INTERDISCIPLINARY TEACHING PRACTICES IN UNDERGRADUATE TEACHER TRAINING THROUGH THE INTEGRATION WITH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES: THE TECHNOTEACHING CASE

Author(s):  
Luciana de Lima ◽  
Robson Carlos Loureiro ◽  
Brena Collyer de Aguiar ◽  
Gabi Teles
Author(s):  
Markus M Bugge ◽  
Fazilat Siddiq

Abstract In the literature on mission-oriented innovation supply side and tech-oriented approaches have been complemented by broader and more inclusive societal approaches. Here, it is highlighted that both directionality and broad anchoring of diverse stakeholders across private, public, and civic domains are key to successful implementation. Still, it is unclear how these dimensions relate and unfold in practice. Using digital literacy in education as an example of mission-oriented innovation, this paper investigates what prerequisites and capabilities are needed to envision and govern such processes. Based upon a case study of innovative teaching practices in twenty-five classes at ten primary schools in Norway, the paper finds that the motivation, dedication, and engagement of the teachers is not primarily related to the digital technologies themselves, but to the professional and pedagogical anchoring of the digital teaching tools. The mobilization of the professionalism of the teachers is enabled by a process of balanced empowerment.


2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 146
Author(s):  
Hema Vanita Kesevan

<p class="Abstract">This paper presents the findings of two different sets of teachers’ classroom ideologies and actual teaching practices. It compares a set of native and non-native English teachers that are distinct in terms of teacher training background, qualifications and experiences. This study explores the divergence and convergence of the teachers’ ideologies to their actual implementation in classroom. It investigates the factors that lead to the convergence and divergence of the teachers’ actual practice than their claimed ideologies. The findings of this study reveals that both sets of teachers do share the same classroom ideologies but do not apply those ideologies in a same way. The variations between the teachers exist for a variety of reasons, factors such as nature of training, classroom context, experiences of the teachers and their backgrounds have a great influence on teaching practices.</p>


Retos ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 239-244
Author(s):  
Vicente Juan Peña de Hornos ◽  
Gregorio Vicente Nicolás

El objetivo principal de esta investigación ha sido conocer y analizar la inclusión de actividades de danza en la práctica educativa del aula de Educación Infantil desde la perspectiva de los docentes. Los participantes (N=105) han sido maestras/os que imparten docencia en el segundo ciclo de Educación Infantil en centros educativos de la Región de Murcia (España). Para la recogida de datos se ha diseñado un cuestionario ad hoc y posteriormente se ha aplicado un análisis descriptivo a la información obtenida. Los resultados reflejan que los especialistas de Educación Infantil de la Región de Murcia incluyen en sus programaciones y en su práctica docente actividades de danza. Asimismo, las consideran fundamentales en el desarrollo integral del alumnado y que este responde de forma positiva y activa a este tipo de actividades. Por otro lado, alertan de la necesidad de mejorar la oferta formativa con respecto a estas materias y la calidad y cantidad de medios y recursos para llevarlas adecuadamente a la práctica. Abstract. The main objective of this research was to learn and analyze the inclusion of dance activities in Preschool teaching practices from the perspective of teachers. Participants (N=105) were teachers who teach at the second cycle of Preschool Education in schools from the Region of Murcia (Spain). An ad hoc questionnaire was designed for the collection of data, and descriptive analysis was subsequently applied. The results reflect that specialists of Preschool Education from the Region of Murcia include dance activities in their planning and teaching practices. Likewise, they consider them fundamental for the integral development of students, who respond in a positive and active way to this type of activities. On the other hand, they call the attention on the need to improve both teacher training with respect to these subjects and the quality and quantity of resources to carry them properly into practice.


Author(s):  
Victor C. X. Wang ◽  
Geraldine Torrisi-Steele

Despite the rapid and prolific uptake of online learning across higher education, the promised positive impact of digital technologies on the quality of learning has mostly failed to materialize. The need for change or reshaping of teaching practice in online environments is well documented, and there is much literature encouraging educators to exploit the affordances of digital media to provide rich learning experiences. However, efforts to affect the needed changes in practice are not very successful. In the present chapter, the authors adopt a framework of activity theory and integrate it with principles of critical theory and transformative practice to better understand why change in teaching practices in online environments has been difficult to realize. The authors also provide a theoretical framework that may be applied to driving change in online teaching practices.


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. e11810111436
Author(s):  
Christiane Caneva

This study aims to identify both the level and frequency of digital technology use and perceived self-efficacy levels of pre-service teachers (n = 341). We collected data in Costa Rica through a survey during the 2016–2017 academic year; the survey includes closed-ended items on the use and frequency of digital technologies along with open-ended questions. Findings suggest that a majority of pre-service teachers frequently use digital technologies for both professional and private use and specifically the mobile phone and social media. Results further suggest they find themselves self-efficacious in the use of “traditional” digital technologies that are also used in teacher training by professors/teacher trainers such as laptop, email and video. They are less confident in using mobile phones and social media for teaching even though they use them extensively for their professional development.


2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 31-54
Author(s):  
Sofia Cementina

Innovations in digital technologies have the potential to alter how people think, learn, communicate, and collaborate with others. Whereas changes in technology and its affordances have transformed social contexts and learning environments, instructors’ beliefs about digital technologies and pedagogy can affect technology integration behaviours and language teaching practices. This study used a two-phase approach to gain insights into teachers’ digital mindsets and their personal and professional use of technology. In total, 50 teachers were surveyed regarding their technological beliefs and practices, and, among them, three second language teachers were selected and interviewed. Results illustrate that participants recognized and embraced the affordances of digital technologies in their own lives, yet they failed to see their significance in language teaching and learning. Their attitudes and intentions associated with technology uses were compartmentalized; while teachers’ everyday practices were more digital and socially mediated, they struggled to adopt more technology-based teaching practices. Participants identified the lack of training in technology integration in language teaching hindered their use of digital resources, but findings indicate that the teachers’ reluctance to explore emerging technologies and their own technological beliefs and experiences influenced their mindset and teaching practices. Implications and recommendations for second language instruction are discussed. Les innovations de la technologie numérique ont le potentiel de modifier nos manières de penser, d’apprendre, de communiquer et de collaborer. Or, même si l’évolution technologique et ses affordances, ou potentialités, ont transformé les contextes sociaux et les milieux d’apprentissage, les croyances des professeurs concernant les technologies et la pédagogie numériques peuvent néanmoins influer sur les comportements relatifs à l’intégration des technologies aux pratiques liées à l’enseignement des langues. La présente étude est le compte rendu d’une approche en deux étapes adoptée afin de permettre de mieux comprendre la mentalité des professeurs face au numérique ainsi que leurs utilisations personnelles et professionnelles de la technologie. En tout, 50 professeurs ont fait l’objet d’un sondage concernant leurs croyances et leurs pratiques technologiques, y compris trois professeurs de langue seconde qui ont été sélectionnés pour une entrevue. Les résultats démontrent que même s’ils reconnaissent et recourent aux affordances des technologies numériques dans leur vie personnelle, les participantes et participants n’en reconnaissent point l’importance pour l’enseignement et l’apprentissage des langues. Leurs attitudes et intentions en lien avec les utilisations de la technologie étaient compartimentées : même si leurs pratiques quotidiennes étaient plus numériques et paissaient davantage par les médias sociaux, les professeurs avaient du mal à adopter des pratiques pédagogiques davantage fondées sur la technologie. Les participantes et participants ont précisé que le manque de formations dans le domaine de l’intégration de la technologie dans l’enseignement des langues les empêchait d’utiliser les ressources numériques, mais les constatations de l’enquête indiquent toutefois que leur répugnance à explorer les nouvelles technologies ainsi que leurs croyances et expériences technologiques personnelles avaient une influence sur leur mentalité et leurs pratiques pédagogiques. L’étude renferme une discussion des implications de cet état de fait et offre des recommandations pour l’enseignement d’une langue seconde.


Author(s):  
Manuel Meraz-Méndez ◽  
Claudia Lerma-Hernández

Industry 4.0 is the incorporation of digital technologies in factories such as: artificial intelligence, machine learning, 3D printing, drones, robotics, IOT, big data, virtual reality, automation, among others, which aim to digitalize processes productive in the factories, these are also called smart factories. The objective of this article is to identify the technologies applicable to industrial maintenance in Industry 4.0, the final result of this research determine the teaching practices that must be carried out in the Industrial Maintenance Engineering career at the Technological University of Chihuahua, and how the students must be prepared with the competences and skills necessary to face this challenge, at the same time the new teaching practices and strategies that a teacher in the technical area of Industrial Maintenance must apply in laboratory practices with a focus on Industry 4.0.


2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 450-466
Author(s):  
Hebert Gomes Oliveira ◽  
José Gomes da Silva

O presente artigo está diretamente relacionado ao trabalho de pesquisa desenvolvido na Universidade do Estado da Bahia (UNEB), como trabalho de conclusão do curso de Pedagogia. A investigação tem como objetivo apresentar resultados parciais que tratam de alguns sentidos sobre a inclusão sociodigital na era do conhecimento e a sua relação nos espaços escolares. Esses resultados foram coletados durante ação que objetivava formar professores sobre a utilização pedagógica das tecnologias digitais, realizada em uma unidade de inclusão digital vinculada ao programa Telecentros BR. Nesse sentido, esta investigação busca possíveis respostas que podem ajudar-nos na compreensão dos fatores que dificultam o trabalho de inclusão digital no ambiente escolar, tais como concepção dos professores sobre o uso pedagógico de tecnologias digitais e questões relacionadas a manutenção das ferramentas tecnológicas da escola Palavras-chave: Inclusão Sociodigital. Educação e TIC. Formação de Professores.   ABSTRACT This article is directly related to the research developed at the University of Bahia (UNEB), as work conclusion of the pedagogy course. The investigation aims to present partial results that address some forms of sociodigital inclusion in the knowledge era and their relationship in school spaces. These results were obtained during a training that aimed to train teachers about the pedagogical use of digital technologies, held in a unit of digital inclusion conected with the Telecentros BR program. Thus, this research seeks possible answers that can help us to understand the factors that hinder the work of digital inclusion in the school environment, such as the understanding of teachers on the pedagogical use of digital technologies and issues related to the maintenance of technological tools school. Keywords: Inclusion sociodigital. Education and ICT. Teacher Training.


2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 564
Author(s):  
Angélica Monteiro ◽  
Rita Barros

Technological advances require a flexible curriculum adapted to the new realities and challenges imposed to society and to education, in particular to current and future teachers. The initial teachers training constitutes an initial opportunity for socialization with the teaching profession and, in this sense, has to meet the profile of the student of the XXI century. However, there is a mismatch between the approach and contents of digital technologies and the needs for integrated, comprehensive and articulated training, as referred to in the ICT competency framework (UNESCO, 2011), and the curriculum for teacher training in media literacy and information literacy (Wilson et al., 2013). The aim of this exploratory article is to contribute to the state of the art about learning environments using digital technologies in the initial teacher training (methodological options, resources, theoretical reference, ...) based on a systematic literature review of 17 recent articles (2016-2017) from different countries. The main results point to a tendency to value the "testing" and application of theoretical models and the use of certain new or innovative digital technologies through observations, open questionnaires and pre-defined scales. At the same time, it was verified that the personal and professional development aspects of the future teachers, as well as the pedagogical relation, are not the research paper’s privileged focus. This work allows to conclude that the research follows the trend of the contexts of practice of initial teacher training, in which there is a disarticulation between theory and educational practices using digital technologies in a contextualized and meaningful way.


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