Training the Teachers of Tomorrow in an Era of Rapid Technological Advancement

Tami Seifert*
Lecturer, Kibbutzim College of Education, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
Periodicity:April - June'2017
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jet.14.1.13585

Abstract

This study aims to explore the way teacher educators cope with technological-pedagogical change processes during their teaching and tutoring and adapt the teaching methods to the present age. 86 educators and 186 pre-service teachers filled an online questionnaire which included quantitative as well as qualitative, open questions. In addition, 11 interviews were conducted. The study results indicate that despite the ubiquitous changes that we experience in our environment, methods of teaching and learning have not changed substantially. Students feel that in fact, educators are not making a genuine effort to lead the change that they recognize as so important. While preservice teachers and educators agree that experiencing new technological environments is an important step toward a different educational future, they both feel they do not have enough knowledge about essential pedagogical changes and about the skills they will require in order to cope with the new reality.

Keywords

Technological Changes, Technological-pedagogical Changes, Adapting to Changes, Pre-service Training, Innovative Pedagogy

How to Cite this Article?

Seifert,T. (2017). Training the Teachers of Tomorrow in an Era of Rapid Technological Advancement. i-manager’s Journal of Educational Technology, 14(1), 35-46. https://doi.org/10.26634/jet.14.1.13585

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