Technological pedagogical content knowledge and teaching poetry: Preparing preservice teachers to Integrate Content With VoiceThread technology.
Abstract
Although there is a vast research base on the literacy practices of adolescents and the issues surrounding the integration of technology despite current widespread access to tools and the Internet (Cuban, 2003), very little has been completed on the attempts of teacher educators to integrate technology within a specific content area to prepare future classroom teachers (Boling, 2010; Bruce & Hogan, 1998; Goodson & Mangan, 1995; Koehler, Mishra, Yahya, & Yadav, 2004; Pang & Kamil, 2004). Based on the technological pedagogical content knowledge framework, the current study explores how technology can be used to improve teaching within the content area of English/language arts by examining the artifacts and reflections of 21 pre- and in-service secondary English teachers at a large university in the Southwestern United States. It explores how the digital medium VoiceThread could support their efforts to teach poetry. Results indicate that these future teachers found VoiceThread to be an effective tool to prepare, implement, and teach poetry to secondary students.
Reference
Carlson, D. D., & Archambault, L. (2013). Technological pedagogical content knowledge and teaching poetry: Preparing preservice teachers to Integrate Content With VoiceThread technology. Teacher Education & Practice, 26(1), 117-142.
Journal
Teacher Education and Practice
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
- Pragmatic (mixed methods)
Geographic Setting
Institutional Context
Certification Level
Programatic Focus
Research Location Context
Preservice Participants
- Masters
- Undergraduates (university based program)
Preservice Sample Size
21
Duration of Data Collection
Data Sources
Data Analysis Tools
- Constant comparative analysis
- Content analysis
- Statistical analysis
Researcher Positionality
- Inside (studying their own practices)
Research Questions
"How does VoiceThread media help or hinder pre- and
in-service teachers prepare to teach a poetry lesson?" (p. 125)
Is this research question explicit from the manuscript? Yes
"How did their conceptions of technology change as a
result of completing the assignment?" (p. 125)
Is this research question explicit from the manuscript? Yes
"How did students merge pedagogical strategies with the technology to teach a poetry lesson to adolescents?" (p. 126)
Is this research question explicit from the manuscript? Yes