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A Vision for Education in 2026 – the Views of a Cohort of Pre-Service and In-Service Teachers.
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2013:1

Alison Egan, Marino Institute of Education, Ireland; Ann FitzGibbon, Elizabeth Oldham & Carina Girvan, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland; Michael Hallissy, Hibernia College, Ireland

In this paper the authors report on pre-service teachers' and qualified teachers’ vision of education in 2026. It also looks at vision of participants in relation to their self-reported expertise and behavioural intentions to use technology in the...

Self-Reported Competency and Technology Acceptance: Investigating the Relationship for a Cohort of Irish Pre-Service Teachers
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2012:1

Alison Egan, Marino Institute of Education, Ireland; Ann FitzGibbon, Carina Girvan & Elizabeth Oldham, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

In this paper the authors report on pre-service teachers' self-rated levels of competency when using ICT and on its possible relationships with elements of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and with classroom usage of technology. The research...

What Should We Investigate Next? A Scoping Exercise to Identify Variables of Relevance in Teachers’ Views on Technology-Related Issues
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2012:1

Ann FitzGibbon, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland; Alison Egan, Marino Institute of Education, Ireland; Elizabeth Oldham & Carina Girvan, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Abstract: The authors explore qualified teachers’ responses to a questionnaire on technology-related issues in order to identify future research areas. Variables examined include: satisfaction levels with ICT education in pre- and post-...

An Investigation of Student-Teachers’ Use of Social Networks and their Perceptions of Using Technology for Teaching and Learning
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2007:1

Ann FitzGibbon, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland; Elizabeth Oldham & Keith Johnston, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

This paper explores student-teachers' use of social networks, specifically Bebo and MySpace. It investigates whether student-teachers' use, or level of use, of these applications is related to their views of the potential of technology for teaching...

Are Irish Student-Teachers Prepared to be Agents of Change in using IT in Education?
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2008:1

Ann FitzGibbon, Elizabeth Oldham & Keith Johnston, School of Education, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland

This paper explores student-teachers' use of social networks, video-sharing websites and MUVEs (specifically Second Life). In seeking to find if student-teachers' activities in this respect prepare them to be agents of change in the education system,...

You can Lead Students to Second Life, but Can You Get Them to Immerse?
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2009:1

Elizabeth Oldham, Ann FitzGibbon, Carina Girvan, Graham Heap, Micheal Collins & Tim Savage, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

In this paper, the authors report on the early stages of a project in which student-teachers attending the authors’ institution are required to enter an Immersive Virtual World (IVW) for their elective module in Development Education. The paper...

Digital Divides: Experiences and Beliefs of Education Students in Ireland
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2010:1

Ann FitzGibbon, Carina Girvan, Elizabeth Oldham & Hilary Mc Loughlin, Trinity College, University of Dublin, Ireland

This paper considers refinements of Prensky’s concept of digital native/immigrant, and addresses the notions of Teacher Role Identity and teacher beliefs. It then reports on a project examining responses made by university Education students ...

Teacher Identified Uses of Technology in the Classroom - an Irish cohort.
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2013:1

Alison Egan, Marino Institute of Education, Ireland; Ann FitzGibbon & Elizabeth Oldham, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

This paper reports on an aspect of a larger study; it explores the early educational experiences of 167 under- and post-graduates students in the authors’ institutions and compares them with the respondents’ own teaching strategies. Younger...

Have Irish Pre-Service Teachers Crossed the Digital Divide?
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2006:1

Keith Johnston, Ann FitzGibbon, Elizabeth Oldham & Aidan Seery, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

For many years there has been a perception that people entering the teaching profession in Ireland were less "techy" than many of their college counterparts. If this is still true, it has worrying implications for the use of technology in schools...

Ubiquitous devices – a preparation for student-teachers’ use of technology for teaching and learning?
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2005:1

Elizabeth Oldham, Ann FitzGibbon & Keith Johnston, TCD, Ireland

Abstract: This paper explores the relationship between student-teachers' awareness and experience of technology, both formally and informally, and their vision of its potential for teaching and learning. It addresses whether high familiarity with...

Preservice teachers' vision of ICT in the classroom.
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2010:1

Alison Egan, Marino Institute of Education, Ireland; Ann FitzGibbon, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Preservice postgraduate education students, who are graduates of various disciplines, are introduced to Web 2.0 technologies in an intensive four week course within their teacher education programme. The programme is assessed partly by creation of...

A Hero's Journey: Introducing Modular In-service Diploma Courses in IT at Trinity College Dublin
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2000:1

Brendan Tangney, Ann FitzGibbon, Cyril Drury & Elizabeth Oldham, Trinity College Dublin

This paper is a reflective narrative exploring the introduction of a modular in-service programme, using the device of the Hero's Journey (features of which are described). The programme is a response to an Irish government initiative which aims to...

Addressing Barriers of Information Technology from a Multi-National View: A New Message for Teacher Education
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2004:1

Kari Kumpulainen, University of Oulu, Finland; Ann FitzGibbon, Daithi O Murchu, Eileen Freeman & Elizabeth Oldham, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland; Elizabeth Sorensen, University of, Netherlands; Richard Millwood, Ultralab, Anglia Polytechnic University, United Kingdom; Roberta K Weber, Florida Atlantic University, United States

In the 1990s, representatives from government, business, and industry believed that students entering the workforce and beyond were not prepared adequately to deal with the technological demands the future requires. According to Soloman (1995):"With ...

Experiences and Expectations of Preservice Teachers in the Republic of Ireland with regard to Information and Communications Technologies in Education
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2004:1

Andrew Loxley, as above, Ireland; Ann FitzGibbon, Trinity College, Ireland; Elizabeth Oldham & Keith Johnston, as above, Ireland

Experiences and Expectations of Preservice Teachers in the Republic of Ireland with regard to Information and Communications Technologies in Education. This study seeks to examine possible links between the early experiences of preservice teachers...

Teaching "Computers & Society" - The Medium and The Message
International Conference on Mathematics / Science Education and Technology(MSET)2000:1

Ann FitzGibbon, Brendan Tangney & Bryn Holmes, Trinity College Dublin

Of late there has been a concerted move within the computer science community to have courses on computers & ethics, or computers & society, given more prominence within the computer science curriculum. However as reported by Jewett (1996), and...

Communal Constructivism: Students constructing learning for as well as with others.
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2001:1

Ann FitzGibbon, Brendan Tangney, Bryn Holmes, Siobhan Mehan & Tim Savage, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

We believe there is a need for an expanded definition of social constructivism that takes into account the synergy between the more recent advances in information technology - which are increasing our potential for communication and the ability to ...

Mapping Distributed Cognition: A Collaborative Constructionist Approach
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2005:1

Inmaculada Arnedillo Sanchez & Ann FitzGibbon, Centre for Research in IT in Education, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Abstract: Concept mapping is widely reported in the literature as a technique to capture and represent internal knowledge (Cañas et al., 2001; Jonassen, Carr, & Yueh, 1998; Mc Neil, 2004; Novak). Common uses of this tool in educational settings...

Using Blended Team Work in an Education Course
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2006:1

Tim Savage & Ann FitzGibbon, Trinity College, Dublin University, Ireland

Students in an integrated Masters programme submit an assignment incorporating group and individual work. This paper explores six groups' choices and uses of communication media. The data is obtained from submitted assignments and a post-module...

Digital Divide and International Research and Development in Information Technology and Teacher Education, Part 1
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2007:1

Therese Laferriere, Laval University, Canada; Paul Resta, University of Texas (Austin), United States; Niki Davis, Iowa State University, United States; Robert Mclaughlin, National Institute for Community Innovations, United States; Michael Orey, University of Georgia, United States; Geoffrey Shakwa, National Institute for Educational Development, Namibia; Todd Malone, Ministry of Education, Namibia; Hilary Wilder, , William Paterson University of New Jersey College of Education, United States; Ian Gibson, Macquarie University, Australia; Sally Beisser, Drake University, United States; Ann FitzGibbon & Eileen Brennan Freeman, Trinity College, Ireland; Jose Aires Castro-Filho, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Brazil; Joke Voogt, University of Twente, Netherlands; Gerald Knezek, University of North Texas, United States; Connie Hargrave, Iowa State University, United States

The maturing research and development foci of SITE's International Committee have an ethical dimension. Comparative research and international collaboration are a healthy way, facilitated by communication technologies, to increase diversity within...

Digital Divide and International Research and Development in Information Technology and Teacher Education, Part 2
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2007:1

Therese Laferriere, Laval University, Canada; Paul Resta, University of Texas (Austin), United States; Niki Davis, Iowa State University, United States; Robert Mclaughlin, National Institute for Community Innovations, United States; Michael Orey, University of Georgia, United States; Geoffrey Shakwa, National Institute for Educational Development, Namibia; Todd Malone, Ministry of Education, Namibia; Hilary Wilder, , William Paterson University of New Jersey College of Education, United States; Ian Gibson, Macquarie University, Australia; Sally Beisser, Drake University, United States; Ann FitzGibbon & Eileen Brennan Freeman, Trinity College, Ireland; Jose Aires Castro-Filho, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Brazil; Joke Voogt, University of Twente, Netherlands; Gerald Knezek, University of North Texas, United States; Connie Hargrave, Iowa State University, United States

The maturing research and development foci of SITE's International Committee have an ethical dimension. Comparative research and international collaboration are a healthy way, facilitated by communication technologies, to increase diversity within...

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