Share Paper: Pre-service English Teachers and Web 2.0: Teaching & Learning Literacy with Digital Applications

  1. Barbara Pace, University of Florida, United States
  2. Luke Rodesiler, University of Florida, United States
  3. Lauren Tripp, University of Florida, United States
Tuesday, March 30 10:15 AM-11:15 AM Nautilus 4

Abstract: This study investigates the impact of a technology and media literacy methods course on prospective English teachers’ understandings of how Web 2.0 applications can be used in English language arts (ELA). Participants were graduate students in the final term of a one-year English Education master’s degree program who were introduced to Web-based applications and required to use these applications to complete assignments focused on content area literacy. Using social constructionism as a theoretical framework, qualitative data was collected and analyzed through mixed methods of analyses. Results suggest that these prospective teachers developed rich understandings of the value of collaborative processes ...