In their ideal future, are preservice teachers willing to embrace technology in their teaching?

• In Event: TED- Preservice Development & Tools (h)

Short Description

Preservice teachers’ beliefs about technology integration are critical factors predicting their behavior in their future teaching. This qualitative study applied one of the most widely used positive psychology interventions-Best Possible Self (BPS)-to explore preservice teachers’ beliefs about technology in their ideal vision of the future. BPS-in-technology-integration essays (n = 50) were coded following the categories developed by Korucu-Kis and Ozmen (2019). Results show that half plan to use technology as an integral part of teaching.

Authors

• Presenter: Suzhen Duan, Presenter

• Contributor: Marisa Exter, Purdue University

• Contributor: Tim Newby, Purdue University