ERIC Number: EJ1080808
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-1528-5804
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The Teacher as Software Developer
Whittier, David
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), v5 n1 p66-72 2005
The Teacher as Software Developer is the name of a program integrating technology instruction, curriculum, and field experiences in teacher preparation. In an introductory education course for all undergraduate education students, a required technology lab links to a one-day-a-week prepracticum. Preservice students produce a Web site or "software" for their supervising teacher, who is their "client," and the supervising classroom teacher directs them to authentic curriculum objectives. Preservice teachers learn about software while learning about teaching, lesson planning, curriculum, and technology. Supervising classroom teachers gain an opportunity to experience designing and using software with their own students and curriculum and access to the preservice student produced Web sites after the student has completed the lab. Evidence of the program's success comes from student survey data and student reflections. Despite the program's productivity, it remains an island of instructional technology.
Descriptors: Computer Software, Courseware, Student Developed Materials, Preservice Teacher Education, Teaching Methods, Computer System Design, Field Experience Programs, Educational Technology, Technology Education, Integrated Activities
Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education. P.O. Box 1545, Chesapeake, VA 23327. Tel: 757-366-5606; Fax: 703-997-8760; e-mail: business@aace.org; Web site: http://www.aace.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts
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