ERIC Number: EJ1260137
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
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The "Wicked Problem" of Technology and Teacher Education: Examining Teacher Educator Technology Competencies in a Field-Based Literacy Methods Course
Segal, Pamela; Heath, Marie
Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, v36 n3 p185-200 2020
This paper paints a complex portrait of the "wicked problem" of teaching technology integration in a field-based content literacy course in order to analyze how a teacher educator demonstrated a presence (and absence) of Teacher Educator Technology Competencies (TETCs). The study indicates that developing technology competencies in teacher educators shares challenges with broader issues of practice based teacher education. It suggests the TETCs would benefit from a clear grounding in theory and should consider the influence of teacher educator TPACK on teacher educators' abilities to build and demonstrate competency. Overall, framing teacher educator professional growth and development through the lens of the TETCs facilitated reflection and spotlighted areas of strength, as well as areas for improvement, within practice.
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Teacher Education Programs, Technological Literacy, Teacher Educators, Teacher Competencies, Methods Courses, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Literacy Education, Middle Schools, Technology Integration
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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