 As a faculty member in the National Institute of Education, Singapore, my primary roles will be that of a teacher educator and a researcher. |
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| My main goal as a teacher educator... | |
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is
to share what I have learned about effective and appropriate technology
integration with teachers
in Singapore. In addition, given the growing demand for flexible,
realistic, and on-the-job teacher training, I aim to a) lead the
reexamination of NIE’s model of teacher preparation with respect
to technology integration, and b) create online
courses on technology integration for in-service teachers. |
| My main goal as a researcher... | |
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is to build on my dissertation research on scaffolded reflection using blogs and discussion forums. I will investigate how these
tools may be integrated into the teacher preparation curriculum
to promote reflection. I will diversify my research by exploring a)
how my colleagues and teachers use these tools in
different content areas, and b) how emerging online
tools (e.g. wikis) promote reflection and collaboration. |
| My goals are grounded on the underlying philosophy... | |
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that
technology should not be used for its own sake or because they are
“cool tools”. To be effective, technology integration
should change learners’ knowledge, skills, or attitudes over
time. Technology integration should start with realistic targets
and innovative ideas, but be tempered with empirically-based research
and time-proven standards. |