INTERNET READINESS: PRESERVICE TEACHERS’ ATTITUDES TO HIGH

Ann FitzGibbon; Elizabeth Oldham

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1998 (1998) pp. 554–557

This paper examines the views and attitudes of student teachers (that is, preservice teachers) regarding the use of information technology, and in particular the Internet, as a resource for teaching and learning. It focuses on the declared beliefs...

Digital Manipulatives as Froebel’s Gifts in the 21st Century? Pre-Service Teachers Report on their Experience of Using Lego Mindstorms with Children in Irish Schools

Richard Butler; Elizabeth Oldham

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 1417–1424

Programmable robots, and digital manipulatives in general, have been seen as a 21st century analogy of the "gifts" of the German educationalist Friedrich Froebel, originator of the concept of the kindergarten. This paper considers a group of pre...

Brief Encounters, Hard Fun: Elementary Pre-Service Teachers' Reflections on Short Modules on Logo and Lego Mindstorms in Ireland

Elizabeth Oldham; Richard Butler

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 3802–3808

The paper examines the impact of a short Logo programming module (and, for some participants, a further module on Lego Mindstorms) on pre-service teachers who are preparing to teach in elementary schools in Ireland; it addresses the question as to...

Topics: Students

An Investigation of Student-Teachers’ Use of Social Networks and their Perceptions of Using Technology for Teaching and Learning

Ann FitzGibbon; Elizabeth Oldham; Keith Johnston

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 788–795

This paper explores student-teachers' use of social networks, specifically Bebo and MySpace. It investigates whether student-teachers' use, or level of use, of these applications is related to their views of the potential of technology for teaching...

Ubiquitous devices – a preparation for student-teachers’ use of technology for teaching and learning?

Elizabeth Oldham; Ann FitzGibbon; Keith Johnston

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 1524–1531

Abstract: This paper explores the relationship between student-teachers' awareness and experience of technology, both formally and informally, and their vision of its potential for teaching and learning. It addresses whether high familiarity with...

Topics: Teachers, Educational Technology, Students

Using ePortfolios in a College of Education - an interim report

Alison Egan; Ann FitzGibbon; Elizabeth Oldham

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 1811–1817

In this paper the second phase of a research study introducing ePortfolios to pre-service education students is reported. The technology director – the first author of this paper – has responsibility for increasing the use of technology across the...

Topics: Evaluation, International Education, Assessment and E-Folios

Teacher Identified Uses of Technology in the Classroom - an Irish cohort.

Alison Egan; Ann FitzGibbon; Elizabeth Oldham

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) pp. 5034–5039

This paper reports on an aspect of a larger study; it explores the early educational experiences of 167 under- and post-graduates students in the authors’ institutions and compares them with the respondents’ own teaching strategies. Younger...

Are Irish Student-Teachers Prepared to be Agents of Change in using IT in Education?

Ann FitzGibbon; Elizabeth Oldham; Keith Johnston

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 1397–1404

This paper explores student-teachers' use of social networks, video-sharing websites and MUVEs (specifically Second Life). In seeking to find if student-teachers' activities in this respect prepare them to be agents of change in the education system,...

A Vision for Education in 2026 – the Views of a Cohort of Pre-Service and In-Service Teachers.

Alison Egan; Ann FitzGibbon; Elizabeth Oldham; Carina Girvan; Michael Hallissy

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) pp. 1275–1282

In this paper the authors report on pre-service teachers' and qualified teachers’ vision of education in 2026. It also looks at vision of participants in relation to their self-reported expertise and behavioural intentions to use technology in the...

Digital Divides: Experiences and Beliefs of Education Students in Ireland

Ann FitzGibbon; Carina Girvan; Elizabeth Oldham; Hilary Mc Loughlin

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 2460–2465

This paper considers refinements of Prensky’s concept of digital native/immigrant, and addresses the notions of Teacher Role Identity and teacher beliefs. It then reports on a project examining responses made by university Education students ...

Topics: Digital Divide

Self-Reported Competency and Technology Acceptance: Investigating the Relationship for a Cohort of Irish Pre-Service Teachers

Alison Egan; Ann FitzGibbon; Carina Girvan; Elizabeth Oldham

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 3210–3217

In this paper the authors report on pre-service teachers' self-rated levels of competency when using ICT and on its possible relationships with elements of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and with classroom usage of technology. The research...

Experiences and Expectations of Preservice Teachers in the Republic of Ireland with regard to Information and Communications Technologies in Education

Ann FitzGibbon; Elizabeth Oldham; Keith Johnston; Andrew Loxley

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 2158–2165

Experiences and Expectations of Preservice Teachers in the Republic of Ireland with regard to Information and Communications Technologies in Education. This study seeks to examine possible links between the early experiences of preservice teachers...

Topics: Teachers, Mathematics, Educational Technology, Preservice Teacher Education, Information Communication Technologies

Pre-Service Teachers' Technological Self-Efficacy - an Irish Perspective

Alison Egan; Ann FitzGibbon; Keith Johnston; Elizabeth Oldham

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 1803–1812

This study explores pre-service teachers’ confidence using technology on school placement. Two cohorts of pre-service teachers were surveyed, each over a three-year period, during their college preparation course. The study adopted a sequential...

Topics: Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies, International Education

What Should We Investigate Next? A Scoping Exercise to Identify Variables of Relevance in Teachers’ Views on Technology-Related Issues

Ann FitzGibbon; Alison Egan; Elizabeth Oldham; Carina Girvan

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 3218–3223

Abstract: The authors explore qualified teachers’ responses to a questionnaire on technology-related issues in order to identify future research areas. Variables examined include: satisfaction levels with ICT education in pre- and post-...

Pedagogy and Processes for a Computer Programming Outreach Workshop--The Bridge to College Model

Brendan Tangney; Elizabeth Oldham; Claire Conneely; Stephen Barrett; John Lawlor

IEEE Transactions on Education Vol. 53, No. 1 (February 2010) pp. 53–60

This paper describes a model for computer programming outreach workshops aimed at second-level students (ages 15-16). Participants engage in a series of programming activities based on the Scratch visual programming language, and a very strong group-...

Factors Influencing Pre-Service Teachers' Use of Technology on School Placement - Mind the Gap

Alison Egan; Ann FitzGibbon; Keith Johnston; Elizabeth Oldham

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2018 (Mar 26, 2018) pp. 1435–1440

This study explores the factors that influenced two groups of pre-service teachers' use of technology during their school placement experience, as part of their College of Education course. The study adopted a sequential explanatory mixed method...

Topics: International Education, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies

Professional Use of Technology on School Placement - an Irish study

Alison Egan; Ann FitzGibbon; Keith Johnston; Elizabeth Oldham

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 2287–2294

This paper reports on one aspect of a larger study, namely the use made of technology by pre-service teachers in their school placements. The pre-service teachers completed an on-line questionnaire; the data was imported into SPSS to permit cross...

Topics: New Possibilities with Information Technology Education, International Education

Bridge21: Teamwork, Technology and Learning. A Pragmatic Model for Effective Twenty-First-Century Team-Based Learning

John Lawlor; Claire Conneely; Elizabeth Oldham; Kevin Marshall; Brendan Tangney

Technology, Pedagogy and Education Vol. 27, No. 2 (2018) pp. 211–232

There have been calls for decades by many educational writers and commentators for a new model of learning to facilitate what is generally described as twenty-first-century learning. Central to this challenge is the required shift in responsibility...

A Hero's Journey: Introducing Modular In-service Diploma Courses in IT at Trinity College Dublin

Ann FitzGibbon; Cyril Drury; Elizabeth Oldham; Brendan Tangney

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2000 (2000) pp. 626–632

This paper is a reflective narrative exploring the introduction of a modular in-service programme, using the device of the Hero's Journey (features of which are described). The programme is a response to an Irish government initiative which aims to...

Have Irish Pre-Service Teachers Crossed the Digital Divide?

Keith Johnston; Ann FitzGibbon; Elizabeth Oldham; Aidan Seery

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 1651–1658

For many years there has been a perception that people entering the teaching profession in Ireland were less "techy" than many of their college counterparts. If this is still true, it has worrying implications for the use of technology in schools...

Topics: Schools, Digital Divide, Educational Technology, Elementary Education, Students

Preparing Online Materials: Supplying Your Basic Toolbox and Beyond, Part 2

Roberta Weber; Roger Carlsen; Ann Fitzgibbon; Elizabeth Oldham; Eric Dell; Kari Kumpulainen; Dan Miller; Ken Bingham

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) p. 3021

The toolbox filled with hardware and software of those developing online teaching materials varies by country. This panel presentation will provide an overview of numerous distance learning development tools from several countries and specialization ...

Part 2: A Global Look at the Future of Teaching: How Will ICT Impact Nations?

Roberta Weber; Marilyn Leask; Christina Preston; Kari Kumpulainen; Niki Davis; Elizabeth Oldham

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) p. 2546

This international panel will address issues that educators consider as challenging the success of schools around the world. Integrating the uses of ICT tools into best practice teaching models will be discussed. A comparison of barriers and...

You can Lead Students to Second Life, but Can You Get Them to Immerse?

Elizabeth Oldham; Ann FitzGibbon; Carina Girvan; Graham Heap; Micheal Collins; Tim Savage

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 2318–2323

In this paper, the authors report on the early stages of a project in which student-teachers attending the authors’ institution are required to enter an Immersive Virtual World (IVW) for their elective module in Development Education. The paper...

Developing Confident Computational Thinking through Teacher Twinning Online

Elizabeth Oldham; Pamela Cowan; Richard Millwood; Glenn Strong; Nina Bresnihan; Mags Amond; Lisa Hegarty

International Journal of Smart Education and Urban Society Vol. 9, No. 1 (January 2018) pp. 61–75

In view of the current focus on computational thinking in schools, professional development is needed so that teachers can help students acquire the requisite skills. Enhancing teachers' confidence is one important aspect. This article describes a...

Addressing Barriers of Information Technology from a Multi-National View: A New Message for Teacher Education

Roberta K Weber; Richard Millwood; Kari Kumpulainen; Eileen Freeman; Daithi O Murchu; Ann FitzGibbon; Elizabeth Oldham; Elizabeth Sorensen

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 1524–1527

In the 1990s, representatives from government, business, and industry believed that students entering the workforce and beyond were not prepared adequately to deal with the technological demands the future requires. According to Soloman (1995):"With ...

Topics: Educational Technology, Business