Teacher Educators as Learners: Enabling Learning while Developing Innovative Practice in ICT-Rich Education

Title
Teacher Educators as Learners: Enabling Learning while Developing Innovative Practice in ICT-Rich Education
Publication Date
2013
Author(s)
Reading, Christine E
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6906-7965
Email: creading@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:creading
Doyle, Helen
Editor
Editor(s): Paul Newhouse and Jeremy Pagram
Type of document
Conference Publication
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Australian Council for Computers in Education (ECCA)
Place of publication
Perth, Australia
UNE publication id
une:11995
Abstract
It's time for teachers to consider themselves as learners in ICT-rich learning environments and to become more aware of factors that enable their learning in such environments. The notion of teachers as learners in ICT-rich environments is not new but the focus is usually on school teachers and formal professional development, rather than teachers in universities learning as part of the change-of-practice process. This research investigated the enablers that were identified by teacher educators as most significant in the development of their Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) while transforming their teaching practice. As part of the evaluation of the effectiveness of strategies implemented to improve graduating pre-service teacher ability to demonstrate innovative use of ICT in education, Most Significant Change Stories were compiled from focus group discussions with teacher educators in four curriculum areas, English, Mathematics, Science and History. The teacher educators were provided with support, an ICT Pedagogy Officer, as they planned, implemented and evaluated innovative ICT-rich learning experiences. The enablers identified by the teacher educators as contributing most significantly to their learning are explained. Findings show that there are common themes across these enablers and that not all enablers are factors over which the teacher educator has control.
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Citation
Australian Educational Computing, 27(3), p. 1-8
ISSN
1443-833X
0816-9020
ISBN
9780646586540
Start page
1
End page
8

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