Alona Forkosh-Baruch

Associate Professor, Levinsky-Wingate Academic College

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

Smits, A., Valtonen, T., Piispa-Hakala, S., Forkosh-Baruch, A., Khaddage, F., Laferrière, T., Ueda, H., & Yeung, S. (2026). Protecting teacher agency in times of strong technology push: grounding decisions in Biesta's educational purposes. Computers and Education Open, 100383. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeo.2026.100383

Gadot, R., & Forkosh-Baruch, A. (2025). Perceptions Towards Online Learning Among Female Ultra-Orthodox Teacher Education Students. Education Sciences, 15(11), 1447. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci15111447

Meishar-Tal, H., & Forkosh-Baruch, A. (2024). Panopticon, Synopticon, and Omniopticon: A conceptual framework for understanding the utilization of cameras and video recordings in education. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 56(14), 1391-1402.. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131857.2024.2395338

Trevisan, O., Christensen, R., Drossel, K., Friesen, S., Forkosh-Baruch, A., & Phillips, M. (2024). Drivers of digital realities for ongoing teacher professional learning, 29(4), 1851-1868. Technology, Knowledge and Learning. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10758-024-09771-0

Botvin, M., Forkosh-Baruch, A., & Hershkovitz, A. (2024). Data Lost, Decisions Made: Teachers in Routine and Emergency Remote Teaching. Interdisciplinary Journal of Information, Knowledge, and Management, 19. https://doi.org/10.28945/5335

Botvin, M., Hershkovitz, A., & Forkosh-Baruch, A. (2023). Data-driven decision-making in emergency remote teaching. Education and Information Technologies, 28(1), 489-506. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-022-11176-4

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

Contact Information

Levinsky: phone +972-3-6902414 ; email: alonabar@l-w.ac.il

TAU: phone +972-3-6407794 ; email: alonabar@tauex.tau.ac.il

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