Papers by Philip Molebash
Technology in the Elementary Social Studies Classroom: Teacher Preparation Does Matter
Theory & Research in Social Education, 2007
ABSTRACT This article describes the findings of a five-year longitudinal study examining 23 eleme... more ABSTRACT This article describes the findings of a five-year longitudinal study examining 23 elementary teachers' use of technology in the classroom. Specifically, it describes how these teachers' experiences in a technology-enriched elementary social studies methods course, taken in the fall of 2000, have affected their attitudes towards and use of technology in their classrooms. Many have speculated that the demands of the first few years of teaching can dwarf the effects of teacher preparation, therefore reexamining the effects of preservice education in their fourth year of inservice teaching provides a perspective we need to validate and improve our efforts to better prepare elementary teachers to use technology to teach social studies. (Contains 1 table.)
Constructivism Meets Technology Integration: The CUFA Technology Guidelines in an Elementary Social Studies Methods Course
Theory & Research in Social Education, 2002
... premised on the belief that one role of social studies educators is to model appropriate uses... more ... premised on the belief that one role of social studies educators is to model appropriate uses oftechnology for preservice teachers. ... In particular, this article describes how the instructor's constructivist philosophical beliefs influenced her integration of technology as encouraged ...
Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2005
and requisite knowledge. Results were based on an instructional approach emphasizing the explorat... more and requisite knowledge. Results were based on an instructional approach emphasizing the exploration of preservice teachers' own planning and teaching as they edited their own video accounts. These findings contrast typical video usage in teacher preparation in which teachers reflect upon the practice of others. Implications for teacher education programs and future research are discussed.
Educational Technology & Society, 2000
This article discusses a telecollaborative activity that combines many strategies of interest in ... more This article discusses a telecollaborative activity that combines many strategies of interest in teacher education (i.e., case-based learning, online discussion, cross-university collaboration, and synchronous/asynchronous learning) to create a unique collaborative online learning environment for 36 social studies education students. Findings suggest that this activity fostered the development of knowledge related to general and content-specific teaching issues, helped expand the learning community of geographically disparate educators, provided a bridge between theory and practice, and fostered reflection. Findings also suggest that facilitating interaction in this unique environment requires careful attention to community building, technical preparation, articulation of expectations, and instructor collaboration. Implications for improved practice and further research are discussed.
Digital libraries are changing the way academic disciplines within universities are conceptualize... more Digital libraries are changing the way academic disciplines within universities are conceptualized. The nation's scholars are investing their careers and millions of dollars to use technology to rethink the nature of their disciplines. These advances are affecting academic research and instruction as academic disciplines restructure in response to technologies.
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Papers by Philip Molebash