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Volume 23  Issue 1  

Editorial: ChatGPT: Challenges, Opportunities, and Implications for Teacher Education

by Torrey Trust , Jeromie Whalen & Chrystalla Mouza
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Interest in Artificial Intelligence (AI) has increased dramatically since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022. While ChatGPT has captured the imagination of students and educators alike, several concerns have also emerged. In this editorial, we first discuss challenges and opportunities associated with the use of AI in K-16 Education broadly. We argue that the best way to address challenges and inappropriate uses of AI is by focusing on inclusion rather than exclusion. Thus, we discuss potential uses, risks, misuses, and opportunities associated with ChatGPT. We conclude with implications for teacher education, providing a series of recommended AI integration practices for teacher educators.

Volume 17  Issue 1  

Reflections on Preparing Educators to Evaluate the Efficacy of Educational Technology: An Interview With Joseph South

by Glen Bull, J. Michael Spector, Kay Persichitte & Ellen Meiers
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Joseph South, an educational researcher, technology consultant, and former director of the U.S. Office of Educational Technology participated in a research initiative on Educational Technology Efficacy Research organized by the Jefferson Education Accelerator, Digital Promise, and the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia. The working group in which he participated, one of 10, focused on preparing future teachers and educational leaders to make effective decisions related to evaluation of educational technology products and selection of appropriate technology tools.  South responded to interview questions developed by members of Working Group E of the Jefferson Education Accelerator initiative on the Efficacy of Educational Technology Research.

Volume 12  Issue 3  

Editorial: Technology Leadership for the Teacher Education Initiative

by Sara Dexter, Mary Herring & Tommye Thomas
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Teacher education leaders must attend to leadership practices that set direction, develop people, and redesign their programs of teacher education in order to develop technology, pedagogy, and technology knowledge and skills in preservice teachers. A planning framework to be used at the 2012 National Technology Leadership Summit is presented here. It highlights focus group results from deans and other college of education leaders as to the context-specific products and processes they would need to create at the local level.

Volume 6  Issue 2  

Defining Education Research: Continuing the Conversation

by Debra Sprague
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A debate currently occurring in the research community centers around what qualifies as “high quality” education research.  This discussion was prompted by the U. S. Department of Education’s challenge to consider only “scientifically based research” in their funding and policies.  This article outlines some of the issues related to this topic.  It concludes with an invitation for interested researchers to continue this conversation.

Volume 4  Issue 2  

From Manuscript to Article: Publishing Educational Technology Research

by Dale S. Niederhauser, Keith Wetzel & Denise L. Lindstrom
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The publishing process is often challenging for new educational technology scholars. This article provides insights into the publication process to help them understand and to increase the chances that their work will be accepted for publication in high-quality peer-reviewed journals. Suggestions for developing a program of research, a description of the peer-review process, a table of potential publication outlets, and examples of correspondence with editors are included to help demystify the process.