You are here:

Integrating iPads: Perspectives and Possibilities in a High School ELA Context
PROCEEDINGS

, , , University of Victoria, Canada

EdMedia + Innovate Learning, in Victoria, Canada ISBN 978-1-939797-03-2 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC

Full Text

Abstract

This case study presents participatory action research examining the experiences of a pre-service teacher implementing iPads during practicum. For two weeks, the pre-service teacher integrated a set of 20 iPads into a grade 10 Media Literacy Unit. Coded data from the teacher’s daily blog, interviews with students, and interviews with observers revealed these main themes: 1) teacher planning (challenges, benefits, future goals); 2) teacher delivery (challenges, benefits, future goals); 3) observed student behavior, 4) perceived student learning, and 4) implications for teacher education. While generalizations to other ELA classes cannot be made, the results of this pilot study suggest that tablet technology has the potential to aid the transition to 21st century learning at the secondary level, and warrants further research and attention.

Citation

Elbert, J., Code, J. & Irvine, V. (2013). Integrating iPads: Perspectives and Possibilities in a High School ELA Context. In J. Herrington, A. Couros & V. Irvine (Eds.), Proceedings of EdMedia 2013--World Conference on Educational Media and Technology (pp. 1739-1742). Victoria, Canada: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved August 14, 2024 from .

© 2013 Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)

References

View References & Citations Map
  1. Alyahya, S. & Gall, J.E. (2012). IPads in Education: A Qualitative Study of Students’ Attitudes and Experiences. In T. Amiel& B. Wilson (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2012 (pp. 1266-1271). Chesapeake, VA: AACE. Retrieved February 12, 2013 from
  2. British Columbia Ministry of Education. (2013). 21st Century Learning. In Ministry of Education. Retrieved April 12, 2013, from http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/dist_learning/21century_learning.htm.

These references have been extracted automatically and may have some errors. Signed in users can suggest corrections to these mistakes.

Suggest Corrections to References

Cited By

View References & Citations Map

These links are based on references which have been extracted automatically and may have some errors. If you see a mistake, please contact info@learntechlib.org.