Hold on a Minute Here: What Happened to Critical Thinking in the Information Age?

Peter Brouwer

Journal of Educational Technology Systems Vol. 25, No. 2 (1997) pp. 189–97

Argues for a reexamination of current conceptions of computer literacy as well as an extension of approaches to critical- thinking instruction to include questions about technology. Considers a theoretical framework for understanding the impact of...

DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGY-MEDIATED ENTRIES INTO HIDDEN MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM AS A VEHICLE FOR ‘GOOD LEARNING’ BY ELEMENTARY PRE-TEACHERS

Sergei Abramovich; Peter Brouwer

Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching

This paper suggests that knowledge of the school mathematics curriculum, as one of the key components of teachers’ education, can be extended to include concepts and structures that generally belong to hidden domains of the curriculum. Motivated by...

Technology and Hidden Curriculum in Mathematics Teacher Education

Peter Brouwer; Sergei Abramovich

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 2843–2848

Motivated by work done with pre-service teachers in a problem-solving and advanced secondary mathematics courses, this paper shows how computing technologies, including a spreadsheet, Maple, and graphing software enable an informal journey into a...

Topics: Teachers, Mathematics, Curriculum, Schools

Developing Technology-Mediated Entries into Hidden Mathematics Curriculum as a Vehicle for “Good Learning” by Elementary Pre-Teachers

Sergei Abramovich; Peter Brouwer

Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching Vol. 23, No. 3 (2004) pp. 299–322

This paper suggests that knowledge of the school mathematics curriculum, as one of the key components of teachers' education, can be extended to include concepts and structures that generally belong to hidden domains of the curriculum. Motivated by...

Topics: Teachers, Elementary Education, Mathematics, Curriculum

Evolving polygons revisited: Inequalities and computer graphing

Sergei Abramovich; Peter Brouwer

Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching Vol. 28, No. 4 (October 2009) pp. 345–358

This paper was developed with the goal of enhancing the mathematical preparation of secondary school teachers in the technological paradigm. It shows how two-variable inequalities can be utilized as models for the construction of geometric objects...

Topics: Instructional Design, Mathematics, Software, Preservice Teacher Education, Curriculum, Secondary Education, Programming

Evolving polygons and spreadsheets: Connecting mathematics across grade levels in teacher education

Sergei Abramovich; Peter Brouwer

Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching Vol. 28, No. 3 (July 2009) pp. 209–220

This paper was prepared in response to the Conference Board of Mathematical Sciences recommendations for the preparation of secondary teachers. It shows how using trigonometry as a conceptual tool in spreadsheet-based applications enables one to...

Topics: Curriculum, Preservice Teacher Education, Software, Instructional Design, Mathematics, Secondary Education, Programming

Online Training of TPACK Skills of Higher Education Scholars: A Cross-Institutional Impact Study

Bart Rienties; Natasa Brouwer; Katerina Bohle Carbonell; Danielle Townsend; Anne-Petra Rozendal; Janneke van der Loo; Peter Dekker; Simon Lygo-Baker

European Journal of Teacher Education Vol. 36, No. 4 (2013) pp. 480–495

Higher education institutions should provide adequate training for teachers in order to increase their awareness of the complex interplay between technology, pedagogy and the cognitive knowledge in their disciplines. However, research has shown that ...