Positioning the technologies curriculum : a snapshot of Australian initial teacher education programs

Globally, technology is now a vital element of the school curriculum. Technology has changed the way children learn, and when teachers integrate technology into pedagogical practices, resources, and assessment it expands the way teachers teach. This paper explores how initial teacher education (ITE)...

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Published in:Australian educational researcher 2022-11, Vol.49 (5), p.979-999
Main Authors: Blannin, Joanne, Redmond, Petrea, McLeod, Amber, Mayne, Fiona
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Continuing education
Core curriculum
Course organisation
Data analysis
Data collection
Digital technology
Education
Educational Objectives
Educational Policy and Politics
Educational Psychology
Educational Technology
Elementary Secondary Education
Foreign Countries
Graduate study
Higher education
Instructional Leadership
Learning
Nonprofit organizations
Postsecondary Education
Preservice Teacher Education
Preservice teachers
Primary secondary education
Student experience
Student teacher attitudes
Students
Systematic review
Teacher education
Teacher education curriculum
Teacher Education Programs
Teacher Educators
Teacher Improvement
Teaching
Teaching and Teacher Education
Teaching Methods
Technology Integration
Undergraduate study
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Summary:Globally, technology is now a vital element of the school curriculum. Technology has changed the way children learn, and when teachers integrate technology into pedagogical practices, resources, and assessment it expands the way teachers teach. This paper explores how initial teacher education (ITE) programs across Australia position the Technologies Curriculum. It uses data provided at a symposium of teacher educators who deliver ITE in the use of technologies. The paper maps data from 32 universities, including primary, secondary, undergraduate and postgraduate programs. It also investigates the naming conventions of courses in these programs and exemplifies the student experience by providing three vignettes from three programs in three different states. The findings suggest that Technologies education in Australia is offered in many ways to pre-service teachers, thus the landscape of this teaching area is diverse. This paper contributes to the field in being the first research to explore how Australian universities teach Technologies within their ITE programs. It offers a snapshot of how technologies are positioned in Australian ITE programs. [Author abstract]
ISSN:0311-6999
2210-5328
DOI:10.1007/s13384-021-00473-5