The Department of Educational Technology is a service department to undergraduate programs in elementary and secondary education. The department's role is to provide undergraduates with both skills and instructional methods for using computer technology effectively in the teaching/learning process. Teacher education students experience how technologies are altering our society and the role they play in aiding instruction and fostering communication and performance. Educational Technology is an innovative way to design, deliver, facilitate, and manage instruction for learners of all ages, whether it is face-to-face in a classroom, online, or a combination of methods. EdTech at Boise State is much more than multimedia add-ons. It’s a way of engaging learners to understand the implications of technology in today’s society, empowering them to think, supporting them to lead their own learning and career paths, as well as the learning of others. The doctoral program in educational technology, leading to a Doctor of Education degree, has as its goal the development of innovative leaders in the field. Students in this program will explore the use of current and emerging technologies for effective and efficient teaching in a dynamic, global society. Areas of particular focus will include online teaching and learning, technology integration, academic technology leadership, innovative teaching in K-12 and higher education, educational software development for the web and mobile platforms, and educational games and simulations.
Submissions from 2015
Interactive Storytelling & Online Course Design, Sally Baldwin and Yu-Hui Ching
Mobile Apps for Older Adults: Health, Learning, and Living, Sally Baldwin, Yu-Chang Hsu, and Yu-Hui Ching
How Debriefing Strategies Can Improve Student Motivation and Self-Efficacy in Game-Based Learning, Cigdem Uz Bilgin, Youngkyun Baek, and Hyungsung Park
Gender Effects on Online Learners’ Preferences for Discussion Modality, Yu-Hui Ching and Yu-Chang Hsu
Online Graduate Students’ Preferences of Discussion Modality: Does Gender Matter?, Yu-Hui Ching and Yu-Chang Hsu
Teaching Online: Prospective Online Teachers’ Experiences and Prioritized Areas for Training, Yu-Hui Ching, Yu-Chang Hsu, and Kerry Rice
Value-Added Results for Public Virtual Schools in California, Richard Ford and Kerry Rice
A Review of Models and Frameworks for Designing Mobile Learning Experiences and Environments, Yu-Chang Hsu and Yu-Hui Ching
The Validation of an Instrument for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Professional Development Program on Teaching Online, Jui-Long Hung and Dazhi Yang
Mobile Augmented-Reality Artifact Creation as a Component of Mobile Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, Fengfeng Ke and Yu-Chang Hsu
The Human Element MOOC, Whitney Kilgore and Patrick R. Lowenthal
Youth Peers Put the “Invent” into NutriBee’s Online Intervention, Ingrid C. Kohlstadt, Elizabeth T. Anderson Steeves, Kerry Rice, Joel Gittelsohn, Liane M. Summerfield, and Preety Gadhoke
Student Perceptions of Online Learning: An Analysis of Online Course Evaluations, Patrick Lowenthal, Christine Bauer, and Ken-Zen Chen
In Search of Quality: Using Quality Matters to Analyze the Quality of Massive, Open, Online Courses (MOOCs), Patrick R. Lowenthal and Charles B. Hodges
I Like Therefore I Learn! Engineering Student Motivation to Learn in Their Least and Most Favorite Courses, Louis Nadelson, Kimberly Kristine Hardy, and Dazhi Yang
The Blended Classroom: A Guide for Technology Supported Learning, Kerry Rice
Data Mining in Online Professional Development Program Evaluation: An Exploratory Case Study, Kerry Rice and Jui-Long Hung
Immersive Technology and the Elderly: A Mini-Review, Brett E. Shelton and Cigdem Uz
Integrating Visual and Media Literacy in YouTube Video Projects, Chareen Snelson
Vlogging About School on YouTube: An Exploratory Study, Chareen Snelson
Using Asynchronous Activities to Promote Sense of Community and Learning in an Online Course, Jesús Trespalacios and Jennifer Rand
Integrating Multimedia Animations to Support Common Core State Standards in Mathematics Classrooms, Jesús Trespalacios, Karen Trujillo, and Lida J. Uribe-Flórez
Are They Simply Interested? An Exploration of Engineering Students' Most Favorite Classes, Dazhi Yang, Louis S. Nadelson, and Kimberly Hardy
Boise State's Journey to a K-12 Online Teaching Endorsement Program, Dazhi Yang and Kerry Rice
A Hybrid Trust-Based Recommender System for Online Communities of Practice, Xiao-Lin Zheng, Chao-Chao Chen, Jui-Long Hung, Wu He, Fu-Xing Hong, and Zhen Lin
Submissions from 2014
Review of Educational Research Methods in Desktop Virtual World Environments: Framing the Past to Provide Future Direction, Dennis Beck and Ross A. Perkins
An Examination of the Changes in Science Teaching Orientations and Technology-Enhanced Tools for Student Learning in the Context of Professional Development, Todd Campbell, Rebecca Zuwallack, Max Longhurst, Brett E. Shelton, and Paul G. Wolf
Bridging Research and Game Development: A Learning Games Design Model for Multi-Game Projects, Barbara Chamberlin, Jesús Trespalacios, and Rachel Gallagher
Exploring the Impact of Role-Playing on Peer Feedback in an Online Case-Based Learning Activity, Yu-Hui Ching
The Power of Presence: Our Quest for the Right Mix of Social Presence in Online Courses, Joanna Dunlap and Patrick Lowenthal
Mollenhauer & Forgotten Connections: An Intellectual/Biographical Sketch, Norm Friesen
Telepresence and Tele-absence: A Phenomenology of the (In)visible Alien Online, Norm Friesen
Waldenfels’ Responsive Phenomenology of the Alien: An Introduction, Norm Friesen
Moving from Education 1.0 Through Education 2.0 Towards Education 3.0, Jackie Gerstein
Making Personal and Professional Learning Mobile: Blending Mobile Devices, Social Media, Social Networks, and Mobile Apps To Support PLEs, PLNs, & ProLNs, Michael Grant and Yu-Chang Hsu
Web 2.0 Applications and Practices for Learning Through Collaboration, Yu-Chang Hsu, Yu-Hui Ching, and Barbara L. Grabowski
Research Priorities in Mobile Learning: An International Delphi Study, Yu-Chang Hsu, Yu-Hui Ching, and Chareen Snelson
Problems Measuring Social Presence in a Community of Inquiry, Patrick R. Lowenthal and Joanna C. Dunlap
Online Learning: Common Misconceptions, Benefits and Challenges, Patrick R. Lowenthal, Cindy S. York, and Jennifer C. Richardson
Forgotten Connections: On Culture and Upbringing, Klaus Mollenhauer and Norm Friesen
I Just Don't Trust Them: The Development and Validation of an Assessment Instrument to Measure Trust in Science and Scientists, Louis Nadelson, Cheryl Jorcyk, Dazhi Yang, Mary Jarratt Smith, Sam Matson, Ken Cornell, and Virginia Husting
Establishing an Equitable and Fair Admissions System for an Online Doctoral Program, Ross A. Perkins and Patrick R. Lowenthal
Inquiry Into 'Communities of Inquiry': Knowledge, Communication, Presence, Community, Ana Remesal and Norm Friesen
Research and History of Policies in K-12 Online and Blended Learning, Kerry Rice
Nacherzeugung, Nachverstehen: A Phenomenological Perspective on How Public Understanding of Science Changes by Engaging with Online Media, Wolff-Michael Roth and Norm Friesen
Reflective Redo From the Point of Error: Implications for After Action Review, Jon Scoresby and Brett E. Shelton
Submissions from 2013
Using a Learner-Centered Approach to Develop an Educational Technology Course, Mariam Abdelmalak and Jesús Trespalacios
Psychology of Gaming, Youngkyun Baek
Cases on Digital Game-Based Learning: Methods, Models, and Strategies, Youngkyun Baek and Nicola Whitton
Gaming as a Platform for Developing Science Practices, Todd Campbell, Gayle Dowdle, Brett E. Shelton, Jeffrey Olsen, Max Longhurst, and Harrison Beckett
Collaborative Learning Using VoiceThread in an Online Graduate Course, Yu-Hui Ching and Yu-Chang Hsu
Peer Feedback to Facilitate Project-Based Learning in an Online Environment, Yu-Hui Ching and Yu-Chang Hsu
Rethinking Fantasy as a Contributor to Intrinsic Motivation in Digital Gameplay, Beomkyu Choi and Youngkyun Baek
Development of a Scale for Fantasy State in Digital Games, Beomkyu Choi, Jie Huang, Annie Jeffrey, and Youngkyun Baek
What Was Your Best Learning Experience? Our Story About Using Stories to Solve Instructional Problems, Joanna C. Dunlap and Patrick R. Lowenthal
Learning Analytics: Readiness and Rewards, Norm Friesen
The Past and Likely Future of an Educational Form: A Textbook Case, Norm Friesen
Scholarship and Literacies in a Digital Age, Norm Friesen, Lesley Gourlay, and Martin Oliver
3D GameLab: Quest-Based Pre-Service Teacher Education, Chris Haskell and Lisa Dawley
Mobile App Design for Teaching and Learning: Educators’ Experiences in an Online Graduate Course, Yu-Chang Hsu and Yu-Hui Ching
Mobile Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning: A Review of Experimental Research, Yu-Chang Hsu and Yu-Hui Ching
Trends of Educational Technology Research: More Than a Decade of International Research in Six SSCI-Indexed Refereed Journals, Yu-Chang Hsu, Jui-Long Hung, and Yu-Hui Ching
A Fulbright Cultural Exchange: Exploring New Pedagogies with Technology in Education, Poland, 2012-2013, Kerry Rice
Mobile and Digital: Perspectives on Teaching and Learning in a Networked World, Barbara Schroeder
Leading a Multiple Project Mobile Learning Initiative: The Approach at Boise State University, Susan E. Shadle, Ross A. Perkins, Doug J. Lincoln, Michael J. Humphrey, and R. Eric Landrum
Learning About Leadership in the World of Warcraft, Chareen Snelson and Steven Isaacs
The Blended Learning Initiative: A University-Wide Program to Develop, Deliver, and Assess Blended Courses, Suzanne Weinstein, Karen Pollack, Ike Shibley, Vicki S. Williams, Shao-Wei Wu, and Yu-Hui Ching
Instructional Strategies for Teaching Science Online, Dazhi Yang
Preventing Persistent Misconceptions with First-Year Engineering Students, Dazhi Yang and Ronald Miller
The Search for Strategies to Prevent Persistent Misconceptions, Dazhi Yang and Inanc Senocak
An Empirical Study of Guarantee in Service E-Commerce, Haichao Zheng, Jui-Long Hung, and Zhangxi Li
Submissions from 2012
Designing and Developing the Virtual English Adventure in Second Life, Youngkyun Baek and Hoe Kyeung Kim
Intentional Web Presence: 10 SEO Strategies Every Academic Needs to Know, Joanna Dunlap and Patrick Lowenthal
Tweeting the Night Away: Using Twitter to Enhance Social Presence, Joanna Dunlap and Patrick Lowenthal
Ethical Challenges of Online Teaching, Patt R. Elison-Bowers and Chareen Snelson
Mobile Microblogging: Using Twitter and Mobile Devices in an Online Course to Promote Learning in Authentic Contexts, Yu-Chang Hsu and Yu-Hui Ching
Empowering Educators with Google's Android App Inventor: An Online Workshop in Mobile App Design, Yu-Chang Hsu, Kerry Rice, and Lisa Dawley
Technology-Supported Storytelling (TSST) Strategy in Virtual World for Multicultural Education, Jie Huang, Youngkyun Baek, and Jungwon Cho
Empowering Digital Learners: A Self-Managing Learning Process Framework for Digital Game-Based Learning System (DGBLS), Wenhao David Huang and Dazhi Yang
Trends of E-Learning Research from 2000 to 2008: Use of Text Mining and Bibliometrics, Jui-long Hung
Integrating Data Mining in Program Evaluation of K-12 Online Education, Jui-long Hung, Yu-Chang Hsu, and Kerry Rice
An Educational Data Mining Model for Online Teaching and Learning, Jui-Long Hung, Kerry Rice, and Anthony Saba
Examining Mobile Learning Trends 2003–2008: A Categorical Meta-Trend Analysis Using Text Mining Techniques, Jui-long Hung and Ke Zhang
Which Conference Do You Attend?: A Look at the Conference Attendance of Educational Technology Professionals, Patrick R. Lowenthal
Toys and Mathematical Options for Retention in Engineering (Toys 'n MORE): STEM Students Introduced to One or More Intervention Strategies, Janice M. Margle, Catherine L. Cohan, Yu-Chang Hsu, Jill L. Lane, Amy Freeman, Javier Gomez-Calderon, Dhushy Sathianathan, and Renata S. Engel
Making the Move to K-12 Online Teaching: Research-Based Strategies and Practices, Kerry Rice
A Cross-Cultural Comparison Study: The Effectiveness of Schema Training Modules Among Hispanic Students, Aidsa I. Santiago-Román, Arturo Ponce, Dazhi Yang, Alejandra Magana, Ruth A. Streveler, and Ron Miller
Managing Issues of Safety, Privacy, Copyright, and Technological Change in Web 2.0 Instruction: Lessons Learned from Teaching a YouTube Course, Chareen Snelson
Teaching a YouTube Course Online, Chareen Snelson
Video Mashups and YouTube: The Mixing and Mashing Media Module, Chareen Snelson
Research Priorities for YouTube and Video-Sharing Technologies: A Delphi Study, Chareen Snelson, Kerry Rice, and Constance Wyzard
Digital Age Teaching Skills: A Standards Based Approach, Constance Wyzard and Chris Haskell
Loose Password Security in Chinese Cyber World Left the Front Door Wide Open to Hackers—An Analytic View, Cheng Yang, Jui-long Hung, and Zhang-Xi Lin
Using Computer-Based Online Learning Modules to Promote Conceptual Change: Helping Students Understand Difficult Concepts in Thermal and Transport Science, Dazhi Yang, Ruth A. Streveler, Ronald L. Miller, James D. Slotta, Holly M. Matusovich, and Alejandra J. Magana
Submissions from 2011
Design-Grounded Assessment: A Framework and a Case Study of Web 2.0 Practices in Higher Education, Yu-Hui Ching and Yu-Chang Hsu
Incorporating Peer Feedback for Learning in a Project-Based Online Learning Environment, Yu-Hui Ching and Yu-Chang Hsu
Exploring Factors of Media Characteristic Influencing Flow in Learning Through Virtual Worlds, Beomkyu Choi and Youngkyun Baek
Bridging the Valley of Death: A 360 Approach to Understanding Adoption of Innovations in Engineering Education, Kirsten A. Davis, Sondra M. Miller, and Ross A. Perkins
Situational Qualities Exhibited by Exceptional Presenters, Joanna Dunlap and Patrick Lowenthal