Alona Forkosh-Baruch's Homepage
Knowledge Technology Lab, School of Education, Tel Aviv University, ISRAEL
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 College of Education
Head, Authority for Supporting Teaching and Learning, Levinsky College of Education
Head, ICT Coordinators' Forum, MOFET Institute
Research member, ICT in Education Colleges, MOFET InstitutePast Responsibilities
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
Coordinator, International Studies, Research Authority, Levinsky College of Education
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. (in
press). Mobile Technologies for Organizational Learning. USA: IGI
Global. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8106-2
Publications
in Peer-Reviewed Journals
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
K-12 Web-Based Learning Environments
Online social network sites (SNS) in education
Mobile Learning in Pre-service Training
iPad Implementation in Special Education
Personal Background
