Using the Internet in Teacher Education: A Model for Constructivist Learning

Barbara Brehm

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1997 (1997) pp. 1136–1139

Dede and Griest allege that technology can facilitate school reform if it is used to support new models of teaching and learning (O’Neil, 1995; Griest, 1996). The social constructivist approach with Internet as a scaffold can provide this new model...

Using the Internet in Teacher Education: A Model for Constructivist Learning

Barbara Brehm

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1998 (1998) pp. 1136–1139

Dede and Griest allege that technology can facilitate school reform if it is used to support new models of teaching and learning (O’Neil, 1995; Griest, 1996). The social constructivist approach with Internet as a scaffold can provide this new model...

Teachers Telementoring Preservice Teachers in A

Barbara Brehm

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1998 (1998) pp. 1113–1116

Current NCATE/ISTE standards (ISTE, 1997) require that students have a working knowledge of telecommunica tions and its use in the classroom. The Task Force on Technology and Teacher Education has recommended to the National Council for...

Factors for Successful Telementoring of Preservice Teachers

Barbara Brehm

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 1999 (1999) pp. 1300–1301

This research examines how telementoring can provide introductory field experiences for preservice teachers through Internet links with classroom teachers as well as improve student telecommunication skills. It contains a discussion of factors...

Topics: Teachers

Extending Preservice School Experience through Telementoring

Barbara Brehm

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1999 (1999) pp. 1248–1253

This telementoring project paired preservice teachers and inservice teachers in an idea exchange and in curriculum materials development. E-mail, a discussion area, and a Web site were utilized. Findings include the benefits to both teachers and...

Topics: Teachers

Exploration of Students? Experiences and Perceptions in Global Perspectives in Early Care and Education Course

Chia-Jung Yeh; Sheresa Blanchard; Barbara Brehm; Talaileva Faapoi

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (Mar 05, 2017) pp. 1312–1318

Early childhood classrooms are more culturally diverse compared, partly due to increasing numbers of immigrants, stressing globalization worldwide trends. How can we prepare our in-service early childhood educators to teach and support varied needs...

Topics: Early Childhood Education, Creativity, Distance/Flexible Education