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Two Innovative Approaches to Using Databases in Teacher Education
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, School of Education, Acadia University, Canada

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, in Phoenix, AZ, USA ISBN 978-1-880094-55-6 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC USA

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The education of teachers necessarily involves instruction around the use of computer technologies. Acadia University, a laptop institution, offers a unique setting where students are immersed in the critique of pedagogical applications of computers. The current trend to employ constructivist approaches in teaching is the premise for investigating two database strategies that seek to 1) demonstrate the power of developing a practical and useful database for teacher interns and 2) improve teacher-intern instruction. This paper discusses the results and impacts of these approaches based on surveys and qualitative interviews with teacher education interns.

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MacKinnon, G. (2005). Two Innovative Approaches to Using Databases in Teacher Education. In C. Crawford, R. Carlsen, I. Gibson, K. McFerrin, J. Price, R. Weber & D. Willis (Eds.), Proceedings of SITE 2005--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 2959-2965). Phoenix, AZ, USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved August 9, 2024 from .

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