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Publication Date: 2012-Dec
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The Impact of ICT Training through Wikis on In-Service EFL Teachers: Changes in Beliefs, Attitudes, and Competencies
Fandiño Parra, Yamith José
HOW, v19 n1 p11-32 Dec 2012
The development of information and communication technology (ICT) invites teachers to abandon traditional roles and act more as mentors, exploring the new media themselves as learners and thus acting as role models for their students (Fitzpatrick & Davies, 2003). For turning students into producers of online content and creating a collaborative learning environment, wikis appear to help foreign language teachers to infuse ICT in their classrooms (Kovacic, Bubas & Zlatovic, 2007). Within this context, results from an action research project carried out in four public schools suggest that beliefs, attitudes, and competencies can be impacted positively when working on the use of new technologies with in-service English teachers.
Descriptors: Information Technology, Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Mentors, Teacher Role, Role Models, Teacher Student Relationship, Cooperative Learning, Electronic Publishing, Action Research, Teaching Methods, Qualitative Research, College Faculty, Secondary School Teachers, Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Surveys, Questionnaires, Diaries
ASOCOPI, the Colombian Association of Teachers of English. Cra 27 A #53-06, oficina 405, Bogota, Colombia. +57-2115018; Fax: +57-2115018. e-mail: asocopicolombia@gmail.com; Web site: https://www.howjournalcolombia.org/index.php/how
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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