StoneSoup: Technology Innovation, Introduction, and Use to Support Learner -Centered Education
Snow, Juna Zeth
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Description
Title
StoneSoup: Technology Innovation, Introduction, and Use to Support Learner -Centered Education
Author(s)
Snow, Juna Zeth
Issue Date
2005
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Bruce, Bertram C.
Department of Study
Education
Discipline
Education
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Education, Curriculum and Instruction
Language
eng
Abstract
The design of StoneSoup was driven by techno-reform efforts. An approach to change or improvement that utilizes technology to correct faults, remove inconsistencies, and impose modern methods or values is referred to as techno-reform (Snow, 2005). A techno-reform approach to public school transformation introduces technological innovations into educational settings to change the delivery and experience of public education. Thus, the introduction and use of StoneSoup was intended to illuminate the potential of, as well as the barriers to, the adoption of such a techno-reform innovation. The teachers conceptualized the innovation potentiality for supporting and furthering their practice. However, they underestimated (a) the support (e.g. adequate time, access, and training) needed to undertake innovation adoption at GMS, and (b) the integration needed of regular computer use into their practice.
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