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Kavoshian, Saeedeh; Ketabi, Saeed; Tavakoli, Mansoor; Koehler, Thomas – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2022
The purpose of the study reported in this article was to investigate the contribution of engaging in an online Teacher Professional Development (oTPD) course to improving different facets of English as Foreign Language (EFL) teachers' Professional Development (PD). To this end, ten EFL teachers of a language institute participated in the study to…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Check Lists
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Curry, John H.; Jackson, Sean R.; Benchic, Maria L. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2019
In the fall of 2012, Mason County High School implemented a 1:1 iPad program which placed the devices into the hands of every teacher and student. Researchers examined data from student and teacher interviews, program maintenance data and instructional change examples to answer the question, "Did it work?" With digital and blended…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Handheld Devices
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Kwon, Kyungbin; Ottenbreit-Leftwich, Anne T.; Sari, Annisa R.; Khlaif, Zuheir; Zhu, Meina; Nadir, Hamid; Gok, Fatih – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2019
How can teachers be inspired to integrate technology properly into their teaching? As technology has been playing a more crucial role in classrooms, it is highly necessary to investigate how teachers perceive the benefit of technology and feel confident to use it. The present study focused on teachers' self-efficacy and belief regarding mobile…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Technology Integration, Self Efficacy
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Young, Keith – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2016
This study examined the attitudes of teachers towards using tablet computers, predominantly Apple's iPad, across 22 post primary-schools in Ireland. The study also questions some previous research and assumptions on the educational use of tablet computers. The majority of schools were using devices with students and teachers; the combined size of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Handheld Devices, Educational Technology
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Fuegen, Shauna'h – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2012
This article considers the growing amount of research on using mobile technologies in education. As mobile devices become increasingly more prevalent, it is imperative to study their use and effect on the growing field of distance education. This brief review of existing literature indicates that traditional theories of learning, in both…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Learning Theories
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Yusup, Yusri – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2014
This paper examines the status of iPad (1st generation) use as a learning device among primary school teachers enrolled in an undergraduate bachelor of education program at a private university in Malaysia. A survey was conducted on 93 teachers who were given iPads to assist them in this online distance-learning program in the March 2011 semester.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Elementary School Teachers, Bachelors Degrees