Equipping the Next Generation of Teachers

Teacher educators' competences in fostering student teachers’ proficiency in teaching and learning with technology: An overview of relevant research literature

“…Some studies suggest that teacher education institutes are struggling to provide student teachers with sufficient inspiring role models as there are not enough teacher educators that use technology effectively themselves (e.g. Gronseth et al, 2010;Tondeur et al, 2012). Other studies emphasize that even if more teacher educators used technology, the quantity of technology use in itself would not be enough to prepare student teachers to teach and learn with technology (e.g.…”

Teil III: Die Förderung medienbezogener pädagogischer Kompetenzen

“…Further related empirical evidence has been presented by Gronseth et al (2010). A survey was sent out to all 1,283 four-year teacher education programs in the US offering an initial teaching licensure in general, elementary, and/or secondary education received n = 407 responses.…”

Explorando perspectivas, negociando contextos mediados por computadoras e interactuando con tecnología en espacios de aprendizaje lingüística y culturalmente diversos

“…Technological competency needs to be promoted and fostered in the instructors (Mims et al, 2006). Technology-enhanced lessons require practice and demand the development of certain skills where learning is a process (Gronseth et al, 2010).…”

“…There may also be the need to break down of traditional, "teacher/expertcentered" hierarchical and patriarchal teaching practices to more collaborative approaches (Eaton, 2010). Finally, there is the lack of research on effective teaching practices in technologydriven classrooms (Gronseth et al, 2010;Kozma & Anderson, 2002;Leloup & Ponterio, 2003;Salaberry, 1996;Warschauer & Meskill, 2000). Most importantly, there is a need of professional development courses for in-service and pre-service English teachers, second language teachers, or foreign language teachers, which must emphasize the use and integration of technology to effectively increase student learning in the second language settings (Mims et al, 2006).…”