Alona Forkosh-Baruch
Associate Professor
Alona Forkosh-Baruch
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
Levinsky-Wingate Academic Center, Tel-Aviv, ISRAEL
The Science and Technology in Education Center, Tel-Aviv University
Professional Background
TA University, Ph.D. ICT in Education
TA University, M.A in Curriculum & Instruction, ICT in Education Program, graduated magna cum laude
TA University, B.A in Special Education and Psychology, graduated magna cum laude
Research member of the Science and Technology Education Center (SATEC) and Knowledge Technology Lab (KTL), Tel-Aviv University
Manager of teachers’ computer center the TA district
Special Education ICT coordinator of the TA district
ICT coordinator in special Ed High-School for teenagers with LD
Past Responsibilities
Head, ICT in Education, Levinsky-Wingate Academic College
Head, Authority for Supporting Teaching and Learning, Levinsky-Wingate Academic College
Head, ICT Coordinators' Forum, MOFET Institute
Research member, ICT in Education Colleges, MOFET Institute
Coordinator for the IEAs SITES2006 International StudyCoordinator of the Israeli team for the IEAs' Second International Technology in Education Study
Maintenance of the Israeli research site for the SITES/OECD International StudyMember of Israeli coordinating team for the OECD International Study of ICT in Education
Current Responsibilities
Head, International Office, Levinsky-Wingate Academic College
Sample of Recent Publications
Books
Nachmias, R., Mioduser, D., and Forkosh-Baruch, A. (2009). SITES 2006: ICT in Mathematics and Science Education Study in Israel. Tel-Aviv: Ramot [Hebrew].
Mioduser, D., Nachmias, R., Tubin, D., and Forkosh-Baruch, A. (2006). Innovative Pedagogical Practices using Information and Communication Technologies. Israel: Ramot [Hebrew].
Edited Books
Forkosh-Baruch, A., & Meishar-Tal, H. (2019). Mobile Technologies for Organizational Learning. USA: IGI Global. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8106-2
Selected Publications in Peer-Reviewed Journals
Meishar-Tal, H., & Forkosh-Baruch, A. (2022). " Now you see me, now you don't": why students avoid turning on their cameras in synchronous online lessons?. Interactive Learning Environments. https://doi.org/10.1080/10494820.2022.2127778
Zellermayer, O., Gvili, Y., & Forkosh-Baruch, A. (2022). Back to the Educational Future: A Marketing-Oriented Approach to Promote Distributed Learning. Family Science Review, 26(1). http://dx.doi.org/10.26536/KHDX6784
Usher, M., Hershkovitz, A., & Forkosh-Baruch, A. (2021). From data to actions: Instructors' reflections about learners' data in online emergency remote teaching. British Journal of Educational Technologies. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjet.13108
Forkosh-Baruch, A., Phillips, M., & Smits, A. (2021). Reconsidering teachers’ pedagogical reasoning and decision making for technology integration as an agenda for policy, practice and research. Educational Technology Research and Development. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-021-09966-7
Alon, L., Forkosh-Baruch, A., & Nachmias, R. (2020). Towards a typology of personal information management behavior: exploring and defining people's interactions with personal information. Aslib Journal of Information Management. https://doi.org/10.1108/AJIM-07-2020-0208
Forkosh-Baruch, A., & Gadot, R. (2020). Social Curation Experience: Towards Authentic Learning in Preservice Teacher Training. Technology, Knowledge, & Learning. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10758-020-09449-3
Hershkovitz, A., & Forkosh- Baruch, A. (2019). Students' Perceptions of Benefits and Drawbacks of Facebook-Connections with Teachers. Interdisciplinary Journal of e-Skills and Lifelong Learning (IJELL), 15(1), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.28945/4180
Lipka, O., Forkosh-Baruch, A., and Meer, Y. (2019). Academic support model for post-secondary school students with learning disabilities: Student and instructor perceptions. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 23(2), 142-157.
Forkosh-Baruch, A., & Erstad, O. (2018). Upbringing in a digital world: Opportunities and possibilities. Technology Knowledge and Learning, 23(3), 377-390.
Avidov-Unger, O., & Forkosh- Baruch, A. (2018). Professional Identity of Teacher Educators in the Digital Era in light of Demands of Pedagogical Innovation. Teaching and Teacher Education, 73, 183-191.
Meishar-Tal, H., & Forkosh-Baruch, A. (2018). How Do Faculty Members React Towards the Use of Personal Mobile Devices by Students in the Classroom?. European Journal of Open, Distance and E-learning, 21(1), 37-46.
Forkosh-Baruch, A., & Hershkovitz, A. (2017). Broadening communication yet holding back: Teachers’ perceptions of their relationship with students in the SNS-era. Education and Information Technologies, 22(5), 90-100.
Hershkovitz, A. & Forkosh- Baruch, A. (2017). Teacher-Student Relationship and SNS-Mediated Communication: Student Perceptions. Comunicar, 53(25), 90-100.
Topics of Interest
New Literacies in the Knowledge Society
ICT Implementation in Education and Teacher Education
K-12 Web-Based Learning Environments
Online social network sites (SNS) in education
Mobile Learning in Pre-service Training
Technology and Special Education
Personal Background
Married + 3
Contact Information
Levinsky: phone +972-3-6902414 ; email: alonabar@l-w.ac.il
TAU: phone +972-3-6407794 ; fax 972-3-6407752 ; email: alonabar@tauex.tau.ac.il
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