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The design for this study utilized a participatory, recursive design process (Schuler & Namioka, 1993), to enable 185 student teachers to work collaboratively in the design and construction of the class tutorial, Word Processing Wizardry. The...

Participatory Design, which enlists the end-users of computer programs in the project design, was the cornerstone for a study conducted with students teachers involved in their first computer skills course. Under the guidance of the instructional...

Making technology integration relevant by eliminating the access barrier for preservice teachers is a problem that may be solved for educators of preservice teachers by the utilization of PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) devices. For approximately $...

Although the student-learning goal of the Children's Literature Course is to provide students with knowledge of a broad range of quality children's literature, this paper outlines the perceptions of students in a Children's Literature class that...

Lack of student access to computers in the classroom (or lack of adequate computer lab access) has limited the computer's usefulness in the writing process to the "publish" stage. Although publishing an attractive, professional-looking document as a ...

Developing unique educational strategies that integrate emerging technologies often result in the development of interdisciplinary lesson designs. The paper presented will describe the lesson for middle school students developed as a collaboration...

Because access to computers has long been viewed by classroom teachers as a barrier to integrating computer technologies into daily teaching/learning experiences, the poster presentation emphasizes the low cost of furnishing computing tools to all...

Portable technologies, such as handheld computers, laptops, GPS devices, and digital cameras, are changing the face of education by providing students with learning opportunities that were previously too expensive or difficult to bring to the...

The use of digital storytelling as a framework for teaching video creation and writing skills while producing work appropriate for social studies content was the topic of the research conducted for this article. A technology course, called Video...

Teacher candidates infused technology in field experiences in order to prepare, construct, and present effective lesson plans across the curriculum. Activities involved students, parents and teachers from fifteen K-8 schools, as well as professors...

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the preliminary changes in the use of computer technology as well as changes in attitude regarding computer technology for 56 teacher candidates when participating in a practicum experience supported with...

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the preliminary use of a variety of online learning resources by pre-service teacher candidates. These resources, which include a discussion board, two group blogs, individual blogs and hypertext links,...

This paper documents the tensions or dualities emerging during the initiation of a school-based collaborative initiative to support pre-service teachers to integrate ICT during practice teaching. Participants were 4 pre-service teachers (2 pre...

Four pre-service teachers participated in a school-based collaborative initiative where they were supported by 2 university faculty members, a school board technology consultant and a Masters student to integrate technology into teaching practice....

University researchers, teacher candidates, language and technology instructors, student learners, and families from diverse backgrounds partnered in an invitational teaching/learning experience—middle school student learners teaching their VIPs ...

The Brock Learning Network was created as a means to facilitate interaction and communication between the faculty, staff, and students that comprise the Faculty of Education at Brock University. In addition to fostering intra-institutional...

Many Canadian schools have diverse student populations and there is need to explore how video games can be used to motivate and engage students in scientific inquiry and promote scientific literacy. This paper documents the factors impacting how one ...

Competent teachers foster meaningful learning when they demonstrate the ability to connect subject matter content and pedagogical processes in ways that promote effective student learning in that content area. Using the TPCK model proposed by...

The Mentor-Connector project joins high school students in the Niagara Catholic District School Board with teacher candidates recruited from local and international universities. The Mentor-Connector Program taps into the learning styles of 21st...

A Drupal 6.0 toolkit was used to create an online social network for the Faculty of Education at Brock University in order to facilitate interaction and communication between the faculty, staff, and students. In addition to fostering intra...