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Research on the impact of technology integration in colleges of education is often conflicting and rarely evaluated well. It therefore remains unclear which strategies are most effective for integrating technology in a teacher preparation program...

This study investigated the effects of re-envisioning an educational technology course with a focus on 21st century skills rather than technical development that characterized the last two decades. The variables of gender, year of college, prior...

Critical times make it imperative that we transition educational technology courses to better prepare pre-service teachers for 21st Century classrooms. A Midwestern university made major revisions in 10-12 sections of an educational technology...

An educational technology course that combines knowledge and skills related to pedagogy, content, and technology could present cognitive challenges that negatively affect pre-service teachers. Cognitive demands increase exponentially when 21st...

An investigation into the current state of preservice teacher technology preparation led to a five-year research project aimed at moving this preparation beyond basic technology competency to include 21st Century skills. Major course revisions...

This paper presents the preliminary findings of a content analysis of early childhood teachers created websites --- just what are they putting out there? The content of international teacher created sites were examined looking at such things as:...

Effective integration of technology into curriculum and instruction has received much attention in education, and teacher education programs are expected to equip preservice teachers with both technology literacy and teaching methods with technology....

This paper reports on a year-long study conducted to explore the relationships between 62 pre-service teachers' perceived computer ability and attitudes toward computers; two factors most associated with resistance to computers; and the impact of a...

An ongoing challenge to teacher educators involves finding ways to improve their pre-service teachers' classroom teaching performance. With new-teacher attrition rates steadily on the rise, this challenge has become more urgent in the 21st Century....

By designing an observation instrument to connect the classroom use of technology to proven principles of instructional design, we can provide a quantifiable measurement of technology integration practice. Technology Integration Instructional Design ...

Research has shown that one-to-one laptop initiatives, which are more feasible due to decreasing costs, lighter weight, and wireless connectivity, offer many benefits for the classroom. The purpose of this research was to evaluate a fourth-grade...

This study investigated major course changes in 11 sections of a stand-alone educational technology course redesigned around 21st century skill sets as opposed to technical skill development. Conducted in the fall of 2007 and spring 2008 with a...