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Duan, Suzhen; Exter, Marisa; Newby, Timothy – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2022
Preservice teachers' attitudes towards technology integration influence their motivation for and future behavior in teaching, but effective interventions to modify attitudes towards technology integration are scarce in teacher education programs. This quasi-experimental study redesigned and integrated one of the most widely used positive…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Educational Technology, Technology Integration
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Bai, Hua – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2019
The wide adoption of mobile technology has greatly influenced K-12 education. In teacher education programs, it is necessary for educators to train teacher education students to use mobile technology for educational purpose. This paper reports an exploratory effort in preparing elementary education students for mobile learning. The participants'…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Technology Integration, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
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Ennis-Cole, Demetria L.; Cullum, Princess M.; Iwundu, Chukwuka – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2018
Reforming healthcare has been a priority in the United States for many years. A major part of that reform has been an expansion in the role and duties of physicians to include more management and leadership within the organization. This type of reform requires innovative changes in health science education programs. Traditionally, physician…
Descriptors: Physicians, Role, Leadership Responsibility, Models
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Schrum, Lynne; Levin, Barbara B. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2013
This article presents lessons learned about successful professional development for promoting technology integration from eight exemplary schools. Through a qualitative investigation into school leaders' and teachers' intentional goals of improving student engagement and achievement, formal, informal, and individual opportunities are described…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Qualitative Research, Learner Engagement, Educational Technology
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Hagerman, Michelle Schira; Keller, Alison; Spicer, Jodi L. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2013
The Educational Technology Certificate (ETC.) courses at Michigan State University are a set of three courses that can be taken as a standalone qualification or as the first three courses in the Master's of Educational Technology degree. Together, the courses emphasize the development of technology skills and advanced mindsets for technology…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Teaching Methods, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness
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Cowan, John E. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2012
Between 2000 and 2009, 243 students in 11 cohort groups participated in the Internet-Based Masters in Educational Technology (iMet) Program. iMet is a hybrid masters program in education with an emphasis in educational technology. Students in the program work collaboratively in a problem-based approach to the integration of technology into…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Masters Programs, Educational Technology, Educational Strategies
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Wang, Charles Xiaoxue – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2009
Over the past four years, the Technology Proficiency Self-Assessment (TPSA) created by Ropp (n.d.) and the Student Information Survey designed by Shoffner (2007a) were used to monitor the technology integration competence of pre-service teachers in a technology integration course at Georgia State University. The data collected and class…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Portfolio Assessment, Learning Strategies, Program Effectiveness
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Song, Yanjie – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2007
Handheld devices are being used increasingly in schools and higher education. Many researchers assume that the use of these devices will exert considerable impact on educational practices. However, to date, it appears that such use has not been sustainable and transferable. The impact of educational uses of handheld devices does not yet seem…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Practices, Educational Technology, Technology Integration
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Brantley-Dias, Laurie; Calandra, Brendan; Harmon, Steve W.; Shoffner, Mary B. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2006
This paper seeks to examine efforts by PT3 projects over the last several years to increase collaboration among education and arts & sciences faculty. To what extent have PT3 projects sought to address this issue? How successful have they been? What barriers have they faced? What lessons have they learned? In this article, the authors seek to…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Schools of Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Effectiveness
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Duffield, Judith A.; Moore, Julie A. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2006
Technology integration is a three-pronged effort. Not only do teachers, no matter the level, need to know how to use technology, they need to know how to integrate it into their curriculum. These two prongs were a consistent theme throughout the Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology (PT3) projects. Add access to technology to these and…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Technology Integration, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education
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Lin, Hong; Dwyer, Francis – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2006
According to the Committee on the Foundations of Educational Assessment, traditional educational assessment does a reasonable job of measuring knowledge of basic facts, procedures and proficiency of an area of the curriculum. However, the traditional approach fails to capture the breadth and richness of knowledge and cognition. Such a concern…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Educational Assessment, Computers, Thinking Skills
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Aworuwa, Bosede; Worrell, Paige; Smaldino, Sharon E. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2006
Initially, when discussing how to best approach the issue of examining the PT3 (Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology) projects in the context of professional development schools or K-12 collaboration, these authors first had to define what they considered to be a partnership between a college of education and a K-12 school. The concept…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Education Courses, College School Cooperation, Teacher Education Programs