susan gebhard, chatham research presentation, 05.12.14
DESCRIPTION
a presentation regarding my research agenda, given as part of my candidacy for Education Chair and Program Director at Chatham University.TRANSCRIPT
Susan Gebhardresearch, research in action, research interests
JTE article anddissertation
Blueprints For
re-visioning
Canterbury Teachers Tracery
technology integration and SAMR
“Sometimes we have to meet our students where they are, not where we think they should be.”
- Janet Allen, 2003
The Lost Boys (and Girls): Readers in NeverlandJournal of Teacher Education, 2006
“ I never enjoyed reading until I took this class.… I definitely think that this class helped me to be more enthusiastic…. I realized that reading could be fun and not just boring. Also, the crazy ideas you had made it more fun as well.”
research questions
1. What are the changes in preservice teachers‘attitudesa. before and after completing an online literacy courseb. before and after completing an onsite literacy course.
2. What is the relationship between preservice teachers’ attitudes towards reading before and after the completion of an online versus an onsite section of a required literacy course?
3. What is the impact of instructor (teacher) influence onpreservice teachers’ attitudes towards reading?
4. What specific literacy class experiences influence preservice teachers’ attitudes towards reading?
mixed methodology
QUANTITATIVE• empirical pre- and post-test data• Adult Survey of Reading Attitudes or ASRA (Smith, 1990)• data analyzed for statistical significance• addressed research questions 1 and 2
QUALITATIVE• data obtained from narrative pre- and post-course student writings• data analyzed using inductive approach (Patton, 2002; Wolcott, 1990,
1994)• addressed research questions 3 and 4
understanding of students’ pre-existing attitudes + intentional course design + social modeling =
change in teacher dispositions
“The hidden purpose…that I found out through this class was that it should be fun. If you’re not having fun with it, then you’re not doing it right.”
conceptual framework
All students are learners.Teachers are required to create the conditions of learning for all students.
Salem College
NCDPI Blueprints
for initial licensure and graduate program revisions
Salem CollegeWinston-Salem, NC
initial licensure 2009advanced competency licensure 2010
electronic evidences for initial licensure
electronic evidences for advanced competency licensure
digital platforms
Canterbury Teachers Tracery
content versus curricula