Innovation in teaching teachers: Case studies and the use of case studies in professional development

Teacher educators are being challenged to prepare technology literate teachers. Before university faculty can undertake this task they must be technologically literate themselves. Supporting the conference theme, "Complex Demands on Teaching Require Innovation," this paper details three case studies which describe innovative approaches to incorporating technology into the teacher education curriculum: I) highlights of a mentor-mentee relationship that served as the catalyst for a school-wide faculty mentoring program; II) the use of film cases to make visible the complexities of teaching; and III) the use of electronic portfolios as a way of assessing students' understanding of diverse education contexts.