Using Technology for Conceptual Learning in Physics Teacher Education: Engaging Teacher Candidates as Learners and Teachers

• In Event: Roundtable Session 3
  In Roundtable Session: Digital Literacies in Preservice Teacher Education

Abstract

Teacher-candidates’ educational philosophies are influenced by their prior academic experiences. The Teacher Education Program (TEP) provides multiple opportunities for them to reflect on these experiences and to envision the learning environments they will be designing for their digital-savvy students. This places great responsibility on TEP instructors to model effective use of technology in methods courses. The goals of the study are to (a) model active engagement with educational technologies in a physics methods course; (b) explore clickers as a mechanism for active engagement; and (c) examine if and how teacher-candidates’ epistemological views were impacted through active engagement with technology-enhanced pedagogy.

Authors

• Alexandra MacDonald, The University of British Columbia

• Heather Anne Fisher, The University of British Columbia

• Marina Milner-Bolotin, The University of British Columbia