Teaching with Technology

     In identifing the journal about teaching and learning with information and communications technologies that I will explore this semester in CTCH 603, I looked for one that would include an international flavor.  My goal is to reflect each week on the journal articles presented in order to gain a greater understanding of technology in higher education.  In an attempt to determine and select a journal, I used technology to reach out across the internet in search of possible journals that focus on the use of technology in teaching and learning.  After passing up several possibilities, I came across the International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education (IJICTE).  It is an official publication of the Information Resources Management Association and is a fairly recent publication having only been in publication since 2005.    [Information Resources Management Association]  IJICTE is one of nearly 150 journals within the family of IGI Global publishing.

     The purpose of the IJICTE is to grow a body of research, propose new applications of technology for teaching and learning, and document those practices that contribute irrefutable verification of information technology education as a discipline.  I found its description very intriguing and it provided an international flavor to what I was looking for as my focus journal in CTCH 603.

“Ask any teacher at any level of education – technology engages learners and animates their imagination. Technology stimulates minds in ways that make a profound and lasting difference. Indeed, technology, for many, is the most important new teaching strategy and learning style introduced in the past 50 years. Yet, the discipline is woefully lax in quantifiable and qualitative validation of successful learning outcomes. Learners with basic skills in reading, writing, and arithmetic master those skills better and faster with technology; yet the research is not there to defend how much better or how much faster these skills are acquired. Technology offers educators a way to adapt instruction to the needs of more diverse learners; still, such successes are not generalized across populations or content areas. Learners use technology to acquire and organize information evidence to obtain a higher level of comprehension; but we are not sure why.”  (IGI Publishing, 2010).
     The mission of this journal is as a means for introducing, collaborating, analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating innovative contributions to the theory, practice, and research of technology education applicable to K-12 education, higher education, and corporate and proprietary education.   IJICTE is published quarterly and focuses on articles that promote the advancement of teaching with technology at all levels of education encompassing all domains of learning.  Greater information can be found in the IJICTE brochure.

     The latest peer-reviewed IJICTE journal publication (Volume 6, Issue 1) includes eight articles ranging from Instructor Satisfaction with Teaching Business Law: Online Vs. Onground to Teachers and Technology: Enhancing Technology Competencies for Preservice Teachers.  A sampling of all eight articles can be reached at the hyperlink below, providing links to its content to view descriptions.

International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, Vol. 6, Issue 1

Reference:
IGI Publishing (2010).  International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education (IJICTE) description.  Retrieved from IGI publishing public details website:  http://www.igi-global.com/journals/details.asp?id=4287