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The Urban-Rural Gap: Project-Based Learning with Web 2.0 among West Virginian Teachers
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Goh, Debbie; Kale, Ugur – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2016
To overcome the digital divide in West Virginia, schools are urged to integrate emerging information and communication technologies (ICTs) such as Web 2.0 and alternative pedagogies to develop students' twenty-first-century skills. Yet, the potential effects of the digital divide on technology integration have not necessarily been part of planning…
Descriptors: Rural Urban Differences, Web 2.0 Technologies, Information Technology, Teaching Methods
Technology Integration in EFL Classrooms: A Study of Qatari Independent Schools
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Chaaban, Youmen; Ellili-Cherif, Maha – Education and Information Technologies, 2017
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of teachers' individual characteristics and perceptions of environmental factors on the extent of technology integration into EFL (English as a Foreign Language) classrooms. To this end, a national survey examining EFL teachers' perceptions was conducted at Qatari Independent Schools. A total of…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Integration, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries
Factors Influencing Teachers' Use of Multimedia Enhanced Content in Secondary Schools in Tanzania
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Mtebe, Joel S.; Mbwilo, Betty; Kissaka, Mussa M. – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
Tanzania is faced with a severe shortage of qualified in-service school science and mathematics teachers. While science and mathematics account for 46% of the curriculum, only 28% of teachers are qualified to teach these subjects. In order to overcome this challenge, the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training (MoEVT) implemented a project…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Multimedia Instruction, Secondary Education, Secondary School Teachers
Examining Transformative Faculty Development Factors to Advance Technology Adoption and Diffusion at a Campus-Based Institution
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McKissic, Stephanie Camille – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this mixed-method research, in the context of a case study was to examine faculty concerns with integrating technologies and the influences and motivations that lead to technology adoption and diffusion in the classroom. Specifically, the study examined the conceptual frameworks of Rogers' Innovation Diffusion Theory (IDT) and…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Faculty Development, Teacher Education Programs, Adoption (Ideas)
Faculty Attitude towards Integrating Technology in Teaching at a Four-Year Southeastern University
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Palmore, Donna Venetta – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Studies have shown that computer technology has brought about a noticeable change in the manner in which education is delivered to students. Further research suggests that the use of technology enables educators to effectively communicate with their students in an interactive learning environment designed to meet their individual needs. Moreover,…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Teacher Attitudes
Factors that Predict Quality Classroom Technology Use
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Hastings, Tricia A. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Despite technological advancements intended to enhance teaching and learning in the 21st century, numerous teacher and school factors continue to impede quality classroom technology use. Determining the effectiveness of educational technology is challenging and requires a detailed understanding of multifaceted, complex, contextual relationships.…
Descriptors: Public School Teachers, Technology Integration, Educational Technology, Data Analysis