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The Roles of Technology in Mathematics Education |
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| Authors: | Craig J. Cullen Joshua T. Hertel Megan Nickels |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Mathematics, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois, USA;2. cjculle@ilstu.edu;4. Mathematics and Statistics Department, University of Wisconsin – La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA;5. UCF’s PedsAcademy, Nemours Children’s Hospital, Orlando, Florida, USA;6. STEM Education, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA |
| Abstract: | AbstractWe review literature relevant to using technology in the teaching/learning of mathematics to highlight four roles of effective technology use: (a) promoting cycles of proof; (b) presenting and connecting multiple representations; (c) supporting case-based reasoning; and (d) serving as a tutee. We then discuss how they intersect with good instruction. Finally, we provide specific examples to illustrate how these roles of technology can be used to maintain the focus of a technology course on mathematics. |
| Keywords: | preservice teacher education technology effective use mathematics education |