Portraits Of One-To-One Learning Environments In A New Learning Ecology

John Lee, Hiller Spires, Eric Wiebe, Karen Hollebrands, Carl Young

Abstract


This research reports on four teachers in a new learning ecology prompted by one-to-one computing. The new learning ecology involves a set of unique conditions for teaching and learning including: (a) immediate and constant access to information; (b) intensity, relevance and personalization of learning; (c) highly developed student dispositions; and (d) highly developed teacher capacities. The study utilizes a multi-case method approach with four high school core subject classes, including data from classroom observations, interviews, and teacher materials. The findings suggest that teachers searched for ways to situate one-to-one computing in their teaching through a variety of negotiated actions: (a) incorporating the computer as an ancillary tool, (b) supporting existing pedagogical strategies, and (c) establishing the computer as a hub for learning activities. Additionally, important consistencies regarding the nature of the learning ecology emerged in the classrooms.  These findings are an initial attempt to create a robust theoretical frame for one-to-one computing within a new learning ecology.


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One-to-one computing, learning ecology, technology, pedagogy

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