ERIC Number: ED385240
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1995
Pages: 5
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Goal: Technology-Using Teachers; Key: Technology-Using Faculty.
Topp, Neal W.; And Others
The faculty of the College of Education at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, under the leadership of the dean, has developed a model for technology integration into teacher education. This document discusses the three key elements that are key to effectively integrating technology in teacher training: equipment, faculty training, and expectations. Desktop microcomputers for faculty and support staff, three mobile multimedia teaching stations, a local area network, and student microcomputer laboratories have been implemented and a project to install "high-tech" classrooms throughout the campus is underway. The faculty development efforts were designed around three levels: awareness, experience, and integration. Training activities addressed improving instruction, expanding research, and increasing scholarship using resources available through educational technology. The training was addressed in summer intercessions and lunch hour presentations. Expectations and encouragement for educational technology were provided by the dean's office and individual departments. The college also established an Educational Technology Task Force, comprised of faculty, administrators, and support staff from all departments to provide operational direction. The use and integration of technology has greatly increased in the College of Education over the past few years. (Contains seven references.) (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Equipment, Educational Technology, Faculty Development, Higher Education, Information Networks, Instructional Development, Integrated Activities, Laboratories, Local Area Networks, Microcomputers, Multimedia Materials, Teacher Education, Technology Integration, Workstations
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, Charlottesville, VA.; Nebraska Univ., Omaha.
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