Master of Education Thesis Defense
Ryan A. Casey will present his Master of Education Thesis Defense on Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 9:00am in Memorial Hall, room 308. Thesis Title: 鈥淭he Use of Interactive Whiteboards by Prince Edward Island High School Teachers鈥�. All are welcome to attend.
ABSTRACT
This Masters of Education thesis used a questionnaire to examine Prince Edward Island high school teachers鈥� self-reported practices related to interactive whiteboards in their classrooms and the factors influencing their interactive whiteboard use. Despite research suggesting that interactive whiteboards have the potential to improve student academic achievement, the extent to which this technology can actually achieve these claims was likely to be dependent on many factors. Factors identified in this thesis as hindering teachers鈥� interactive whiteboard use and by extension, students鈥� learning was the understanding of what interactivity with an interactive whiteboard is, teachers鈥� attitudes towards using interactive whiteboards and the theoretical and practical training provided to teachers.
