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If colleges of education are going to successfully prepare teacher candidates to meet NETS-T standards (Kelly, 2002), then teacher education programs must begin developing strategies to assess technology competencies of beginning college students....

During the first year, e-train has focused on faculty development. Faculty development began when thirty faculty members, called technology advocates, attended a day long institute. The plan was to excite, educate and obtain a commitment from the...

This paper focuses on the development and use of an electronic portfolio system. The paper describes: The process of developing critical performances for every course taken by teacher candidates in teacher preparation courses and courses in the...

This presentation explains an initiative by the etrain Express© technology grant at Western Kentucky University. University faculty and P-12 educators team together to produce technology enhanced learning modules. The format of the teams and the...

The focus on accountability and high stakes assessment at the P-12 level and subsequent criticism leveled at higher education for the quality of classroom teachers has increased the urgency for teacher education programs to develop systems of...

Abstract: This paper is a report on how the use of technology for teaching and learning should begin in the freshman year of college and extend throughout a teacher's career. A review of significant research in the use of technology in education...

The current focus on accountability and high stakes assessment at the P-12 level and the subsequent criticism being leveled against higher education for the quality of classroom teachers has increased the urgency for teacher education programs to...

This study investigated an innovative technology training model. University faculty members who participated in the e-train express technology initiative for four years (2000 – 2004) were studied. Characteristics of faculty members who...

Abstract: The paper deals with the need to provide faculty not only with the technological tools for enhancing instruction but also with the knowledge of how to best use these materials in instruction. The college has been very successful in...