Researching ICT in education:
The story of a teacher
Jo Tondeur
Integrating innovative teaching methods
in higher education
Contents
ICT in teacher education ICT-use in education
Determinants - Teacher characteristics - School characteristics
In-service training References
The story of a teacher
@jotondeur ugent.academia.edu/
JoTondeur
Jef is an enthousiasticbeginning teacher in a primary school.
He’s open to use ICT in teaching and learning activities
How to integrate TK in PCK?Review study (1)*
See reference list
Nice model but I’ve never seen
a concrete example*
Study 2 & 3
ICT & Education: two worlds apart?
“I’ve tested it during my internship, that was actually a big risk, and since then it turned out well I’m now able to use it here.”
[Ben, TEI1/S1]
• Teacher educators as role models
• Exploring ICT applica?ons in subject domains
• ICT assignment tasks
Pre-‐service training
• Designing ICT-‐rich lessons • Authen?c experiences • Mentor support and feedback
Internship • Suppor?ve leadership • Enabling school culture • Access to infrastructure
Early career
Follow-up study with beginning teachers (4)
Review study:Meta-ethnography
SQD-model (5)
Two types of ICT competencies:“Pupil use” / “Instructional
design”
Instrument development
“SQD-Scale” > one dimension
Instrument development
ICT-integration: Complex innovation…
Survey: multilevel model (6)
Basic skills
Learning tool
Information tool
Availability of computers +++ Computers with Internet +++ Computers in the classroom ++ +++ Innovativeness ++ ++ ICT-policy ++ +++ ICT-training ++ Gender +++ Computer experience ++ Teacher-centred beliefs + + - Student-centred beliefs + +++ Innovativeness + ++
+ p < .05 ++ p < .01 +++ p < .001
Survey: Cluster analysis (7)
Review of qualitative evidence:Meta aggregation (8)
There’s an innovative culture in Jef’s school
Survey (9)
Together with his colleagues he’s designing new activities: Teacher design teams
Delphi study(10)
And he’s creating a new learning environment …
Qualitative study:Photographic analysis
+ case studies (11)
Integrating innovative teaching methods
in higher education @jotondeur
ugent.academia.edu/JoTondeur
To be continued
ICT-integration in education:
A multidimensional approach
Different perspectives - Teacher thinking theory - School improvement,…
Multi-disciplinary - Sociology, psychology,
architecture, … Multi-actor perspective Micro-meso-macro Different methods
1. Voogt, J., Fisser, P., Pareja, N., Tondeur, J., & van Braak, J. (2012). Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge -‐ a review of the literature. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning
2. Tondeur, J., van Braak, J., & Valcke, M. (2007). Curricula and the use of ICT in educa?on. Two worlds apart? Bri>sh Journal of Educa>onal Technology, 38(6), 962-‐975.
3. Lim, C.P., Zhao, Y., Tondeur, J., Chai, S.C., & Tsai, C.C. (2013). Bridging the Gap: Technology Trends and Use of Technology in Schools. Journal of Educa>onal Technology & Society, 16(2), 59-‐69
4. Tondeur, J., Pareja Roblin, N., van Braak, J., & Voogt, J. (2014). Van de lerarenopleiding tot de onderwijsprak?jk: een follow-‐up studie naar strategieën om leraren voor te bereiden op educa?ef ICT-‐gebruik. TijdschriJ voor Lerarenopleiders, 35(4), 7-‐18.
5. Tondeur, J., Van Braak, J., Sang, G., Voogt, J., Fisser, P., & Ohenbreit-‐Leiwich, A. (2012). Preparing pre-‐service teachers to integrate technology in educa?on: A synthesis of qualita?ve evidence. Computers & Educa>on, 59(1), 134-‐144.
6. Tondeur, J., Valcke, M., & van Braak, J. (2008). A mul?dimensional approach to determinants of computer use in primary educa?on: teacher and school characteris?cs. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 24(6), 494-‐506
7. Tondeur, J., Hermans, R., Valcke, M., & van Braak, J. (2008). Exploring the link between teachers' educa?onal belief profiles and different types of computer use in the classroom. Computers in Human Behavior, 24(6), 2541-‐2553 8. Tondeur, J., van Braak, J, Ertmer, P., Ohenbreit-‐Leiwich, A. (2013). The link between teachers’ educa>onal beliefs and technology use in the classroom: A mixed method review of the literature Paper accepted for presenta?on at ECER: Istanbul, Turkey. September 2013. 9. Tondeur, J., Devos, G., Van Houhe, M., van Braak, J., & Valcke, M. (2009). Understanding structural and cultural school characteris?cs in rela?on to educa?onal change: the case of ICT integra?on. Educa>onal Studies, 35(2), 223-‐235. 10.. Becuwe, Thys, Tondeur, Pareja , van Braak, (2014). Condi?ons to Implement Collabora?ve Design as a Strategy for Professional Development: The Case of ICT-‐Integra?on in Teacher Educa?on. ECER, Porto 11. Tondeur, J., De Bruyne, E., Van Den Driessche, M., McKenney, S., & Zandvliet, D. (2015). The physical placement of classroom technology and its influences on educa?onal prac?ces. Cambridge journal of educa>on, (ahead-‐of-‐print), 1-‐20.