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Integrating ICT into NonICT Courses
A Modern Computers In Education Course
NECC 2005
Louanne Smolin
University of Illinois at Chicago
Pivotal Work
What is This Research Telling Us
About Preparing Technology Using
Teachers?
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Paradigm shift: Teaching about
technology/Teaching with technology
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Basic tech skills are important but not
sufficient
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Modeling by those around them
A Debate….
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Within vs. Separate
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TC’s do not take the tech they learned in introductory course
into methods or field courses (Pope, Hare & Howard, 2002;
Ringstaff & Kelly, 2002)
Gap between what we teach preservice teachers about
technology and what we expect them to do with technology
as classroom teachers (Hare & Howard, 2002)
Increase in student positive attitude and confidence when
tech is infused (Pope, Hare, & Howard, 2002; Abbot and
Faus, 2001; Thomas & Cooper, 2000)
Preservice teachers develop greater technological fluency
from a separate course (Anderson & Borthwick, 2002)
Reframe the Debate:
What can we learn from each?:
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Separate
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Helps students develop technological fluency
(Anderson & Borthwick, 2002) and build confidence
(Bielefeldt, 2001)
Within
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Can carry skills into authentic situations which is
more professionally relevant (Brush, Igoe, et.al,
2001)
Press for other indicators of capacity (Bielefeldt,
2001)
Using Research to Restructure
Program Design
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Experiences
Across
Authenticity
Relevance
Restructuring Efforts: Case Studies
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Build in design time and opportunities for
faculty to share (Thomas and Cooper, 2000)
Create clear program expectations (Bullock,
2004, Bielefeldt, 1999)
Both university faculty and mentor teachers
exert influence (Bullock, 2004)
UIC Coursework
Technology
Content
CPS Field Experience
Reference: Hart, H.;
Allensworth, E.; Lauen,
D.; & Gladden, R.
(2002).
Technology “Experiences”:
Example Program
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Curriculum Course
Methods Courses
Practicum Courses
Curriculum Course
School/community project
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Tech landscape
Community resources
Using technology to merge school/community
Methods Courses
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Curriculum Modules: Using technology to
facilitate the urban mission
http://www2.ed.uic.edu/pt3/cd.html
E-portfolios
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Developmental
Program Portfolio:
Artifacts in courses
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Unit Assessment
“Profile”:
Teaching/Assessment
event
Impact?
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Basic Skills
Following Practicum
Tech questions on student surveys
Teaching Assessment event
Student Survey
400
350
300
250
Never/Little
Sometimes
200
Often
voften/much
150
100
50
0
Used Tech
COE Empasize
COE Impact
Chou, V. (2005) UIC College of Education
Survey
Teaching Assessment Event
100%
80%
60%
Tech Used
Total
40%
20%
0%
Total Pilot
Grad El Ed
Council on Teacher Education,
2005
Wrapup
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Within/separate ICT courses: not mutually
exclusive
What we are learning from case study
research
UIC strategies
Questions/comments?
References
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Anderson, C. & Borthwick, A. (2002). Results of separate and integrated technology instruction in
preservice training. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED475 921).
Bielefeldt, T. (2001). Technology in teacher education: A closer look. Journal of Computing in Teacher
Education 17(4): 4-15.
Brush, T.; Igoe, A.; Brinkerhoff, J; Glazewski, K; Ku, H; & Smith, C.; (2001). Lessons from the field:
Integrating technology into preservice teacher education. Journal of Computing in Teacher Education
17(4): 16-20
Bullock,D. (2004) Moving from theory to practice: An examination of the factors that preservice teachers
encounter as the attempt to gain experience teaching with technology during field placement
experiences. Journal of Technology in Teacher Education 12 (2): 211-237.
Hart, H.; Allensworth, E.; Lauen, D.; & Gladden, R. (2002). Educational Technology: Availability and use
in Chicago’s public schools. Chicago, IL: Consortium on Chicago School Research.
Moursund, D. & Bielefeldt, T (1999). Will new teachers be prepared to teach in the the digital age: A
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Pope, M.; Hare, D.; & Howard, E. (2002). Technology integration: Closing the gap between what
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