ERIC Number: ED608740
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Publication Date: 2019
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Preservice Teachers' Adoption of a Makerspace
Yamamoto, Junko
International Association for Development of the Information Society, Paper presented at the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA) (16th, Cagliari, Italy, Nov 7-9, 2019)
Innovation includes new inventions, new ideas, or new methods. Everett Rogers' Diffusion of Innovations framework, however, suggests not all are willing to adopt innovation. Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) indicates that perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use influence one's choice to use available technology. Since the nature of work is rapidly changing, the future workforce needs to be prepared to innovate or adopt innovation. This means that educators also need to be innovators or early adopters. In this study, education majors in an instructional technology class in the United States were introduced to the idea of a makerspace. When they were given choices, some participants tried new tools or methods without the instructor's assistance, and some tried with the assistance. However, there was also a group of education majors who chose not to try out new tools or methods, even they knew that the help was available. This finding implies that Rogers' theory about people's aptitude of adopting innovation and TAM are applicable to future educators. [For the complete proceedings, see ED608557.]
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Technology Integration, Shared Resources and Services, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Teacher Attitudes, Creativity
International Association for the Development of the Information Society. e-mail: secretariat@iadis.org; Web site: http://www.iadisportal.org
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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