Broadening our view about technology integration: Three literacy educators’ perspectives.
Abstract
What can we realistically expect teacher educators to do with technology, given the contexts in which they find themselves, the skills that they bring to their contexts, and the changes that they would need to make? We attempt to answer this question through three self-studies as we integrated technology into methods courses and student teaching supervision. Data sources included reflective journals, lesson plans, observations, and interviews. Pre-established categories and constant comparative method were used to analyze the data. Three common themes emerged (the issue of technology integration; the interdependence of skills, responsibilities, and context; and the mediation of context) that lead us to conclude that the notion of technology integration varies in different contexts.
Reference
Wepner, S., Tao, L., & Ziomek, N. (2006). Broadening our view about technology integration: Three literacy educators' perspectives. Reading Horizons, 46(3), 215-237.
Journal
Reading Horizons
Analysis
Is this article part of a larger project or series of studies?
no
Does this study draw on a large, preexisting data set?
no
Research Approach
Geographic Setting
Institutional Context
Certification Level
Programatic Focus
Research Location Context
Preservice Participants
- Undergraduates (university based program)
- undergraduates in a Reading Methods course
- University Professors (teacher educators)
Preservice Sample Size
45
Duration of Data Collection
Data Sources
- Interviews
- journal entries
- lesson plans
- Observations
Data Analysis Tools
- coding to a prior categories
- Constant comparative analysis
Researcher Positionality
- Inside (studying their own practices)
Research Questions
"What can we realistically expect teacher educators to do with technology, given the contexts in which they find themselves, the skills that they bring to their contexts, and the changes that they would need to make?" (p.1).
Is this research question explicit from the manuscript? Yes