Title :
Teachers´ visions of the future for the wired classroom
Author :
Gleason, John M. ; Ault, James T., III
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Syst. & Technol., Creighton Univ., Omaha, NE, USA
Abstract :
Virtually all of the research devoted to the role of technology in the classroom focuses on existing and available technologies. However, because most teachers accept the responsibility of educating students for the future, research on existing technologies ignores an important characteristic of the educator: "future vision". We examine the technological future vision of secondary school teachers in the USA, the characteristics of technologies the teachers prefer, and the manner in which they would like to use technology to meet their pedagogical goals.
Keywords :
educational technology; human factors; professional aspects; teaching; technological forecasting; technology transfer; USA; educational technology; pedagogical goals; secondary school teachers; teacher visions; technological future vision; wired classroom; Collaboration; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Educational technology; History; Information management; Prototypes; Technology transfer; Telecommunications; Visual databases;
Journal_Title :
Technology and Society Magazine, IEEE