Evidence-based Medical Education on Technology

Recent research, resulting from both large- and small-scale efforts (Bauer & Kenton, 2005; Project Tomorrow, 2008), suggests that we have yet not achieved high levels of effective technology use, either in the United States or internationally (Kozma, 2003; Mueller, Wood, Willoughby, Ross, &Specht, 2008; Smeets, 2005; Tondeur, van Braak, & Valcke, 2007a).

Furthermore, if and when technology is used, it typically is not used to support the kinds of instruction (e.g., student-centered) believed to be most powerful for facilitating student learning (Cuban, Kirkpatrick, & Peck; 2001; International Society for Technology in Education [ISTE], 2008; Partnership for 21st Century Learning, 2007).

From Ertmer, P. A., & Ottenbreit-Leftwich, A. T. (2010). Teacher technology change: How knowledge, confidence, beliefs, and culture intersect. Journal of research on Technology in Education, 42(3), 255-284.