Search results for author:"Paula MacKinnon"
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Implementing Technology in Teacher Education in Developing Countries: A Case Study of Guyana
Paula MacKinnon; Gregory MacKinnon
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 3254–3259
This paper deals with the particular challenges of implementing computer technology in a developing country. Specifically the country of Guyana in South America is attempting to maximize the impact of external investment in their public school...
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The Unique Challenges of Preparing Teachers in the Caribbean to Teach With Technology
Paula MacKinnon; Gregory MacKinnon
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (Mar 05, 2017) pp. 620–623
This paper summarizes the challenges encountered when technology professional development was attempted with teachers in the Caribbean within the context of several initiatives funded by the development banks and regional governments. The cumulative ...
Topics: International Education, Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK), Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies
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Classroom Observation: Challenges of Moving From a Paper Instrument to the iPad®
Gregory MacKinnon; Paula MacKinnon
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) pp. 1105–1109
The Stalling’s classroom observation tool (Stallings & Kaskowitz, 1974) has been modified and supplemented with qualitative observation scales based on an experience using the original instrument in a broad-based Caribbean education project. In an...
Topics: Research & Evaluation
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Researching the Impact of Teaching and Technology in Developing Countries
Paula Cook MacKinnon
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 2098–2102
This paper examines the research methodology that can be employed for assessing the impact of technology interventions in teaching and teacher education in developing countries. The article explores research methodology, types of data that can be...
Topics: Information Technology Education, Research & Evaluation