Workshops that Work!: Building an Effective, Technology-Rich Faculty Development Program.

To prepare preservice teachers for the technology-rich environment of today’s schools, faculty involved with the preparation of teachers must model technology use in their own instruction. The purpose of this PT 3 -funded project was to design and implement a faculty development program focusing on the effective integration of technology into courses taken by teacher education students. The three-year project involved a series of workshops and guidance for faculty to assist them in modeling effective technology integration. The evolution of this professional development program incorporated nine elements: popular technology topics, hands-on learning, modeling, individualization, technology infusion, efficiency, mentoring, sharing, and motivation. It was found that well-designed faculty development workshops are effective in training teacher educators to create technology-rich university curriculum.

[1]  Rose M. Marra,et al.  A little TLC (technology learning cycle) as a means to technology integration , 2003 .

[2]  Ellen Newcombe,et al.  Forming a Cadre of Learners: Effective Educational Technology Integration in a Teacher Preparation Program , 2001 .

[3]  Blanche O'Bannon,et al.  Faculty Members Infusing Technology Across Teacher Education: A Mentorship Model , 1999 .

[4]  P. Johnston,et al.  Teaching and Learning Literate Epistemologies. , 2001 .

[5]  Sherron Killingsworth Roberts,et al.  A collaborative approach to helping teacher education faculty model technology integration in their courses: an informal case , 1995 .

[6]  Randal D. Carlson,et al.  Are Teacher Preparation Programs Modeling Technology Use for Pre-Service Teachers? , 1999 .

[7]  Susan Griswold Blandy.  What Do Faculty Want , 1992 .

[8]  Darrell L. Butler,et al.  Barriers to Adopting Technology for Teaching and Learning , 2002 .

[9]  Robert Munday,et al.  Technology for learning: are teachers being prepared? , 1991 .

[10]  M. Fullan.  The New Meaning of Educational Change , 1990 .

[11]  David G. Moursund,et al.  Will new teachers be prepared to teach in a digital age , 1999 .

[12]  David H. Jonassen,et al.  Learning with Technology: A Constructivist Perspective , 1998 .

[13]  Marianne G. Handler.  Preparing new teachers to use computer technology: perceptions and suggestions for teacher educators , 1993 .

[14]  Barbara Chamberlin,et al.  Creating Sustainable Technology Integration with Teachers , 2002 .

[15]  L. Darling-Hammond,et al.  Doing what matters most : investing in quality teaching , 1997 .

[16]  C. Knox-Quinn.  International Society for Technology in Education. , 1992 .