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Building an Expert Learning Community in a Preservice 'Technology for Teachers' Course.

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Title: Building an Expert Learning Community in a Preservice 'Technology for Teachers' Course.
Language: English
Authors: Bunderson, C. Victor, Martinez, Margaret
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 9
Publication Date: 1996
Document Type: Reports - Descriptive
Descriptors: Community, Computer Assisted Instruction, Course Objectives, Education Courses, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Models, Preservice Teacher Education, Student Role, Teacher Role, Teaching Methods
Abstract: A model for transforming the role of the student has been developed based on principles of organizational theory, change management, and the research concerning implementation of computer and telecommunications technology in schools. This model, called "Expert Learning Communities," has been applied in the design and implementation of a preservice teacher education course, "Technology for Teachers," taught in the Instructional Psychology and Technology Department at Brigham Young University (Utah). The goal of the course is to provide specific instruction, tasks, and projects enabling preservice teachers to: practice the student role as researcher and communicator; observe course instructors as they model the teacher role in an expert learning community; and perform as junior teachers or experts working on projects of substance. The strategic plan followed in the course offers six key strategies for creating and maintaining an effective expert learning community: (1) commitment to improving the esprit, morale, and climate of the learning community; (2) using multiple improvement cycles; (3) representing the domains of expertise, called work models; (4) developing and following a multidisciplinary curriculum plan; (5) introducing new tools (computer setups that permit certain role shifts to occur); and (6) administration (roles, rules, and planning documents). Each of these elements of the strategic plan is illustrated with examples and graphics. (Contains seven references and five web site addresses.) (Author/ND)
Entry Date: 1997
Accession Number: ED406342
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