Purpose: This study aims to investigate "immersive reading," which occurs when individuals read text while in a virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR) environment. Design/methodology/approach: In Experiment 1, 64 participants read text passages and answered multiple-choice questions in VR and AR head-mounted displays (HMDs)…

Long before the COVID-19 pandemic, the education technology narrative asserted that "New tools hold great promise for teaching and learning, but only when they are used effectively, appropriately and intentionally". In this dissertation, I explored how early childhood education teachers construct their understanding of technology…

The ever-changing role and expectations of school counselors have required the acquisition of many new skills. Technology is essential in their daily tasks, especially as guides through the college admissions process. The onset of COVID-19 has suddenly and quickly added a new need and use of technology to support students. The combination of…

Educational content labeled with proper knowledge components (KCs) are particularly useful to teachers or content organizers. However, manually labeling educational content is labor intensive and error-prone. To address this challenge, prior research proposed machine learning based solutions to auto-label educational content with limited success.…

As higher education institutions in the United States face challenging trends such as declining enrollments and competition among a growing number of online degree programs, there is a renewed focus on strategically investing in technology infrastructure, online program development, and alternative degree plans to attract new student markets and…

Educational technology is a learning tool that helps lecturers enhance learning through instructional practices; however, it is unclear why lecturers have difficulties adopting technology. The purpose of this study was to examine how lecturers' self-efficacy at one college in Antigua and Barbuda influenced their technology adoption in terms of…

Teachers in a rural southeastern state school district are not integrating technology in ways that provide students with engaging technology-based learning experiences. The purpose of this study was to explore teachers' current technology-based instructional practices based on the substitution, augmentation, modification, and redefinition (SAMR)…

This study examined technology integration in K-12 schools during a global pandemic from the perspective of classroom teachers. Three theoretical frameworks were used to support this study: Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK), Substitution Augmentation Modification Redefinition (SAMR) Model Theory, and Sensemaking Theory. TPACK is…

Community colleges are open access institutions that serve diverse population needs, including low income, first generation, and ethnic and racial minorities. To facilitate student retention and success, academic advising plays a critical strategic role in student engagement and persistence. The primary role of advisors is to assist students in…

The diffusion of the virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) technological ecosystem into education is nascent. Research on VR/AR in Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12 (PK-12) education has been focused on the technologies' effect on learning in various use cases. This study, grounded in Diffusion of Innovations theory (Rogers, 2003), uses a…

With the integration of popular technologies such as social media, smartphones, and tablets in the education system, new online course delivery methods such as flipped classrooms have emerged to enhance teaching and learning. To understand implications of the integration of such technologies in education the study examined the responses of 550…

Many recently developed technologies have the potential to significantly improve teacher preparation programs. In this article, I describe three specific examples of integrating technology into both the coursework and field placements of a teacher preparation program. The technologies described are Nearpod for course content delivery, and GoReact…

The purpose of this study is to analyse the impact of the emerging concept of 'learning acceleration' in addressing student's learning gaps and enhancing their learning levels, especially for high-risk students who struggle to pass state board examinations. The study focuses on understanding the impact of the tech-driven Learning Acceleration…

The application of augmented reality games (ARG) as an emerging innovative technology has become a significant component of instructional learning contexts in recent years. ARG-based education as a form of student-centered learning situates students in a learning environment that integrates virtual elements with physical environments through…

Manipulatives are an effective mathematical tool to support students with disabilities in the area of mathematics. Yet, there remain inconsistencies in terms of which type -- concrete or virtual -- is more effective for students with disabilities working on algebra related content and which type is preferred by students. The researchers used an…