Pre-Service Teachers Use E-learning Technologies to Enhance Their Learning

Autor/inn/en	Smith, Judith J.; Greene, H. Carol
Titel	Pre-Service Teachers Use E-learning Technologies to Enhance Their Learning
Quelle	In: Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 12 (2013), S.121-140 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1547-9714
Schlagwörter	Electronic Learning; Preservice Teachers; Technology Uses in Education; Practicums; Influence of Technology; Feedback (Response); Reflection; Student Teacher Attitudes; Elementary School Curriculum; Teaching Experience; Instructional Effectiveness; Educational Practices; Video Technology; Surveys + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Practicum; Praktikum; Praktika; Unterrichtserfolg; Bildungspraxis; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung
Abstract	The purpose of this study was twofold. The primary purpose was to improve pre-service teacher education by using technology to help pre-service teachers bridge the gap between academic preparation and practice. The secondary, but still important, objective was to familiarize pre-service teachers in the use of technology to support their future pedagogical activities. Therefore, this research sought to develop a method for training undergraduate students in designing, implementing, and evaluating lesson plans to solidify the relationship between research, pedagogy, and teaching practice. Specifically, this study investigated the implementation of e-learning as a method of instruction to help pre-service teachers evaluate and improve upon the implementation of their lesson plans during their real world practicum experiences. The study was guided by the following research questions: 1) What successes, challenges, and benefits do university instructors and pre-service teachers experience in using and analyzing video in teacher education methods coursework? 2) In what ways did the use of e-learning help the pre-service teachers improve their teaching during the practicum experience? Results showed that participants reported im-proved lesson planning, improved lesson implementation, visual interpretations of best practices, modeling, and peer and university instructor feedback as successes of the e-learning project. Challenges included participants' frustrations of being overworked and overwhelmed with the technical problems associated with e-learning. Overall participants judged the e-learning project as a very positive aspect of their teacher training. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10