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Papers by William Brescia

The journal of college orientation and transition, 2019

British Journal of Educational Technology, 2015

Education and Information Technologies, 2017

Educational Technology (ETEC) professionals in the United States (US) fill multiple roles in publ... more Educational Technology (ETEC) professionals in the United States (US) fill multiple roles in public school systems. While these roles can be classified into broad categories, what remains unclear are the expectations and priorities for the completion of these roles and the tasks associated within each role category. In order for ETEC professionals to be successful, they need clear guidance on what their performance expectations and prioritized roles should be. This research seeks to add clarity regarding expectations by surveying K-12 building administrators to identify perceptions of ETEC professionals within their schools regarding their actual and ideal performances relative to eight role categories. Results indicate that these US building administrators place high importance on the Technological and Administrative Communication categories. The data also show that there is a significant gap between the ideal and actual performance expectations of ETEC professionals in all eight role categories, but most demonstrably within the Instructional Support and Teaching/Training categories. Results also signal the desire for ETEC professionals to focus more on training and collaboration with teachers regarding technology integration within classrooms. This suggests that administrators want ETEC professionals to complete more instructional tasks than they currently perform. Findings from this study hold implications for the training of ETEC professionals and can potentially inform the curriculum of educational technology preparation programs in the US and beyond.

British Journal of Educational Technology, 2010

We apologise for a double error with our March 2010 (41(2)) review of Atkins, Liz (2009) Invisibl... more We apologise for a double error with our March 2010 (41(2)) review of Atkins, Liz (2009) Invisible students, impossible dreams Trentham. The correct ISBN is 978-1-85856-451-7 and the publisher's w-address for the book is http://www.trentham-books.co.uk/acatalog/Invisible_Students__ Impossible_Dreams.html. Thanks to Inge Martin for telling us about this. Anderson, with the aid of some colleagues, has presented a thoughtful critique of issues that we need to attend to if the promise of ICT is to be shared equally among all people globally.

Se estimó la diversidad genética en la cabra Criolla venezolana mediante la amplificación por PCR... more Se estimó la diversidad genética en la cabra Criolla venezolana mediante la amplificación por PCR de 29 microsatélites en 50 animales. El conjunto de marcadores moleculares utilizados son los propuestos por la FAO y la ISAG para estudios de biodiversidad. Los resultados muestran que existe una alta variabilidad genética, con una heterocigosidad esperada de 0,65 y numero medio de alelos de 6,2. La medida de diversidad genética reveló un buen estatus de la biodiversidad en la cabra Criolla venezolana, lo cual permite concluir que, el uso sistemático de los marcadores moleculares en este tipo de estudio podría facilitar el entendimiento del manejo poblacional y constituirá una excelente estrategia para la conservación de esta especie.

Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

Journal of Public Affairs Education

Abstract Since the development of threaded discussion on the World Wide Web, effective use of asy... more Abstract Since the development of threaded discussion on the World Wide Web, effective use of asyn-chronous discussion forums has been an issue for public affairs educators. This article is an account of research that examined how tradi-tional mentoring practices might be ...

As an increasing number of graduate education courses are moved either online or into hybrid form... more As an increasing number of graduate education courses are moved either online or into hybrid formats, instructors and administrators need to consider strategies for how to transition students into these new learning environments. This exploratory, qualitative study looked at one case study course and provides practical recommendations for stronger orientation programs. Colleges and universities have increasingly moved coursework and professional development programs from traditional classroom environments to online or hybrid forums in an effort to maximize potential participation and minimize costs. This drive for online learning has been well documented in a variety of forums, and has been estimated to be worth $23 billion per year to higher education (Wei, 2001). The primary challenges to moving courses into a technologically mediated forum have typically fallen into two categories: instructor and technology. Technological limitations have been dramatically reduced in recent years...

The first in a series of planned secondary curriculum materials about the Mississippi Band of Cho... more The first in a series of planned secondary curriculum materials about the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, the book traces Choctaw tribal government from before seventeenth century contact with the French to the present day. Chapter I treats tribal government in the period before contact with the French, when Choctaw family structure and relationships were well defined. Chapter II discusses the course of the seventeenth and eighteenth century French alliance with the tribe. Chapter III details a series of United States-Choctaw treaties dating from 1786 and including the 1830 Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek which resulted in the removal of many of the Choctaw to Oklahoma. Chapter IV described the tribe's "dark ages" between 1830 and the 1921 colonization operation of the Choctaw Agency. The chapter also describes the 1944 declaration of the Choctaw Reservation, the re-emergence of tribal government and its 1975 reorganization, and the new spirit of self-determination and economic development that exists today. The chapter contains biographies of five tribal leaders. Appendices contain the text of nine treaties and the revised tribal by-laws and constitution. The book, written by tribal members and scholars, is illustrated with black-and-white photographs and maps. (SB)

This case study used both quantitative and qualitative methods to investigate students' perce... more This case study used both quantitative and qualitative methods to investigate students' perceptions of learning using a Web-based tutorial. Students participated in a Web-based tutorial to learn basic HTML as part of a graduate-level Web design course. Four of five students agreed to participate in the survey and interviews. After completing the tutorial, students' scores on Web assignments and responses to surveys and open-ended interviews were analyzed. Results indicate that although students mastered the material, perceptions of learning via the Web were vastly different. Findings indicate the need to investigate the broad issues of student's preference for text, the desire for more personal context and guidance during instruction, and possibilities of high performance for visual learners. (SLD) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. Running head: PERCEPTIONS OF WEB TUTORIAL Student Perceptions of Learning in a Web-Bas...

An effort to better prepare Choctaw youngsters for kindergarten, the Choctaw Cultur'e Early Educa... more An effort to better prepare Choctaw youngsters for kindergarten, the Choctaw Cultur'e Early Education Program developed a resource of 58 activities adapted to meet the needs of Choctaw 3-and-4-year olds. The activities are divided into four sections pertaining to getting started, relating to five project publications (How the' Flowers Came to Be, The Tale of the Possum, Sokosi Aliha-Little Pigs, Welcome to Choctaw Fair, and Looking Around-No Ya PiSa), matching activities, and miscellaneous. Each activity provides the following information: name of activity, objectives, materials needed, procedures, and things to tUlk about. Examples of some of the activities are classroom helpers charts, learning center markers le (medallion-style necklaces worn to indicate which learning center a child is to be participating in), straw puppets in a cup, possum attendance chart, bacon and eggs, weather match, color match drums, Choctaw frog pattern match, drop and see, Choctaw clothes line game, number, jigsaw puzzle, Choctaw chanter's sticks, ,how hominy is made, Siti puzzle, stringing the drum, washer-hooker board, and Loksi story puzzle. Black and white photographs illustrate some of the activities. (ERB)

Page 1. William F. Brescia, Jr., Assistant Professor, Educational Technology, University of Ark... more Page 1. William F. Brescia, Jr., Assistant Professor, Educational Technology, University of Arkansas, Graduate Education Build-ing, Room 336, Fayetteville, AR 72701. Telephone: (479) 575-5115. E-mail: brescia@uark.edu ...

Quarterly Review of Distance …, 2005

Journal of College Orientation, Transition, and Retention

This case study used both quantitative and qualitative methods to investigate students' perceptio... more This case study used both quantitative and qualitative methods to investigate students' perceptions of learning using a Web-based tutorial. Students participated in a Web-based tutorial to learn basic HTML as part of a graduate-level Web design course. Four of five students agreed to participate in the survey and interviews. After completing the tutorial, students' scores on Web assignments and responses to surveys and open-ended interviews were analyzed. Results indicate that although students mastered the material, perceptions of learning via the Web were vastly different.