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Field Experience in Virtual Schools--To Be There Virtually
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Compton, Lily Ki Lo; Davis, Niki; Mackey, Julie – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2009
Virtual Schooling (VS) for K-12 school students using distance technologies has increased rapidly in the 21st century with the growth of online learning and virtual schools in more than 44 states in the USA and as e-learning in over 20 clusters of rural schools in New Zealand. Although VS requires a special set of teaching methods, teacher…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Education Curriculum, Program Descriptions
Constraints on the Integration of Computers in the Curriculum.
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Doornekamp, B. Gerard; Carleer, Gerrit J. – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 1993
Discusses the Technology Enriched Schools Project (TESP) in the Netherlands that was developed to stimulate the use of computers in secondary education and describes efforts to integrate computers into all curriculum areas in two pilot schools. Inservice training is described, and results of teacher questionnaires regarding computer implementation…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development, Educational Technology, Foreign Countries
The Implications of Requiring Preservice Teachers to "Evaluate the Ways in Which the Use of Information Technology Changes the Nature of Teaching and Learning."
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Somekh, Bridget – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 1995
Discusses information technology criteria for preservice teacher education in the United Kingdom. Topics include government's role; functionalist and constructivist epistemologies; a process model of curriculum; an enquiry-based model of teacher professional development; and two project examples, the Pupil Autonomy in Learning with Microcomputer…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Constructivism (Learning), Criteria, Curriculum Development
Teacher Education, Technology, and a National Curriculum: Into a Whirlpool.
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Robinson, Brent – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 1995
Considers stages of development of technology in schools and teacher education programs; discusses the role of government in influencing the progress of technology in education based on experiences in the United Kingdom, including a national curriculum; and suggests that the political rationale for computers is based on economic and vocational…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Economic Factors, Educational Technology
Inservice Teacher Training and Technology: A Case of Botswana
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Batane, Tshepo – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2004
The challenges that are facing teachers of the new millennium are many and complex, and for teachers in Botswana, they find themselves at the crossroad of so many changes that are rapidly taking place both in and outside school. Among these changes has been the introduction of technology in schools, and just like any other reform that takes place…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Inservice Teacher Education, Educational Change
Factors Influencing Beginning Teachers' Uptake of Computers.
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Oliver, Ron – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 1994
Discusses the results of a study that investigated the level of computer use among beginning primary and secondary teachers in Western Australia. Correlations between the instructional technology courses in teacher training programs and the level of computer usage in the classroom are described, particularly regarding curriculum issues and…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Computer Assisted Instruction, Correlation, Curriculum Development
Building on Foundations: Creating an Online Community
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Parr, Judy; Ward, Lorrae – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2006
Electronically mediated professional exchange is viewed as a valid form of professional dialogue and support. This study examines an effort to link teachers in 10 isolated schools to collaborate in curriculum planning and delivery, focused on a site for resource sharing and communication. Viewed in terms of data concerning extent, nature, and…
Descriptors: Internet, Computer Mediated Communication, Teacher Collaboration, Curriculum Development