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The
project involves a consortium of 8 teacher education programs
collaborating to create and diffuse technology integration
knowledge. As the lead institution of this project, The University
of Missouri-Columbia (MU) will enhance and continue to support
the ongoing development of a
knowledge repository, with improvements in depth of analysis,
breadth of content, and functionality to strengthen its effectiveness.
The knowledge repository applies case-based reasoning, a contemporary
theory of human memory and intellect, to describe and index
stories and cases as they are added to the repository. Technology
integration practices and results are documented and structured
as cases that are categorized and indexed for easy and quick
retrievals. In this way, technology integration problems faced
by teachers and teacher educators can be solved by finding
similar previous experiences captured in the knowledge repository
and applying the lessons to the new experience.
MU will provide global access to the repository through the
Web, provide training to partner institutions, introduce partners
to effective technology integration tools, provide follow-up
support throughout the project period,and engage in ongoing
project evaluation. Each partner institution will 1) hire
knowledge scouts who are responsible for collecting, reporting,
and
updating technology integration cases in the knowledge repository;
and serve as the local change agent and project coordinator
and 2) identify local technology integration practitioners
(teachers and teacher educators) as knowledge sources and
work with them to capture their technology integration knowledge
and experiences.
The technology integration cases will then serve as the basis
for further knowledge innovation that can be disseminated
to the whole technology integration community. Insights and
innovative ideas in technology integration can arise from
community members' exchanges on case studies. Effective tools
and methods in technology integration can emerge from members'
technology experiences. While comparing various best practice
cases, members will gain multiple perspectives on technology
integration practices. In this way, members will be able to
discover strengths and weaknesses of their practices and improve
accordingly. Best practices and frequently-asked question
(FAQ) libraries can be synthesized from technology integration
cases and members' exchanges of experiences. Each new case
added to the knowledge repository can spawn a knowledge innovation
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