Smelling That New Book Smell: A Case Study of Preservice Teachers in an English Education Program

• In Event: 66.079 - Roundtable Session 25
  In Roundtable Session: 66.079-12 - Research Focused on Literacy Teacher Education

Abstract

It is sometimes assumed that "digital natives" will more easily integrate new literacies into their classrooms once they begin their careers. This study followed pre-service teachers at the junior level who were taking part in a year-long field experience set in an urban high school focusing on technology integration. Interviews were conducted and blog posts and survey responses were analyzed throughout the year. The data suggests that many of the pre-service teachers (born around 1990) expressed some of the same traditional views about using technology as teachers of an older generation. With some exceptions, most of the pre-service teachers saw new literacies as best used to motivate students to learn traditional content.

Authors

• William Kist, Kent State University

• Kristine Pytash, Kent State University