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Integrating Instructional Technology into a Teacher Education Program: A Three Tiered Approach
AILACATE (2013)
  • Elizabeth Truesdell
  • Rebecca Birch
Abstract

This project description examines how a teacher education program integrated new instructional technology through the creation of a Technology Facilitator position in the department. The project proceeded through a three-tiered system of learning "literacy" to establish a knowledge base amongst faculty members, "augmenting" required courses to model the use of instructional technology, and finally the "transformation" of the credential program where the activity of learning can only be accomplished through leveraging technology. As a professional program housed in a liberal arts institution, this project combines aspects of the essential learning outcomes of the 21st century with the professional skills required of K-12 teachers. Also included are initial data results from student and faculty pre- and post-surveys, observations of students using new technologies in the field, and implications for similar institutions in the implementation of a three-tiered approach to technology integration through the guidance of a Technology Facilitator.

Keywords
  • Teacher Education Programs,
  • Educational Technology,
  • Facilitators (Individuals),
  • Knowledge Base for Teaching,
  • Skill Development,
  • Technology Uses in Education,
  • Technological Literacy,
  • Pilot Projects,
  • Program Descriptions,
  • Technology Education,
  • Teacher Competencies,
  • Surveys,
  • Faculty Development
Publication Date
Fall 2013
Publisher Statement
This article was originally published as: Truesdell, E. and Birch, R. (2013). Integrating instructional technology into a teacher education program: A three-tiered approach. AILACTE Journal, 10(1). 55-77.
Citation Information
Elizabeth Truesdell and Rebecca Birch. "Integrating Instructional Technology into a Teacher Education Program: A Three Tiered Approach" AILACATE Vol. 10 Iss. 1 (2013)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/elizabeth_truesdell/17/