forward this message to your colleagues [faculty, staff, administrators], doctoral students, and others, who may have an interest in submitting an abstract for the consideration of conference presentation.
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