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Samantha Norton

Title: Adjunct Faculty

Department: Learning Technologies

College: College of Information

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • MS, University of North Texas, 2021
    Major: Learning Technologies - LTEC-MS Accelerated Program

Current Scheduled Teaching

LTEC 2600.001Digital Tools in EducationSpring 8W2 2025 Syllabus
LTEC 2600.005Digital Tools in EducationSpring 8W1 2025 Syllabus
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

LTEC 2600.001Digital Tools in EducationFall 8W2 2024 Syllabus SPOT
LTEC 2600.005Digital Tools in EducationFall 8W1 2024 Syllabus SPOT
LTEC 2600.001Digital Tools in EducationFall 8W2 2023 Syllabus SPOT
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Conference Proceeding

  • Christensen, R.R., Knezek, G., Norton, S. (2024). Using a simulated teaching environment to support career technical teacher education high school programs. In T. Bastiaens (Ed.), Proceedings of EdMedia + Innovate Learning (pp. 846-856). Brussels, Belgium: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)..
  • Christensen, R.R., Knezek, G., Norton, S., Kruse, S. (2024). Using a simulated teaching platform to improve teacher practices (workshop) In J. Cohen & G. Solano (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference. Las Vegas, Nevada, United States: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)..
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Overall
Summative Rating		 Challenge and
Engagement Index		 Response Rate

out of 5
out of 7		 %
of
students responded
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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