Developing early learners' creativity and collaboration using iPads
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Paper/Presentation Title | Developing early learners' creativity and collaboration using iPads |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Batham, Jane (Author), Jamieson-Proctor, Romina (Author) and Albion, Peter (Author) |
Editors | Sweeney, Trudy and Urban, Sue |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Now IT's Personal: ACEC 2014 conference proceedings |
ERA Conference ID | 42481 |
Number of Pages | 7 |
Year | 2014 |
Place of Publication | Adelaide |
ISBN | 9780646920955 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://acec2014.acce.edu.au/sites/2014/files/2014ConfProceedingsFinal.pdf |
Conference/Event | 2014 Australian Computers in Education Conference: Now it's Personal (ACEC 2014) |
Australasian Computers in Education Conference | |
Event Details | Australasian Computers in Education Conference ACEC Rank C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C |
Event Details | 2014 Australian Computers in Education Conference: Now it's Personal (ACEC 2014) Parent Australian Computers in Education Conference Event Date 30 Sep 2014 to end of 03 Oct 2014 Event Location Adelaide, Australia |
Abstract | Continuing developments in technology and consequent societal changes have been accompanied by calls for education to emphasise 21st century competencies such as critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity. These competencies are reflected in the general capabilities of the Australian Curriculum and are to be developed across all learning areas. The study from which this paper is drawn investigated how teachers might use iPads to support development of creativity and collaboration in an early primary classroom. The study used primarily observational methods to describe the pedagogical practices of a teacher working in a shared teaching arrangement with 25 Year 2 students and access to 6 iPads. The focus was on discovering and describing effective approaches to enhancing creativity and collaboration in young learners. Results suggest that learning activities using iPads can be successful in separately developing creativity and collaboration among early learners but that learners were less likely to manifest both creativity and collaboration in the same activity. Implications of the findings are discussed. |
Keywords | ICT, creativity, iPad, collaboration, early learners |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390405. Educational technology and computing |
390302. Early childhood education | |
Byline Affiliations | Catholic Education Office, Queensland |
Australian Catholic University | |
School of Teacher Education and Early Childhood | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q2x35/developing-early-learners-creativity-and-collaboration-using-ipads
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