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Updated: March 2008
Personal
Education
| 2005 |
Ph.D. Bar-Ilan University
Technological Applications in Education
Dissertation: Cross-modal Changes in University Lecturers’ Support of Cognitive and Metacognitive Aspects of Students’ Learning
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| 1996 |
M.A. Bar-Ilan University
Curriculum Design and Evaluation
Thesis: Self-regulating Processes and Motivational Orientation as Predictors of Divergent Production among Gifted Pupils (cum laude)
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| 1994 |
Feuerstein’s International Center for Enhancement of
Learning Potential
Advanced trainer’s course in Mediated Learning and
Instrumental Enrichment
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| 1980 |
Diploma in Translation, University of South Africa
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| 1977 |
Higher Education Diploma (Post Graduate)
Witwatersrand University, South Africa
Teaching English as a Foreign Language
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| 1975 |
B.A., Bar-Ilan University – English and American Literature, Sociology |
Academic Positions
| 2005 - |
The Open University of Israel, English unit - Research coordinator and materials developer for diverse populations |
| 2001- |
Distance Learning Laboratory – School of Education, Bar-Ilan University researcher and instructional designer for videoconferencing-based Early College project, headed by Dr. Baruch Offir |
| 1996- |
Orot Israel Teachers' College, Lecturer - Research Methods and Introductory Statistics |
| 1996-1999- |
Orot Israel Teachers' College - Design of case-based courses in social psychology and cognitive psychology |
| 1995-1998 |
Ministry of Education - Department of Gifted Education
National Teacher Trainer
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| 1992 -1997- |
Ministry of Education - Department of Gifted Education
Development of enrichment program courses for gifted pupils
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Research Interests
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Use of content analysis to identify how teacher-student interaction patterns change when university lecturers teach their courses in both conventional and distance learning environments.
Using cross-modal research findings to improve design and evaluation of online courses
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Use of content analysis to identify cross-modal changes in written and spoken English academic discourse.
Using research on cross-modal changes in written and spoken English academic discourse to design online courses for improving non-native English speakers’ oral presentation skills.
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Design and development of electronic learner’s dictionary for acquisition of high-frequency academic vocabulary
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Design of text-profiling and annotated glossary options to support academic reading comprehension
Use of avatars to facilitate comprehension of academic texts in English
Research Grants
| 2008 |
Inter-University Center for E-learning (MEITAL), with E. Klein-Wohl for development of Open Learning Resource to support acquisition of English academic vocabulary |
| 2006 - 7 |
Mofet Institute, with S.Kaniel & P.Steinberg – School Principals', Supervisors' and Teachers' Perceptions of Effective Teachers and Teacher Educator Models National research network project conducted within the framework of Machon Mofet |
| 2004 - 5 |
Israel Science Foundation, with B.Offir & O.Zeichner - Relationship of different types of cognitive and motivational-affective feedback interactions,
motivation levels and dropout rates in a distance learning-based Early College program for high school students in peripheral areas |
| 2004 |
Mofet Institute grant, with T.Shimoni – Identification of variables that predict successful performance among novice teachers in their first year of apprenticeship |
| 2002 |
Mofet Institute grant, with: P. Langberg & C.Wertheim, Development of a distance learning courses for in-service teacher education |
| 2001 |
National Council for Higher Education grant - Development of a distance learning course for pre-service teacher education - Orot Israel Teachers College |
List of Publications
Articles
| 2007 |
with B.Offir & R. Bezalel - Introverts, Extroverts and Achievement in a Distance Learning Environment. American Journal of Distance Education, Vol. 21, (1), 3-19 |
| 2005 |
With B. Offir, Y.Lev & A. Shteinbok - Can interaction content analysis contribute to distance learning? Educational Media International, Vol. 42, (1), 55-65 |
| 2004 |
With B. Offir, Y.Lev & A. Shteinbok - An integrated analysis of verbal and nonverbal interaction in conventional and distance learning environments. Journal of Educational Computing Research, Vol. 31(2), 101-118 |
| 2003 |
With B. Offir, Y.Lev & A. Shteinbok - Teacher-student interactions and learning outcomes in distance learning, Internet and Higher Education, 6(1), 65-75 |
| 2001 |
With B. Offir, Y.Lev & A. Shteinbok - Using interaction content analysis to assess distance education. Computers in the Schools, Vol. 18(2/3), 27-41 |
| 2000 |
With T.Shavitsky -. Critical junctions along the road: A reflective approach to case analysis. Tel Aviv: Mofet Institute (in Hebrew) |
Selected Papers At Scientific Conferences
| 2006 |
“Moving CALL from the computer lab to the classroom”
International Symposium of Computer Assisted Language Learning. Beijing Foreign Studies University, China
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| 2005 |
With B. Offir & O. Zeichner - " Utilizing University-Community Partnerships and Desktop Videoconferencing to Enhance Students’ Learning”
Thirtieth International Conference on Improving University Teaching, Pittsburgh, USA |
| 2005 |
With B. Offir & O. Zeichner - “Using Distance Learning to Identify and Enrich High School Pupils in Peripheral Areas”
Third International Conference on Multimedia and Information & Communication Technologies in Education
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| 2003 |
"Using Distance Learning to Identify and Enrich Pupils with High Levels of Learning Potential”
International Seminar on Distance Learning and Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Center of International Co-operation, Jerusalem |
| 2003 |
With B. Offir & O. Zeichner – “Effective Feedback in Distance Learning Environments for Gifted Pupils”
Ninth Conference of the European Council for High Ability (ECHA), Spain |
| 2002 |
"Using Distance Learning Environments to Identify and Enrich Gifted Pupils”
Eighth Conference of the European Council for High Ability (ECHA), Rhodes
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| 2001 |
With B. Offir, Y.Lev & A. Shteinbok - “Interaction Analysis in Distance Learning Systems as a Tool for Values Education”. MOACH, Tel Aviv |
| 1999 |
With T. Shavitsky -. “Developing Reflective Thinking through Case Study Analysis: An Integrative Course in Teacher Education“
Third International Conference on Teacher Education. Mofet Institution, Bet Berl College, Israel |
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