Applying Case-Based Reasoning Principles Within A Technology Integration Learning Environment

Teachers and those who educate them are continually searching for innovative and effective tools to assist them in their task of learning to integrate technology. When teachers are seeking resources for solving a problem, they turn to databases, work groups, and communities of practice. They look for similar situations to see how problems were solved and then adapt the information that they find to fit their own situation. This type of strategy is called case-based reasoning (CBR). We have created a Web-based tool that supports the case-based reasoning process for learning how to integrate technology in instructional activities and teacher tasks. This paper will describe the process of designing the Technology Integration Learning Environment (TILE).