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Shepherd, Craig E.; Bolliger, Doris U.; Dousay, Tonia A.; Persichitte, Kay – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2016
Online education for K-12 students has grown rapidly over the past decade. Approximately four million K-12 students enroll in one or more online courses each year. Because online learning is expanding into K-12 settings, teacher education programs need to prepare preservice teachers to be successful in these areas. This paper describes the design…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Teacher Certification, Online Courses, Electronic Learning
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Bryant, Jill; Bates, Alisa J. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2015
This paper describes the ways in which social constructivist learning was fostered in an online teacher education program. In fall, 2010 we launched an online Masters of Education (M.Ed) and in spring, 2011 and began an online version of the on-campus Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) at a small liberal arts university. The development and…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Program Descriptions, Online Courses, Educational Environment
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Vanderlinde, Ruben; van Braak, Johan; De Windt, Vicky; Tondeur, Jo; Hermans, Ruben; Sinnaeve, Ilse – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2008
As a significant step in the consolidation of the importance of technology in education, the Flemish Government recently (September 2007) introduced a formal technology curriculum for schools. This compulsory curriculum replaces already existing but non-binding technology guidelines and is an important action in the Flemish policy of educational…
Descriptors: Technology Planning, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries
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West, Richard E.; Wright, Geoff; Gabbitas, Bruce; Graham, Charles R. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2006
Reflection and professional development are two key practices that characterize an effective teacher and that are frequently overlooked in preservice training (Bowles, 2003; Halen-Faber, 1997; Patrick & Reinhartz, 1999). Reflection can be defined as the type of thinking that serves to challenge notions of prior learning (Halen-Faber, 1997), and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Technology, Preservice Teachers, Professional Development