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Item Exploring patterns of heterogeneity in activity–travel behaviors of older people(2018-12-06) Hutchinson, Joseph William; Bhat, Chandra R. (Chandrasekhar R.), 1964-The travel behavior and mobility needs of older people have been topics of much interest to transport planners and policy makers for a number of reasons. The desire to provide mobility to older people even as their capabilities diminish, and the need to recognize their vulnerability when they do attempt to navigate the transportation network on their own, has motivated a rich stream of research dedicated to studying their activity–travel behavior. Many studies in the past, and most travel models to date, consider older people as a single market segment of 65 years of age or over. To better understand differences among various subgroups of the older population, this thesis presents a detailed analysis and comparison of older population subgroups using data derived from the 2017 National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) of the United States. The thesis includes detailed descriptive statistics on technology and time use patterns with a view to identify how these behaviors evolve as people age. In addition, the thesis presents three modeling efforts to understand the differential effects of age on the action space, the use of transportation modes, and the activity participation and time allocation behavior of older people. The analysis suggests that there is considerable heterogeneity among older people, which calls for more targeted policy interventions and a more disaggregate treatment of older population subgroups in travel models. The analysis reveals that an individual’s medical condition and need for use of a medical device are significant explanatory variables affecting all three of the choice dimensions considered in the modeling efforts of this thesis. This calls for the development of policies and mobility options that serve the disabled regardless of age, while recognizing the inherent correlation between age and disability statusItem Preservice teachers’ digital literacy in educator preparation programs : a literature review(2023-08) Lim, Mihyun; Hughes, Joan E.As technology’s potential to transform teaching and learning became clear, shared standards and expectations emerged for teachers to integrate in K-12 classrooms. However, despite the massive influx of classroom technology, there were few noticeable changes to the pedagogical development or curricular sequences. The purpose of this report is to provide a review of literature that explores how preservice teachers learn to conceptualize their own digital literacy during their teacher preparation. More specifically, this review investigates preservice teachers’ learning about digital literacy conceptions in relation to how their learning experiences are embedded in and situated as part of learning activities and teaching practices with technology in teacher education coursework. The results of the literature review provide insight as to what learning opportunities teacher educators can provide when preservice teachers need to be prepared to understand and practice with technology for specific purposes and contexts in classrooms.Item Site-level integration of information technologies in construction : an empirical study of information technology adoption(2013-12) Howe, Justin Michael; O'Brien, William J.The availability of information technologies (IT) that can be harnessed to support construction projects at the site-level (e.g. tablets devices) continues to increase substantially. Most computer devices and IT resources today are designed for mobility, providing construction onsite personnel potential access to electronic resources and relevant information while on the construction site or in the construction field office; enabling the possibility of real-time data exchanges amongst various project entities, unrestricted by location. Recent industry literature has highlighted the benefits associated with the use of onsite emerging construction IT and, as a result, construction organizations are showing a strong interest in implementing these technologies to improve and develop more cost effective construction document management and communication processes. Despite the perceived benefits, the construction industry has been slow to adopt IT, particularly in the construction execution phase and, more specifically, at the site-level. This research aims to analyze the industry's current state of construction field and office personnel's use and proficiency related to IT. This study also offers insight into the impacts the adoption of IT has on field personnel's onsite processes, and identifies industry-specific barriers associated with the adoption of IT. To extend the knowledge related to IT usage of project site-level personnel, the results of a survey, follow-up interview, and an IT training and evaluation study were reviewed. These tools helped to investigate and acquire data regarding site managers' and field engineers' technology-related competence, their applications of IT to produce work artefacts, and circumstances in which users and technology hinder the adoption of IT in construction. Collectively, an analysis of the results revealed that the construction industry's current state of IT adoption at the site level is more advanced than previously perceived; particularly with the use of basic technology and software tools. Furthermore, the results offer a foundation for determining "areas of improvement" for increased adoption of IT in an onsite environment. Industry business-related limitations and individual's technology proficiency currently present the prevalent barriers related to the hindrance of adoption. The inadequate effectiveness of IT to support field personnel's daily processes was also found to a be a contributory constraint.Item Technology integration and novice teachers : looking at technology use of novice teachers in the context of their first year of teaching(2006-08) Abate, Lisa Marie; Resta, Paul E.The aim of this study was to examine first year teachers' experiences incorporating instructional technology into their teaching through the lens of Technology-Pedagogical Content Knowledge. Technology-Pedagogical Content Knowledge is a fairly new concept drawn from the concept of Pedagogical Content Knowledge, originating with Shulman. Participating teachers were graduates of a Southwestern University's College of Education laptop initiative that required all College of Education students to purchase a laptop. The laptop was used throughout their pre-service teaching course work. The first graduating cohort of this initiative was surveyed during their first full year of teaching. Ten of those surveyed then participated in interviews and journal writing related to their technology integration experiences. Results indicated that for the most part these new teachers are not facing access and support related barriers to technology use, though time constraints are still an issue. Results also indicated that the teachers are using technology in their instructional activities, and are continuing to grow in their technology integration skills. The basis in technology use from their College of Education combined with the technology-supportive school atmosphere in which they teach appears to be an environment that is fostering teachers who are willing to experiment with technology integration and are planning how to integrate it more in the coming school year. Their understanding of the connections between technology, content and pedagogy, their t-PCK, are developing and transforming. Impact on the field includes a greater understanding of how teachers come to design lessons for technology integration as well as a greater understanding of how graduates from teacher preparation programs with an emphasis on technology integration are able to apply their skills upon entering the teaching field.