A Framework for Supporting In-Service Teachers to Use Domain-Specific Technologies for Instruction

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Author(s): Louise Yarnall (SRI International, USA)and Judith Fusco (SRI International, USA)
Copyright: 2015
Pages: 31
Source title: Handbook of Research on Teacher Education in the Digital Age
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Margaret L. Niess (Oregon State University, USA)and Henry Gillow-Wiles (Southern Oregon University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8403-4.ch023

Keywords: Education / Information Science Reference / Teacher Education

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Domain-specific technologies, which are used for analysis, representation, and production in real-world contexts, differ from basic technologies, such as word processing software and Internet search tools. They cannot be used effectively without adequate command of fundamental domain-specific content knowledge. They can be used to deepen students' understanding of content, but these technologies bring distinct classroom-integration challenges. This chapter presents a framework for supporting in-service teachers to integrate these technologies. The research team derived this framework from data collected during an extended TPACK-style (Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge) workshop that engaged 13 life science community college instructors in integrating bioinformatics technologies into courses. This chapter presents a case study about the challenges community college teachers faced in implementing these tools—and the strategies they used to address them. Challenges included activity translation, problem definition, implementation, and assessment.

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