ERIC Number: EJ1043545
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 23
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Technology and Teaching: A Conversation among Faculty Regarding the Pros and Cons of Technology
Kemp, Andrew T.; Preston, John; Page, C. Steven; Harper, Rebecca; Dillard, Benita; Flynn, Joseph; Yamaguchi, Misato
Qualitative Report, v19 Article 6 2014
Technology is often touted as the savior of education (Collins & Haverson, 2009). However, is technology the panacea that it is made out to be? This paper is an extended conversation among a group of faculty members at three different universities and their attitudes and beliefs about technology and education. Three professors shared their pro-technology stance and three took a less favorable view. The contents of the conversation were then analyzed by a neutral party to extract the various themes that emerged. What was discovered was that were three major threads to the conversation: technology and educational access, online education, and technology and instructional strategies. While there was little agreement, throughout the evolution of the conversation, both sides began to understand each other a little more.
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Technology Integration, Teacher Attitudes, Qualitative Research, Discussion, Teaching Methods, Online Courses, Interaction, Computer Attitudes, Teacher Competencies, Socioeconomic Influences, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Grounded Theory, Coding, Access to Computers, Computer Mediated Communication
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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