ERIC Number: EJ1126522
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 12
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An Alternative Undergraduate Teacher Preparation Program: A Comprehensive One-to-One iPad Initiative Model
Nguyen, Neal Nghia; Lyons, Catherine; Rogers-Adkinson, Diana; Bohannon, Larry; Fridley, Daryl; Gunn, Sharon; Smith, Shonta
Journal of Education and Practice, v7 n35 p149-160 2016
To date little literature has been published on how an alternative undergraduate teacher preparation program infuses mobile devices such as the iPad and its applications, model classrooms, and a high-tech computer lab to prepare teacher candidates. Preparing teacher candidates to generalize technological skills is most effective when it is hands on, using the varied devices and support available to them. Meaningful instruction, application and maintenance of technological usage is the key to 21st century teaching and learning but it will not occur without a designed plan of action or model. This article focuses on the prominence of the use of iPads for teacher candidates in higher education and its potential impact on the learning of students with varying backgrounds and abilities in public schools. Further, it provides conceptual, systematic, comprehensive, and ready-to-use three phases of an existing one-to-one iPad initiative model at a southeast institution of higher education in the United States of America.
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Teacher Education Programs, Alternative Teacher Certification, Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education, Access to Computers, Electronic Learning, Preservice Teacher Education, Assistive Technology, Academic Ability, Program Implementation, Influence of Technology, Teaching Methods
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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