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Elizabeth Oldham, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

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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...

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...

Digital Manipulatives as Froebel’s Gifts in the 21st Century? Pre-Service Teachers Report on their Experience of Using Lego Mindstorms with Children in Irish Schools
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2007:1

Richard Butler, Froebel College of Education, Ireland; Elizabeth Oldham, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Programmable robots, and digital manipulatives in general, have been seen as a 21st century analogy of the "gifts" of the German educationalist Friedrich Froebel, originator of the concept of the kindergarten. This paper considers a group of pre...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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-...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Brief Encounters, Hard Fun: Elementary Pre-Service Teachers' Reflections on Short Modules on Logo and Lego Mindstorms in Ireland
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2006:1

Elizabeth Oldham, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland; Richard Butler, Froebel College of Education, Ireland

The paper examines the impact of a short Logo programming module (and, for some participants, a further module on Lego Mindstorms) on pre-service teachers who are preparing to teach in elementary schools in Ireland; it addresses the question as to...

Preparing Online Materials: Supplying Your Basic Toolbox and Beyond, Part 2
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2009:1

Roberta Weber, Florida Atlantic University, United States; Roger Carlsen, Wright State University, United States; Ann Fitzgibbon & Elizabeth Oldham, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland; Eric Dell, University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom; Kari Kumpulainen, University of Oulu, Finland; Dan Miller, Milliken University, United States; Ken Bingham, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

The toolbox filled with hardware and software of those developing online teaching materials varies by country. This panel presentation will provide an overview of numerous distance learning development tools from several countries and specialization ...

Part 2: A Global Look at the Future of Teaching: How Will ICT Impact Nations?
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2010:1

Roberta Weber, Florida Atlantic University, United States; Marilyn Leask, Brunel University, United Kingdom; Christina Preston, Mirandanet, United Kingdom; Kari Kumpulainen, University of Oulu, Finland; Niki Davis, University of Canterbury, New Zealand; Elizabeth Oldham, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

This international panel will address issues that educators consider as challenging the success of schools around the world. Integrating the uses of ICT tools into best practice teaching models will be discussed. A comparison of barriers and...

INTERNET READINESS: PRESERVICE TEACHERS’ ATTITUDES TO HIGH
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)1998:1

Ann FitzGibbon & Elizabeth Oldham, Trinity College Dublin

This paper examines the views and attitudes of student teachers (that is, preservice teachers) regarding the use of information technology, and in particular the Internet, as a resource for teaching and learning. It focuses on the declared beliefs...

Pedagogy and Processes for a Computer Programming Outreach Workshop--The Bridge to College Model
IEEE Transactions on Education (ISSN-0018-9359) 53:1

Brendan Tangney, Elizabeth Oldham, Claire Conneely, Stephen Barrett & John Lawlor

This paper describes a model for computer programming outreach workshops aimed at second-level students (ages 15-16). Participants engage in a series of programming activities based on the Scratch visual programming language, and a very strong group-...

Effects of Calculators on Mathematics Achievement and Attitudes of Ninth-Grade Students
Journal of Educational Research (ISSN-0022-0671) 105:6

Sean Close, Elizabeth Oldham, Gerry Shiel, Therese Dooley & Michael O'Leary

Three calculator tests were administered to a national sample of 1,469 Irish students in Grade 9--the last cohort to study mathematics without calculators (Phase 1). Three years later, the same tests were administered to a similar sample with...

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