Friday, 19 September 2014

College of Education Week 2014


The 2014 College of Education Week will be September 29 - October 4, 2014. This event, held in conjunction with FSU Parents' Weekend, includes a week of symposia, presentations and events celebrating COE students, alumni, faculty, staff, and friends.
Below is the general schedule and some featured events of the COE week:

Monday, September 29


<The Dean's Symposium>
  • FSU Turnbull Center, Room 208
  • 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Lunch provided - please RSVP here

Wednesday, October 1


<All-College Ice Cream Social>
  • College of Education Courtyard (Stone Building)
  • E-mail Jennie Harrison for more information

Thursday, October 2


<Psychological Counseling Services Reception>
  • Stone Building Atrium 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Light hors d'oeuvres and beverage will be served.
<16th Annual Sport Management Conference>
  • FSU Turnbull Conference Center, 12:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Friday, October 3


<The COE Distinguished Alumni Awards Banquet>
  • FSU Alumni Center Ballroom and Courtyard
  • 6:00 - 7:00 PM: Cocktails
  • 7:00 - 9:00 PM : Dinner and awards
  • E-mail Jennifer Ramos for more information
<Harold F. Cottingham Colloquium>
  • FSU Alumni Center
  • 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
<16th Annual Sport Management Conference (Continued)>
  • FSU Turnbull Conference Center
  • 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM

 Saturday, October 4


<Student/Donor Scholarship Recognition Event>
  • RSVP here
  • Begins 4 hours prior to kick-off
  • North Side Tiered Courtyard of the College of Education Stone Building
  • E-mail Jennie Harrison for more information
<COE Pre-Game Tailgate>
  • RSVP here
  • Begins 3 hours prior to kick-off
  • College of Education Courtyard
<FSU vs Wake Forest>
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Time TBA

Please follow this link to learn more about these exciting events!
Join also the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/538372669625229/

Thursday, 18 September 2014

Call for Participants: Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition


The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is a research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland, Australia.The exercise develops academic,presentation,and research communication skills and supports the development of students' capacities to effectively explain their research in language appropriate to an intelligent but non-specialist audience.

Doctoral students have three minutes to present a compelling operation on their dissertation topic and its significance. 3MT forces students to consolidate their ideas and crystalize their research discoveries.

Eligibility
Currently enrolled doctoral students at Florida State University

Dates
  • Application due: September 26, 2014, at 5:00 pm
  • Preliminary rounds: The week of October 17 - 23, 2014
  • "Preparing for the 2014 3MT Finals" workshops: November 12th and 14th at 3:00 pm.
  • Florida State University's 3MT finals: November 18, 2014, at 6:00 pm., College of Medicine Auditorium.
Prizes
  • Winner: $500
  • Runner-up: $350
  • People's Choice: $250

To find out more information, please follow this link.

Tuesday, 16 September 2014

Call for Participants: 2014 Early Career Symposium



AECT's Research and Theory Division announced the call for participants for the 2014 Early Career Symposium sponsored by the National Science Foundation: Cyberlearning and Future Learning Technologies. The symposium will engage participants in a day and a half of focused career mentoring and networking. It will also reimburse each participant with $200 for transportation, 2 nights at the convention hotel, and convention registration fee.

  • When: November 4 (full day) and November 5 (half day), 2014
  • Where: At the annual AECT International Convention (the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront in Jacksonville, Florida)
  • Application Deadline: September 20th, 2014
The intended outcomes
  • Mentoring of doctoral student into the social/professional network as partners in ideation, prototyping, idea execution, and knowledge curation;
  • Supporting early-career faculty and doctoral students in developing viable short- and long-term cyberlearning research agendas;
  • Providing specific feedback and guidance to early-career faculty and doctoral students about their research agendas (e.g. how to build a research agenda, pursue funding, and maintain successful collaborations);
  • Expanding and strengthening the cyberlearning community by creating a community of researchers committed to designing the next generation of learning technologies and increasing understanding of how people learn in technology rich-learning environments.
Eligibility
  • Must be AECT members in good standing
  • Must have not participated in a previous Early Career Symposia
  • Must be current doctoral graduate students or faculty (within first five years of career) 
  • Applicants will be selected based upon their strength of argument for participation. Additionally, the Review Panel seeks to accept a diverse group of scholars representing the entirety of the membership of AECT. 
Application

Doctoral Graduate Student applicants
  • Cover letter discussing career goals, including description of dissertation and progress toward completion. Also, it should discuss how they are qualified for the Early Career Symposium and how it would benefit their careers (limit to a single page)
  • Updated Curriculum Vita 
  • Statement Supporting participation from dissertation advisor (limit to one paragraph)
Faculty applicants
  • Cover letter providing a career statement as well as discussing why they would like to attend the Early Career Symposium, how they are qualified and how it would benefit their careers (limit to a single page)
  • Updated Curriculum Vita
Please follow this link to learn more about this symposium!

Thursday, 11 September 2014

Call for Presentations: E-LEARN


E-Learn -- World Conference on E-Learning is a conference organized by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) and co-sponsored by the International Journal on E-Learning.

This international conference serves as a multi-disciplinary forum for the exchange of information on research, development, and applications of all topics related to e-Learning in Higher Education, Corporate, Government, and Healthcare.

  • Proposal Deadline: Extended - Due September 15, 2014
  • Conference Dates: October 27-30, 2014
  • Conference Venue: New Orleans, Louisiana
  • For more information: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/


Friday, 15 August 2014

New partnership uses video games to teach physics / More FSU News - Florida State 24/7

Dr. Valerie Shute, along with her research team, has formed the new partnership with Carney Labs to design and develop a physics computer game that is MARi-enabled, and teaches students important science concepts and skills. Congratulations Dr. shute!

Read the complete story:

New partnership uses video games to teach physics / More FSU News - Florida State 24/7

Sunday, 27 July 2014

IS Presentations at AECT Annual Conference 2014


Once again, AECT will host its annual convention at our neighborhood - Jacksonville, FL. This year, we have over 30 faculty,  staff, and student presenters listed in this 5-day program with featured concurrent research presentations, poster and roundtable presentations, and the ParcifiCorp competition. Below is a brief list. You can also search for more detail and find the full schedule for this convention at http://convention2.allacademic.com/one/aect/aect14/.


l  Are Students Ready for Mobile Learning? A Comparative Survey of American, Chinese, and Turkish Students

Vanessa Dennen (Florida State University), Shuang Hao (Florida State University), Yalin Kilic Turel (Firat University)

 

l  Behind CPALMS: Florida’s Resource for Teacher Designed and Expert Reviewed Standards-Based Lessons and Resources – Model Eliciting Activity (MEA) Development

Ronald L. Carr (Florida State University), Rabieh Razzouk (Florida State University), Melissa Dyehouse (Florida State University)

l  Design research for Non-Playable Characters (NPCs) in immersive Virtual-Reality based Learning Environment (VRLE)

Sungwoong Lee (Florida State University), Xinhao Xu (Florida State University), Fengfeng Ke (Florida State University)

l  Effects of Conflict Resolution Training on Intercultural Communicative Competence

James Trotta (Florida State University)

 

l  Effects of Game-Based Learning on Children’s Math Performance: A Meta-Analysis

Umit Tokac (Florida State University), Elena Novak (Western Kentucky University)

 

l  [Featured Research] - Analysis of Mobile Learning as an Innovation in Higher Education – A Comparative Study of Three Countries (INTL)

Shuang Hao (Florida State University), Mengyao Cui (Florida State University), Vanessa Dennen (Florida State University), Yalin Kilic Turel (Firat University), Li Mei (Hebei Finance University)

 

l  How Much Assistance Should Be Provided When Teaching Proportional Reasoning?

Yvonne Earnshaw (Florida State University)

 

l  Immersive Learning in a Kinect-Integrated Virtual Reality Environment

Fengfeng Ke (Florida State University), Sungwoong Lee (Florida State University), Xinhao Xu (Florida State University)

 

l  Kinect-based Training and Learning in a Virtual-Reality Setting – Enhanced Sense of Presence?

Xinhao Xu (Florida State University), Sungwoong Lee (Florida State University), Fengfeng Ke (Florida State University)

 

l  Live and Learn: Informal Learning among Instructional Design and Technology Students

Alison Moore (Florida State University), James Klein (Florida State University)

 

l  Mathematics Learning via Game-Based Architectural Design Practice

Fengfeng Ke (Florida State University), Valerie J. Shute(Florida State University), Kathy Clark(Florida State University), Gordon Erlebacher(Florida State University), Matthew Ventura(Florida State University)

l  Need Assessment of a Mobile Application for a Graduate Program

Taehyeong Lim (Florida State University), Zhongrui Yao(Florida State University), Vanessa Dennen(Florida State University)

l  PS - Federal Grant Opportunities for Educational Technology

Michael Hannafin (University of Georgia), Fengfeng Ke (Florida State University)

l  SRS-G: A Mobile Application Design Framework for Group Work

Jiyae Bong (Florida State University), Minho Joo (Florida State University), Vanessa Dennen (Florida State University)

l  The Effect of Collaborative Assessment Preparation with Immediate Feedback in an Adult ESL Classroom

Sabine Peters (Florida State University), James Klein (Florida State University)

 

l  The Effectiveness of the Learning Community System (LCS)

Francisca Marshall (Florida State University), Wenting (Kayla) Jiang (Florida State University)

l  The Future of Instructional Design Programs
M. David Merrill (Utah State University), Vanessa Dennen (Florida State University), Joel Gardner (Franklin University), Charles Morgan Reigeluth (Indiana University), Wilhelmina Savenye (Arizona State University)

l  The Influence of Cooperative Learning Strategy and Learners' Motivational Characteristics in a Chinese College Classroom

Jiyae Bong(Florida State University), Zhaihuan Dai(Florida State University), James Klein(Florida State University)

l  The MOOC-within-a-course: Designing a Professional Development MOOC as Part of a Graduate Level Course Experience

Vanessa Dennen (Florida State University), Jiyae Bong (Florida State University)

l  PacifiCorp Competition

Alison Moore (Florida State University), Jiyae Bong (Florida State University), Robert Reiser (Florida State University)

l  Poster: Identifying the Relationship among Students’ Creativity, Background and Experiences in Instructional Design and Technology
Wei Qiang (Florida State University)

l  Poster: The mediating Effects of Prior Knowledge on Collaboration and Performance on A Complex Problem-Solving Task
Jenay R Sermon (Florida State University), Aubteen Darabi (Florida State University), Rinki Suryavanshi (Florida State University)

l  Round Table: A Sequential Analysis of Gagne’s Nine Events of Instruction in Audio Podcasts with Viewer Ratings
Allan Jeong (Florida State University)

l  Round Table: Academic Integrity Confidential: Asian and American University Students’ Attitudes and Behaviors toward Plagiarism and Cheating
Jean-Marc Wise (Florida State University), Tami Im (Florida State University), Minseok Kang (KyungHee Cyber University); E Shen (Florida State University), Xiaoxiang Su (Human University)

l  Round Table: Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of Interprofessional Education using Problem-Based Learning
Faiza AI-Jabri (Florida State University), James Klein (Florida State University)

l  Round Table: Effects of Academic Motivation and Students’ Role on Foreign Language Collaborative Writing
Wei Qiang (Florida State University)

l  Round Table: Student Motivation in a Computer-Supported Scaffolding Design
Shuang Hao (Florida State University), Vanessa Dennen (Florida State University)