Share Paper: The Role of Mobile Computing Devices in Facilitating Teacher Resilience

1. Irina Falls, University of North Carolina- Pembroke, United States

Abstract: Becoming an effective teacher that thrives not only survives, involves much more than finishing a licensing higher education program. This case study approach used a teacher resilience framework in which the use of mobile technology was analyzed as protective factor and contributor to the development of resilient behaviors. We analyzed the apps used in problem-solving strategies by student teachers in their student teachers semester to cope with both professional and personal challenges and found a pattern that confirms the theoretical framework of resilience. Eighteen student teachers from early childhood education, special education, and science education used mobile computing devices (iPads) ...