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It's All in the Numbers: Enhancing Technology Use in Urban and Rural Environments

It's All in the Numbers: Enhancing Technology Use in Urban and Rural Environments
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Author(s): Kevin Balchin (Canterbury Christ Church University, UK)and Carol Wild (Canterbury Christ Church University, UK)
Copyright: 2019
Pages: 19
Source title: TPACK: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7918-2.ch008

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Abstract

This chapter focuses on teacher professional development and TELL, and the constraints of TELL. More specifically, it explores some of the barriers and enablers to the use of technology in English language classes in six secondary school across Malaysia, in both rural and urban settings. The cross-cultural aspect of the study comes from a comparison of the schools involved and considerations of context-appropriate technological tools and materials in the differing school environments. The backdrop to the study is the Malaysian Ministry of Education (MMoE). One particular issue highlighted in the study is the benefit of communities of teachers working together to implement and integrate technology into their teaching.

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