Share Paper: Training Teachers for Classroom Technology Integration: Changing Times, Changing Needs

  1. Angel Kymes, Oklahoma State University, United States
  2. Susan Stansberry, Oklahoma State University, United States
  3. Penny Thompson, Oklahoma State University, United States
Tuesday, March 26 4:00 PM-5:00 PM Grand Ballroom E

Abstract: How has the diffusion of technology through schools and society over the last decade changed the needs of graduate students entering a masters’ level educational technology program? How does a teacher’s experience in the classroom and grade level relate to the willingness to integrate technology? In our analysis of ten years of pre-and post-course data from a graduate-level introductory applications of educational technology course, Advanced Computer Applications for the Classroom, we trace teachers’ willingness to integrate technology tools into classroom activities for student use. Additionally, using the data from this ten year period, we compare the levels of acceptance and ...