Journal of Computing in Teacher Education (JCTE)

Editors: Ann Thompson and Denise A. Schmidt
Iowa State University
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Center for Technology in Learning and Teaching
N031 Lagomarcino Hall
Ames, IA 50011-3192
E-mail: eat@iastate.edu or dschmidt@iastate.edu

Columns

Editor's Remarks
Building on Our Early History (PDF, 25 KB, 19 sec, PDF Instructions)
Ann Thompson
As we rapidly approach the 20th anniversary for JCTE, I would like to begin a year focused on understanding and learning from the relatively short history of technology in teacher education. For our 20th anniversary, we will select a seminal article from our early years and use the article as a discussion piece for readers. Suggestions for the selection of this article are most welcome.

President's Message
Keeping On, Not Just Keeping Up: Professional Development through Active Participation (PDF, 574 KB, 7 sec, PDF Instructions)
Ann Cunningham
One year after the ISTE/NECA merger, and following another great NECC, it pleases me to report that our organization has far exceeded our goals and objectives for 2002­2003 while managing to prosper during organizational transition.

Articles

Creating Opportunities for Advanced Media Production and Instructional Design: Making Learning Objects (PDF, 71 KB, 11 sec, PDF Instructions)
Abbie Brown and Darcy Miller
This paper is a report and discussion of the results of a year-long project that involved graduate and undergraduate students in the development and production of computer-based Learning Objects to support K­12 instruction. Under the supervision of two faculty members in Washington State University’s Department of Teaching & Learning, five students (four graduate and one undergraduate) worked with local K­12 teachers to produce computer-based interactive instructional activities.

Techniques for Facilitating Web-Based Collaboration: Reflections of a Cross-Country Collaborative (PDF, 64 KB, 10 sec, PDF Instructions)
Julie Reinhart, Joe Slowinski, and Tiffany Anderson
This article describes the techniques the authors used to facilitate collaboration between three “Computers in Education” classes offered at three state universities. Students were required to use a Web-based conferencing system to discuss key issues and develop a position statement on the issue.

What Are Colleges and Universities Doing to Promote Technology Initiatives? (PDF, 55 KB, 9 sec, PDF Instructions)
Shelley B. Wepner, Steven A. Scott, and JoAnn Haysbert
Sponsored by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), this study describes what teacher education programs are doing to promote technology initiatives.

Preservice Secondary Social Studies Teachers and Technology Integration: What Do They Think and Do in Their Field Experiences? (PDF, 66 KB, 10 sec, PDF Instructions)
Elizabeth K. Wilson
This study examines the perceptions and practices of preservice secondary social studies teachers regarding technology integration as they participated in methods courses and field experiences over the course of the final year of their teacher education program.

Providing Links between Technology Integration, Methods Courses, and School-Based Field Experiences: A Curriculum-Based and Technology-Enhanced Microteaching (PDF, 62 KB, 10 sec, PDF Instructions)
Kara Dawson, Rose Pringle, and Thomasenia Lott Adams
Finding exemplary classrooms, locating willing teachers, and preparing preservice teachers for the experience makes administering field components very complex. This complexity is multiplied by the need to provide preservice teachers with opportunities to observe and participate in successful technology-enhanced classrooms.