Charles B. Hodges

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• PhD
• Professor at Georgia Southern University

In this qualitative study, the researcher investigates barriers to pro- viding computer science education in rural high schools in the United States. Through in-depth interviews with educators from two rural school districts, the research reveals significant challenges in implementing and sustaining computer science programs. These challenges inclu...

Advocates of AI in Education (AIEd) assert that the current generation of technologies, collectively dubbed artificial intelligence, including generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), promise results that can transform our conceptions of what education looks like. Therefore, it is imperative to investigate how educators perceive GenAI and its po...

This manifesto critically examines the unfolding integration of Generative AI (GenAI), chatbots, and algorithms into higher education, using a collective and thoughtful approach to navigate the future of teaching and learning. GenAI, while celebrated for its potential to personalize learning, enhance efficiency, and expand educational accessibility...

This manifesto critically examines the unfolding integration of Generative AI (GenAI), chatbots, and algorithms into higher education, using a collective and thoughtful approach to navigate the future of teaching and learning. GenAI, while celebrated for its potential to personalize learning, enhance efficiency, and expand educational accessibility...

In light of current or future pandemics, natural disasters, war, or personal preferences, remote or online learning is becoming increasingly common. This reality means that teachers need to be equipped with the skills necessary to effectively teach online. In this article the authors highlight the importance of preparing teachers with effective onl...

There is a knowledge gap in tracing and analyzing historical records (e.g., annual or bi-annual) of educational technology, particularly, exploring emerging technology trends and their uptake in education. This study addresses this gap by reviewing technology adoption in education, based on bibliometric and content analyses of EDUCAUSE Horizon repo...

Historical school disruptions show why readiness for online teaching is critical. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed a lack of teacher preparation for emergency remote teaching, prompting calls to re-envision teacher education. In this chapter, the authors argue for two key goals: developing frameworks and practices to prepare teachers for online enviro...

In this document I propose a new term, deepfake learning, and its definition.

Despite repeated warnings from K–12 online learning scholars, media, and U.S. government bodies about the need for teacher readiness in the face of school disruptions like COVID-19, teacher education programs have largely fallen short in preparing educators for effective online and blended teaching during extended school closures. In this paper, th...

The chapter "Digital Media for Online Education" from "The SAGE Handbook of Online Higher Education" explores the integration of digital media in online education. It begins with defining digital media and its evolution in online education, followed by discussions on cognitive load theory and multimedia learning principles. The chapter highlights s...

In light of current or future pandemics, natural disasters, war, or personal preferences, remote or online learning is becoming increasingly common. This reality means that teachers need to be equipped with the skills necessary to effectively teach online. In this paper the authors highlight the importance of preparing teachers with effective onlin...

Generative AI is a rapidly evolving technology that has the potential to revolutionize higher education. While there are some ethical concerns and challenges to be addressed, the benefits of using AI in teaching and learning are significant. AI can be used to personalize learning experiences, provide feedback, and automate tasks, freeing up educato...

In the field of educational technology and instructional design, research methods are emerging that aim to curate different forms of knowledge and insights beyond traditional research studies, or what Reigeluth and An (in Reigeluth and Carr-Chellman (eds) Instructional design theories and models: Building a common knowledge base, Lawrence Erl-baum...

The COVID-19 pandemic forced schools to move to online and blended learning. The abrupt change was a challenge for many teachers, particularly those that lacked professional development and experience in these modes and environments. The COVID-19 pandemic is beginning to end, but there are probable future circumstances where teachers and students w...

Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT) is “a temporary shift of instructional delivery to an alternate delivery mode due to crisis circumstances” (Hodges et al., 2020, para. 13). In contrast to online learning, this term describes instruction that is entirely remote and is not as robust as intentionally planned and well-designed online learning solutions....

As a key motivational factor that determines future teaching success with Computational Thinking (CT), in this cross-sectional survey study, we investigated if and how preservice teachers’ (n = 76) self-efficacy for CT teaching, their usage of CT tools, and their motivation (utility value) were (inter)related. Through a series of regression analyse...

Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT) is “a temporary shift of instructional delivery to an alternate delivery mode due to crisis circumstances” (Hodges et al., 2020, para. 13). In contrast to online learning, this term describes instruction that is entirely remote and is not as robust as intentionally planned and well-designed online learning solutions....

In this paper, we describe the design, development, and implementation of a curriculum based on teaching computer science using an industry-standard game-design software: Unity 3D. We discuss the theoretical underpinnings of our instructional design process and steps we have taken to introduce complexity and maintain student motivation. We discuss...

In this paper the authors present a vision that by 2025 all teacher education programs will prepare teacher candidates with the knowledge, skills, and experience necessary to be successful teaching in online and blended modalities. The authors present evidence that all teachers need to be proficient in online and blended teaching, and they provide...

Social media has become an important tool for informal teacher professional development. Although there is a growing body of research investigating issues across the US, there is a lack of research on teacher professional development taking place on Twitter in Georgia, USA. In this research, the authors applied digital methods to analyze 5,425 entr...

Technology has many uses in the education context, and can be a catalyst for change. It is important to maintain a focus on what technology can help educators and learners to accomplish, rather than on a particular technology. Education technologies can be utilised to provide learners with the opportunity to experience authentic learning activities...

The authors of the seminal article pointing out the distinctions between emergency remote teaching and online learning at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic reflect on the past year-plus and where we are now. Read the full-text, online for free here: https://er.educause.edu/articles/2021/11/one-year-later-and-counting-reflections-on-emergency-r...

Following a year or more of emergency remote teaching and other disruptions in higher education, now is the time for campus and technology leaders to support the digital transformation of faculty.

Social media has become an important tool for informal teacher professional development. Although there is a growing body of research investigating issues across the US, there is a lack of research on teacher professional development taking place on Twitter in Georgia, USA. In this research, the authors applied digital methods to analyze 5,425 entr...

Replicating research studies is considered one way of establishing validity and confidence of findings in a field of study. In this paper, we introduce a replication framework for classifying studies conducted in the area of educational technology as a possible guide to conducting and reporting replication studies in the field. The paper includes t...

This chapter covers a brief history of the journal TechTrends up to 2021 and provides potential authors information about what and how to publish in the journal.

Computer programming is becoming an essential skill for young students regardless of their education or career goals. Therefore, for students to develop and for educators and researchers to accurately measure self-efficacy in and value for programming is important. Although student motivation in subject matter can be measured using self-report surv...

In this chapter, the authors offer a process for the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of emergency remote teaching experiences. The process is outlined by the well-known ADDIE instructional design framework with special considerations and guidance added for emergency remote teaching (ERT). A job aid to guide planning for ERT base...

The authors discuss the applicability of common assessment types used in online instruction to the context of emergency remote education. Written assignments, online discussions, fieldwork, tests and quizzes, presentations, and e-portfolios are specifically addressed. The discussion includes the concepts of synchronous versus asynchronous assessmen...

This paper is a report of a cross sectional survey study of teacher readiness to implement technology initiatives in their schools. The sample of participants in the study was comparable, with respect to gender, to national data on teachers in the United States. The technology initiatives reported are reflective of current market trends in the Unit...

In the spring of 2020, the term ‘emergency remote teaching’ began to emerge to describe what was occurring in education at all levels, despite the more commonly used term “online learning” dominating media descriptions of the instruction offered to students forced to remain at home. Hodges et al. (2020) described emergency remote teaching as an att...

This paper offers the authors perspectives from a lens of practice on the paper, Open educational resources and college textbook choices: A review of research on efficacy and perceptions, by John Hilton III published in Educational Technology Research and Development volume 64, pages 573–590 in 2016. The commentary offered is specific to Hilton's w...

This short essay highlights how the COVID-19 crisis forced many faculty members in the higher education setting to abruptly transition from face-to-face and hybrid instruction to remote teaching. We highlight how emergency remote teaching can lead to overall improved instruction (regardless of future course modality) and better preparedness (for fu...

Well-planned online learning experiences are meaningfully different from courses offered online in response to a crisis or disaster. Colleges and universities working to maintain instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic should understand those differences when evaluating this emergency remote teaching.

An increasing number of online instructors find themselves teaching online courses that they did not design and in which they might have little ability to edit and update. However, there are still many ways that online instructors in situations like this can influence and improve the online learning experience for students in their courses. Based o...

Situated learning theory posits that knowledge is a result of the activity, context, and culture in which it is learned. The circumstances surrounding the global pandemic gave practicum candidates one of the most real- world experiences possible. They were challenged with authentic, complex problems to which to apply the skills and knowledge acquir...

The process of learning is not merely determined by what the instructor teaches, but also by how the student receives that information. An attentive student will naturally be more open to obtaining knowledge than a bored or frustrated student. In recent years, tools such as skin temperature measurements and body posture calculations have been devel...

A large number of students in American public schools attend rural schools. In this paper, the authors explore rural science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and the issues associated with STEM education for students, teachers, and parents in rural communities. Characteristics of rural STEM education are examined to highlight uni...

Guided reflective journaling (Dunlap, Tech Trends, 50(6), 20–26, 2006) was used in this semester-long study to investigate the impact of case studies on speech-language pathology (SLP) students’ self-efficacy for diagnosing and treating dysphagia patients. The students’ reactions to case-based instruction also were examined. Twenty-seven, first-yea...

This edited volume contains reports of current research, and literature reviews of research, involving self-efficacy in various instructional technology contexts. Chapter represent international perspectives across the broad areas of K-12 education, higher education, teacher self-efficacy, and learner self-efficacy to capture a diverse cross sectio...

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About this book: This book reports on research and practice on computational thinking and the effect it is having on education worldwide, both inside and outside of formal schooling. With coding becoming a required skill in an increasing number of national curricula (e.g., the United Kingdom, Israel, Estonia, Finland), the ability to think computat...

Self-efficacy beliefs have proven to be an important influence on an individual’s learning success. Badging is increasingly an element of innovative technologies for educational computing such as MOOCs, adaptive learning systems, smart learning environments, game-based learning, and gamification, among others. However, there is not strong evidence...

Problem solving is one of the most essential skills for individuals to be successful at their daily lives and careers. When problems become complex, solving them involves identifying relationships among a multitude of interrelated variables, to achieve multiple different possible solutions. Teaching complex problem solving (CPS) skills in formal ed...

Traditional, institutionally supported learning management systems (LMSs) provide many features and benefits, however, most LMSs do not provide tools and features that are comparable to emerging learning technologies. Also, since many LMS products require expensive licensing agreements or support teams, these tools are not necessarily the best mode...