ERIC Number: EJ910405
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Oct
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Interactive Whiteboards and the First Year Experience: Integrating IWBs into Pre-Service Teacher Education
Campbell, Chris; Martin, Dona
Australian Journal of Teacher Education, v35 n6 p68-75 Oct 2010
The focus of this paper is on how pre-service teachers investigate using interactive whiteboards (IWBs) to incorporate e-teaching into their lessons. Digital convergence in the classroom makes technology an integral part of teaching rather than an add-on feature (Kent, 2004a, 2004b). To establish a context for the use of IWB in schools, the paper first examines relevant literature on IWBs. It then describes a program designed to link knowledge gained in a first-semester Information and Communication Technology (ICT) unit of a first year pre-service teacher undergraduate course with the practical use of IWBs in a mathematics education unit, Working Mathematically, in second semester. During this transfer of knowledge, pre-service teachers also explore the pedagogical implications of using IWBs in the classroom.
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Mathematics Education, Educational Technology, Visual Aids, Undergraduate Students, Undergraduate Study, Preservice Teachers, Foreign Countries, Blended Learning, Technology Integration, Technology Uses in Education, Electronic Learning
Edith Cowan University. Bradford Street, Mount Lawley, West Australia 6050, Australia. Web site: http://ajte.education.ecu.edu.au
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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