Post: your assistance is needed

Posted by yi on 12/03/04

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Dear teachers:

If you are a K-12 teacher in the United States, you are
invited to participate in a study titled “Teacher Perception
of Technology Integration in the Workplace: A National
Study.” If you teach in a teacher education program, please
feel free to forward this invitation to any graduates that
you think might be interested in participating in this
study. If you already filled out the survey, thanks for your
assistance and please dismiss this message.

Purpose of the Study: The purpose of the study is to
investigate teachers’ perceptions of technology integration
in the workplace as it relates to their self-confidence in
computer use, their preparation in formal and informal
technology courses in teacher education programs from which
they have graduated, and administrative and technical
support in their workplace.

Benefits: The findings could be used by teacher educators to
revise technology courses and by K-12 school administrators
to reconsider necessary support of technology integration
for teachers’ practices. The benefits to you in
participating in the study are receiving a copy of a summary
of the study results.

Procedures to be Followed: You as a teacher are invited to
participate in the study by completing a web-based survey.
You will also be asked about your willingness to participate
in a possible telephone interview. You do not have to agree
to being interviewed in order to complete the survey.

If interviewed, you will be asked more detailed questions
about your opinion on the type of experiences you had
regarding technology integration during your teacher
preparation program, whether you feel that you were
adequately prepared, how you have used technology in your
classroom, and your perception of the administrative and
technical support that you have at your school.

Duration: The survey will take approximately 20 minutes of
your time. The interview, if conducted, will take
approximately 30 minutes.

Risks: There are no risks in participating in this study
beyond those experienced in everyday life.

Compensation: There is no compensation for participating in
this study.

Voluntary Participation/Alternative: Your participation in
this project is voluntary. You have the right to withdraw at
any time. You do not have to answer any questions you do not
want to answer. The alternative is not to participate.

Statement of Confidentiality: Your responses will be
confidential to ensure that they cannot be linked to you
personally. Any personal information you provide that is
linked to your name will be held in strict confidence when
the data are presented in a written report.

Right to Ask Questions: If you have any questions, now or
later, you may contact us at the numbers below. If you have
any questions about your rights as a human subject, please
contact the University of South Dakota Institutional Review
Board at 605-677-6184.

Please assist us in our research and complete the survey by
going to
http://www.usd.edu/~thsu/survey_1.htm . Your consent is
implied by using the Submit button on the website to return
the filled-out survey to us.

Thank you for considering participation in our survey.

Tzu-Yi Hsu
Co-Project Director
Technology for Education & Training
University of South Dakota
Phone: 605-677-8889
Email: thsu@usd.edu

Susan Santo
Co-Project Director
Technology for Education & Training
University of South Dakota
Phone: 605-677-5489
Email: ssanto@usd.edu

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