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Teacher Technology Use: An Interplay of Learning Preference, Teaching Philosophy, and Perception of Technology

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Computer Supported Education (CSEDU 2015)

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Teacher technology use is a key element in the successful teaching and learning of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) courses. However, even with the increasing availability and number of new technologies and hi-tech learning environments, teachers don’t always integrate technology into their teaching practice in a meaningful way. Over the three-year period of this case study, we followed the experiences of two high school teachers working in a depressed urban setting as they began using a newly constructed, innovative, high-tech STEM classroom. Using a grounded theory approach, we analyzed data from a series of semi-structured interviews and classroom observations. Three themes related to the teachers’ technology use emerged: personal learning preference, teaching philosophy, and perception of technology. We explore these themes, propose a model that illustrates their relationship, and suggest areas of future research. These findings will be beneficial to anyone seeking to facilitate the meaningful adoption and use of technology by teachers.

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    Georgia L. Bracey & Mary L. Stephen

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    Maria Teresa Restivo

  3. School of Engineering, University of Ulster, Newtownabbey, United Kingdom

    James Uhomoibhi

  4. Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland

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Bracey, G.L., Stephen, M.L. (2016). Teacher Technology Use: An Interplay of Learning Preference, Teaching Philosophy, and Perception of Technology. In: Zvacek, S., Restivo, M., Uhomoibhi, J., Helfert, M. (eds) Computer Supported Education. CSEDU 2015. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 583. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29585-5_25

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