Abstract

Educators require a deep understanding of any technology that they will integrate into their classrooms practices if that integration is to be successful, and professional learning in this area may be a lynchpin that allows for such integration to take place. Unfortunately, current learning in this area is lagging behind what is necessary to ensure that teachers have the tools and understanding they need. Using qualitative methods, this work seeks to better understand how educators feel about their current professional learning experiences in this area, and what types of learning experiences may best suit their personal learning styles. It offers suggestions for how administrative policy may be better directed towards learning experiences that can help educators develop the understandings they need for technology integration to be successful in their daily classroom practices.

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Christopher Godfrey
Student, Ph.D, Schulich School of Education, Nipissing University, Ontario, Canada

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Focused Discussion

Theme

Technologies in Learning

KEYWORDS

EDUCATION, EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, QUALITATIVE

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