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Abstract
The objective of this research was to explore how authentic technology use and teacher inquiry may coalesce during curriculum-based, technology-enhanced field experiences for prospective teachers. Thirteen inquiries were analyzed using qualitative analytic procedures (Rossman, 1998). Results suggest that teacher inquiry may serve a variety of roles during curriculum-based, technology-enhanced field experiences including (1) as a lens through which to consider student learning, (2) as a bridge between content learned in university courses and authentic practices and (3) as a light bulb for conceptual change. This study suggests the positive outcomes of merging teacher inquiry and curriculum-based, technology-enhanced field experiences warrant further study. As such, the article proposes development of a codebook or heuristic designed to provide a coordinated analysis of multiple inquiry results.
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Kara Dawson
Kara Dawson is an associate professor in the School of Teaching and Learning at the University of Florida (UF). She currently serves as co-coordinator of the face-to-face and online Educational Technology programs at UF. (http://www.coe.ufl.edu/school/ edtech). Her research relates to innovative uses of technology to support learning in face-to-face, online, and blended environments