Issues in Teacher Education articles from September 2009

Issues in Teacher Education archives from September 2009

Guest editors' introduction: online, hybrid, and blended coursework and the practice of technology-integrated teaching and learning within teacher education.(Editorial)
September 22, 2009... This volume of Issues in Teacher Education focuses on the relationship between technology and teacher education. As technology in our society becomes more ubiquitous, colleges and schools of education draw students to their programs who are more...

Transforming supervision: using video elicitation to support preservice teacher-directed reflective conversations.(Report)
September 22, 2009... An essential, yet sometimes underplayed, factor in an effective teacher preparation program involves the quality of encounters that occur between supervisors and preservice novice teachers throughout the field experience component...

eSupervision: a technology framework for the 21st century field experience in teacher education.(Report)
September 22, 2009... Despite the complex emotional and interpersonal challenges inherent therein (Koerner, Rust, & Baumgartner, 2002), credential students often comment that their student teaching experience had the greatest influence on their development as new...

Teacher candidates' views of digital games as learning devices.(Report)
September 22, 2009... Introduction and Background to the Problem Recent studies provide evidence that technology-based teaching methods result in increased student learning (Aldrich, 2005; Borja, 2007; Devaney, 2008; Gibson, 2002; Kirriemuir & McFarlane, 2004;...

A comparison of asynchronous online text-based lectures and synchronous interactive web conferencing lectures.(Report)
September 22, 2009... Introduction Online learning environments are more prevalent in teacher education than ever before. In 2009, many instructors are attempting to emulate traditional instructional methods in the online learning environment as much as possible...

To blend or not to blend: online and blended learning environments in undergraduate teacher education.(Report)
September 22, 2009... Increasing curricular demands and the desire to provide meaningful, engaging instruction have pressed teacher educators to review and revise their programs. Many have viewed the assets of online learning as a potential solution to meet the...

Online versus in-class courses: an examination of differences in learning outcomes.(Report)
September 22, 2009... There has been a steady increase in the number of students taking online courses. It was estimated that there were "3,077,000 [students] enrolled in all distance education courses... in 2000-2001. Fifty-six percent of two and four-year...

The Handbook of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPCK) for Educators.(Book review)
September 22, 2009... The Handbook of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPCK) for Educ ators by The AACTE Committee on Innovation and Technology New York: Routledge, 2008 The Innovation and Technology Committee of the American Association of...

Speaking Up: The Unintended Costs of Free Speech in Public Schools.(Book review)
September 22, 2009... Speaking Up: The Unintended Costs of Free Speech in Public Schools by Anne Proffitt Dupre Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2009 How does a nation "conceived in liberty" stay alive while giving its citizens the freedom to...

Building Academic Language: Essential Practices for Content Classrooms, Grades 5-12.(Book review)
September 22, 2009... Building Academic Language: Essential Practices for Content Classrooms, Grades 5-12 by Jeff Zwiers San Francisco: Jossey-Bass (with IRA), 2008 Preparing secondary teacher candidates (STCs) to teach in multiple content areas and in...