Why Improving Preservice Teacher Educational Technology Preparation Must go beyond the College's Walls

To prepare new teachers to use technology within their programs of preparation, schools, colleges, and departments of education (SCDEs) can develop and require coursework in which students learn how to operate and teach with technology and set expectations that students demonstrate their integration...

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Published in:Journal of teacher education 2003-09, Vol.54 (4), p.334-346
Main Authors: Dexter, Sara, Riedel, Eric
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access to Technology
Analysis
Computer Uses in Education
Educational personnel
Educational sciences
Educational Technology
Elementary Secondary Education
Higher Education
Methods
Preservice Teacher Education
Schools of Education
Student Teachers
Student Teaching
Study and teaching
Teacher education
Teachers
Teaching
Teaching Methods
Technology
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Summary:To prepare new teachers to use technology within their programs of preparation, schools, colleges, and departments of education (SCDEs) can develop and require coursework in which students learn how to operate and teach with technology and set expectations that students demonstrate their integration abilities during student teaching. This survey of student teachers found that setting these expectations for designing and delivering instruction using technology was effective in getting student teachers to use technology during clinical experiences. However, additional factors beyond the control of SCDEs were equally important, such as the level of access to technology and the support of and feedback from cooperating teachers at the student teaching site. The authors discuss the implications these factors hold for SCDE's extending efforts “beyond their walls” to prepare new teachers to use technology.
ISSN:0022-4871
1552-7816
DOI:10.1177/0022487103255319