First Steps toward a Model of Interactive Whiteboard Training for Language Teachers

Research evidence suggests that the lack of high quality teacher training is a major factor impeding the integration of new technologies in education (Legutke et al., 2007; Hubbard & Levy, 2006). In spite of the growing interest in increasing the amount and quality of in-service technology training programmes, most of the programmes currently provided consist of a series of one-day workshops without appropriate follow-up at the school level. As a result, although teachers tend be become relatively well-informed about the newest approaches in computer assisted learning, they lack a deep understanding of how these new technologies can help them to fulfil their own pedagogical goals. There is thus a need for change in how professional development for technology integration is conducted. In order to tackle this issue, several innovative approaches to in-service technology training ABSTRACT

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