Transforming Teacher Education with Mobile Technologies

Kevin Burden is Professor in Educational Technology at the University of Hull, UK. Amanda Naylor is Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of York, UK.

• Introduction, Kevin Burden (University of Hull, UK) and Amanda Naylor (University of York, UK)Part I: Case Studies Drawn from a Recent European Funded Teaching, Learning and Research Project Introduction to Part I, Kevin Burden (University of Hull, UK) and Amanda Naylor (University of York, UK)1. Using iPads in Initial Teacher Education in the UK: Two Years along the Road, Paul Hopkins (University of Hull, UK)2. Producing Hypertext Narratives for Mobile Phones, Jon Hoem and Sarah Hoem Iversen (Bergen University College, Norway)3. Australia: Use of Mobile Devices to Support Professional Learning Networking in Teacher Education, Matthew Kearney, Damian Maher, Lien Pham (University of Technology, Australia) and Shanyun Kuang (South China Normal University) China4. Mobile Technology: What Does This Mean for Teacher Educators and Teachers?, Amanda Naylor (University of York, UK), Janet Gibbs (University of Hull, UK), Anbjorg Igland, Monica Armundson and Metis Akadamiet (Bergen University, Norway)5. Using Video Documentaries in Social Science, Ulf Frank Kerber (University of Education Karlsruhe, Germany)Summary of Part I, Kevin Burden (University of Hull, UK) and Amanda Naylor (University of York, UK)Part II: Wider Case Studies of Mobile Technology Use across the World Introduction to Part II, Kevin Burden (University of Hull, UK) and Amanda Naylor (University of York, UK)6. Strategies for Integrating Mobile Apps and Technologies into Teacher Education Programmes, Evrim Baran, Erdem Uygun and Tugba Altan (Middle East Technical University, Turkey)7. Virtual / Augmented Reality and Mobile Technologies in Religious Education, Karsten Müller (Religious Education Institute, Germany), Jens Palkowitsch-Kühl (University of Wuerzburg, Germany)8. Germany: Using Mobile Technology to Enhance the Teaching of Media, Michael Reder and Thomas Rudel Kreismedienzentrum (University of Tuebingen, Germany)9. Using Video for Self-Reflection in Teacher Training Education, Richard Baldwin (University of Borås, Sweden)10. Mobilising Teacher Education in Ireland: The MiTE Ecosystem for Learning by Design, Séan Ó Grádaigh, Brendan Mac Mahon, Sinéad Ní Ghuidhir and Tony Hall (NUI Galway, Ireland)Summary of Part II, Kevin Burden (University of Hull, UK) and Amanda Naylor (University of York, UK)Part III: Future Scenarios for Mobile Technology Use in Teacher Education11. Mobile Technologies, Pedagogy and Future Scenarios, Kevin Burden (University of Hull, UK) and Amanda Naylor (University of York, UK)12. Teacher Education Futures and Technology, Kevin Burden (University of Hull, UK) and Amanda Naylor (University of York, UK)ReferencesIndex

The book delivers an exceptional collection of forward looking content for positive transformation of teacher education at the time of rapid technology development around the Word. The particular focal point, the mobile technologies, is well set to make concerted impact on teachers and their practices. Mediating effects of these technologies is evident from everyday practices in the societies, and these practices, when principally integrated in education, will have strong transformation impact. The book deliver recommendations, theories, and practical case stories written by practitioners, policy-makers, experts and researchers, and powerful idea that are certain to positively shape teacher education in the contemporary times.