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Title: Finding Spaces: Teacher Education Technology Competencies (TETCs)
This article explores technology’s integration, assessment, and reflection within a single secondary education program at a Mountain West university. In light of the publication of the Teacher Education Technology Competencies (TETCs), faculty members of a secondary education program focused on existing practices and pathways for expansion to better align with the TETC standards in the future. The purpose of this study was to explore existing practices of incorporating technology into secondary methods coursework and to search for new spaces to implement the TETC guidelines and structure, as well as explore the roles faculty play in the adoption and implementation of technologies. Vignettes authored by faculty in each content area provide a rich depth of faculty experience and dispositions regarding technology integration, as well as spaces for the deeper use of technology based on the TETC recommendations. Key questions emerged about the efficacy of current technology practices, as well as the experiences and dispositions of the faculty within the secondary education program. Findings show that secondary education faculty use domain/content-specific technologies in their course; are expected to be “meta-experts”, both discovering and implementing technology simultaneously; and tend to discover technologies through content-specific interactions and discussions.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1655726
PAR ID:
10326581
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Education Sciences
Volume:
11
Issue:
11
ISSN:
2227-7102
Page Range / eLocation ID:
733
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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