Learning Technology Integration with the Community: Lessons Learned from a Service-Learning Project

• In Event: TED - Participatory Practices with Teachers

Short Description

This pilot service-learning project connected preservice teachers with K-12 teachers in technology integration problem-solving cases. Participants indicated the project allowed them to apply their knowledge and skills, recognize real-world connections, and as a result, promoted positive attitudes and beliefs towards future technology. Preservice teachers also reported challenges of identifying project opportunities, communication issues with classroom teachers, and conflicts between classroom teacher expectations and curriculum requirements.

Authors

• Xiaokai Jia, Indiana University

• Jiyoon Jung, Indiana University Bloomington

• Anne Ottenbreit-Leftwich, Indiana University

• Yin-Chan (Janet) Liao, Indiana University

• Ya-Huei Lu, Indiana University