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Abstract
Sponsored by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), this study describes what teacher education programs are doing to promote technology initiatives. A 23-item survey, distributed randomly to a representative sample of 125 AACTE institutions, includes three sections: respondent/institution information, faculty workload, and faculty participation. Findings indicate that faculty who use technology use it for teaching by adding technology components to their courses to motivate and help students master course content. Two major barriers for using technology are lack of skills and lack of incentive. Written guidelines for technology use for promotion and tenure still are not in place. Changes in faculty workload and rewards, and promotion and tenure guidelines, are recommended to encourage additional faculty to use technology. Guidelines are provided.
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Shelley B. Wepner
Shelley B. Wepner is Director of the Center for Education, Associate Dean of the School of Human Service Professions and Professor of Education at Widener University, Chester, PA. She currently is involved with three funded technology projects at her university in the teacher education program. Her research interests include technology and leadership in both teacher education and literacy development.
Steven A. Scott
Steven A. Scott is the Dean of Education at Pittsburg (Kansas) State University. As co-author and director of a three-year PT3 grant, he has led an effort to infuse technology throughout Pittsburg State University’s teacher education program. Scott has presented at the state and national levels on a variety of topics, with most pertaining to the integration of technology into teaching and learning.
JoAnn Haysbert
JoAnn Haysbert is the Provost of Hampton University, Hampton, VA. She has been instrumental in promoting technology in teacher education at her university. She was a member of the Publications Committee of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education and a member of the Committee on Technology in Teacher Education, 2000–2003.