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Doering, Aaron; Lewis, Cynthia; Veletsianos, George; Nichols-Besel, Kristen – Journal of Computing in Teacher Education, 2008
Using an activity theory framework, we investigate how preservice teachers and middle school students utilized instant messaging in educational contexts and the impact of instant messaging on the development of community among preservice teachers. Qualitative results from six focus groups and two personal interviews indicate that instant messaging…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Synchronous Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, Student Attitudes
Wang, Lih-Ching Chen; Morgan, William R. – Journal of Computing in Teacher Education, 2008
This study investigated student perceptions of using instant messaging software for online interactive chapter discussions in a graduate teacher educational technology course. The criterion instrument was a 47-item scale that measured Chickering and Gamson's (1987) first four principles for good practice in undergraduate education, yielding…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Student Attitudes, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperation
Groenke, Susan L. – Journal of Computing in Teacher Education, 2008
This article reports research from an ISTE SigTEL award-winning university-secondary school partnership, the Web Pen Pals project, which pairs preservice English teachers in online chat rooms with local middle school students to talk about young adult literature. One goal of teacher preparation programs is to encourage beginning teachers to use…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Computer Mediated Communication, Young Adults, English Teachers
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Sugar, William; Wilson, Kenneth – Journal of Computing in Teacher Education, 2005
This study details our efforts in examining alternatives to inservice technology workshops according to the perspectives of teachers from two school districts located in the southeastern region of the United States. Our initial survey (68% return ratio) and final survey (65% return ratio) asked teachers to respond to the following four areas…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Workshops, Educational Technology, Barriers
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Khourey-Bowers, Claudia – Journal of Computing in Teacher Education, 2005
This descriptive study addressed the role of virtual learning environments in fostering reflective thought among preservice teachers through dialogic interaction. Preservice teachers tend to view teaching as a formulaic application of theory and strategies. When challenged with making decisions in novel settings, they are often unable to apply…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Essays, Field Experience Programs, Theory Practice Relationship