Teachers’ Conceptions of Technology, School Policy and Teachers’ Roles When Using Technology in Instruction

Samuel Obara; Bikai Nie; John Simmons

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Samuel Obara ¹ ^* , Bikai Nie ¹, John Simmons ²

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¹ Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, U.S.A.² East Georgia State College, Swainsboro, Georgia, U.S.A.^* Corresponding Author

Abstract

This case study invested effort in capturing individual teachers’ responses to their conceptions of technology and school policy on technology, and how they actually or intentionally used technology, to clarify what roles teachers played in the use of technology. The study indicates that the teachers’ conceptions of technology and school policy on technology had an impact on how they actually or intentionally use technology. The roles teachers played in the use of technology are Learners, Leaders, Collaborators, and Designers.

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conceptions
technology
school policy
leaders
impact

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, 2018, Volume 14, Issue 4, 1337-1349

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Obara, S., Nie, B., & Simmons, J. (2018). Teachers’ Conceptions of Technology, School Policy and Teachers’ Roles When Using Technology in Instruction. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 14(4), 1337-1349. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/83569

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Obara S, Nie B, Simmons J. Teachers’ Conceptions of Technology, School Policy and Teachers’ Roles When Using Technology in Instruction. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2018;14(4):1337-49. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/83569

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Obara S, Nie B, Simmons J. Teachers’ Conceptions of Technology, School Policy and Teachers’ Roles When Using Technology in Instruction. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2018;14(4), 1337-1349. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/83569

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Obara, Samuel, Bikai Nie, and John Simmons. "Teachers’ Conceptions of Technology, School Policy and Teachers’ Roles When Using Technology in Instruction". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2018 14 no. 4 (2018): 1337-1349. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/83569

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Obara, S., Nie, B., and Simmons, J. (2018). Teachers’ Conceptions of Technology, School Policy and Teachers’ Roles When Using Technology in Instruction. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 14(4), pp. 1337-1349. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/83569

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Obara, Samuel et al. "Teachers’ Conceptions of Technology, School Policy and Teachers’ Roles When Using Technology in Instruction". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 14, no. 4, 2018, pp. 1337-1349. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/83569