Heath, M. K., & Segal, P. (2020). The trap of technocentrism: (Re)centering pedagogy for emergency remote teaching. In R. E. Ferdig, E. Baumgartner, R. Hartshore, R. Kaplan-Rakowski, & C. Mouza (Eds.), Teaching, technology and teacher education during the COVID-19 pandemic: Stories from the field (pp. 827-830). Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education. https://www.learntechlib.org/p/216903/

Abstract:

“We prepared interns for technology integration in face-to-face environments; however, they struggled with the shift to emergency remote learning. Early analysis of observations and interviews indicate that when faced with the overwhelming technological imperatives of online teaching, teacher candidates fell into the trap of technocentrism. Even teacher candidates who effectively integrated technology in face-to-face classrooms had difficulty translating that skill to online teaching. In response, we (re)centered pedagogical and content knowledge in our preparation courses and developed resources for online pedagogies, instead of a database of online tools.”