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ERIC Number: EJ1240102
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Jul
Pages: 37
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1059-7069
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Teachers' Concerns about Adopting Technology-Enhanced Embodied Learning and Their Mitigation through Professional Development
Georgiou, Yiannis; Ioannou, Andri
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, v27 n3 p335-371 Jul 2019
Technology-enhanced embodied learning is argued to have the potential to revolutionize K-12 education. Despite the affordances of technology-enhanced embodied learning, its integration in mainstream education is currently at slow pace. Slow adoption of technological innovation is not a new issue in the education arena. Several factors are contributing to why in-service teachers are being reluctant to adopt educational innovations. This study investigated the concerns of 31 in-service primary education teachers about adopting technology-enhanced embodied learning using the Concerns-Based Adoption Model (CBAM). A Professional Development (PD) programme composed of two phases -- a Training phase (including experiential workshops) and a Practical phase (including teachers' enactment of technologyenhanced embodied learning in their classrooms) -- allowed for the mitigation of these concerns. The study documents also the impact of the PD programme on the effective adoption of technology-enhanced embodied learning in teachers' classrooms. Overall, this study elaborates on the use of the CBAM model and provides a rich description of a successful PD programme, which can inform future efforts in this area. Taking into account and addressing teachers' concerns through PD lays the groundwork for the successful adoption of technology-enhanced embodied learning to nourish education.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Cyprus
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