Teaching secondary mathematics with an online learning system: three teachers’ experiences

Michael Cavanagh; Michael Mitchelmore

Teaching secondary mathematics with an online learning system: three teachers’ experiences

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Abstract

We studied how three secondary mathematics teachers who had no prior experience teaching with technology used an online mathematics learning system. The teachers received minimal instruction on how to use the system before we observed them over four school terms as they taught with it. We used the Pedagogical Technology Knowledge framework (Thomas & Hong, 2005) to document changes in the teachers’ practice. Results show teachers advanced toward using the technology in more sophisticated ways but the improvements were not uniform. We suggest some reasons to explain the variation.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Mathematics
Subtitle of host publication	traditions and [new] practices : proceedings of the AAMT-MERGA Conference, held in Alice Springs, 3-7 July 2011
Editors	Julie Clark, Barry Kissane, Judith Mousley, Toby Spencer, Steve Thornton
Place of Publication	Adelaide
Publisher	AAMT and MERGA
Pages	158-165
Number of pages	8
Volume	1
ISBN (Print)	9781875900701
Publication status	Published - 2011
Event	Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (34th : 2011) - Alice Springs, NT Duration: 3 Jul 2011 → 7 Jul 2011

Conference

Conference	Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (34th : 2011)
City	Alice Springs, NT
Period	3/07/11 → 7/07/11

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Cavanagh, Michael ; Mitchelmore, Michael. / Teaching secondary mathematics with an online learning system : three teachers’ experiences. Mathematics: traditions and [new] practices : proceedings of the AAMT-MERGA Conference, held in Alice Springs, 3-7 July 2011. editor / Julie Clark ; Barry Kissane ; Judith Mousley ; Toby Spencer ; Steve Thornton. Vol. 1 Adelaide : AAMT and MERGA, 2011. pp. 158-165

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Cavanagh, M & Mitchelmore, M 2011, Teaching secondary mathematics with an online learning system: three teachers’ experiences. in J Clark, B Kissane, J Mousley, T Spencer & S Thornton (eds), Mathematics: traditions and [new] practices : proceedings of the AAMT-MERGA Conference, held in Alice Springs, 3-7 July 2011. vol. 1, AAMT and MERGA, Adelaide, pp. 158-165, Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (34th : 2011), Alice Springs, NT, 3/07/11.

Teaching secondary mathematics with an online learning system : three teachers’ experiences. / Cavanagh, Michael; Mitchelmore, Michael.

Mathematics: traditions and [new] practices : proceedings of the AAMT-MERGA Conference, held in Alice Springs, 3-7 July 2011. ed. / Julie Clark; Barry Kissane; Judith Mousley; Toby Spencer; Steve Thornton. Vol. 1 Adelaide : AAMT and MERGA, 2011. p. 158-165.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › peer-review

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