Keynote Speaker

Punya Mishra is a professor of educational technology and director of the Master of Arts in Educational Technology program at Michigan State University. He is nationally and internationally recognized for his work on the theoretical, cognitive and social aspects related to the design and use of computer-based learning environments. He has worked extensively in the area of technology integration in teacher education which led to the development (in collaboration with M. J. Koehler) of the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework, which has been described as “the most significant advancement in the area of technology integration in the past 25 years.“

Mobile technology has the potential to significantly change practice in classrooms and schools by reshaping how and when learning takes place. Initial teacher education can play a central role in the integration of this technology within teaching and learning in the classroom.

This conference will celebrate the possibilities and explore the challenges of integrating mobile technology in ITE and in the broader field of education in order to promote best practice by teachers, students and schools.

MiTE Conference 2015 will be held in The Galway Bay Hotel, Galway Ireland, Friday January 23rd & Saturday January 24th 2015.

2 Day Conference

Friday January 23rd - Academic Platform

Peer reviewed academic conference, book of proceedings will be published.

Saturday January 24th - Practitioner Platform

Hands-on workshops with a variety of mobile devices, demonstrations on the affordances of mobile technologies for education.

Who should attend?

• Teacher Educators
• Academics
• Researchers
• Education Policy Development Representatives
• Education Advisors
• Teachers (1st, 2nd, Higher & Further Education)
• Cooperating Mentor Teachers
• All those interested in Digital Literacies, Innovations & Teacher Education