Integrating Computers across the Curriculum: Challenges and Practices in a Small State
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Coreen J. Leacock, Benita Thompson, Education Evaluation Centre, Barbados
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA ISBN 978-1-880094-64-8 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC USA
Abstract
This paper describes the efforts of a small state in the Caribbean to integrate computers into the teaching and learning process. It describes the training that was offered to teachers to prepare them for the process of integrating computers into their classroom practices and looks at some of the challenges and outcomes related to that training. It explores these ideas and situates them in the context of a small state.
Citation
Leacock, C.J. & Thompson, B. (2008). Integrating Computers across the Curriculum: Challenges and Practices in a Small State. In K. McFerrin, R. Weber, R. Carlsen & D. Willis (Eds.), Proceedings of SITE 2008--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 2072-2077). Las Vegas, Nevada, USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved August 6, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/27508/.
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