TY  - CHAP
AB  - Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this chapter is to understand how disruptive innovations related to digital literacy can improve traditional approaches of teacher education.Approach – First, the evolution of teacher education from tradition to the digital era is discussed, highlighting the evolution of various traditions, theories and models of teacher education. The authors then ask the questions, “Why do teacher education programs continue to lag in the creation of a true alignment with the current needs of modern students?” and “How can this be done and where should we begin?”Findings – The authors believe that professional growth is the key to teacher success. Reformed teacher education programs where digital literacy is grounded in relevant contexts, collaboration, and multimodal designs will promote collective collaboration among students and teachers. Digital literacies curriculum should draw on multimodalities and position students as producers of knowledge for a public audience. These disruptive forces function to improve traditional notions of teacher education, providing a catalyst to the democratization of knowledge for teacher development.Practical Implications – Collaboration across digital platforms promotes learning through crowd-accelerated learning, rhizomatic learning, citizen inquiry, massive open social learning, maker cultures, and blockchain platforms. These approaches can foster genuine and relevant learning in teacher education programs, modernizing and matching instructional techniques with the teacher preparation demands of today and tomorrow.
VL  - 9
SN  - 978-1-78754-434-5, 978-1-78754-551-9/2048-0458
DO  - 10.1108/S2048-045820180000009001
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S2048-045820180000009001
AU  - Ortlieb Evan
AU  - Susca Annalisa
AU  - Votypka Jean
AU  - Cheek Earl H.
ED  - Evan Ortlieb
ED  - Earl H. Cheek
ED  - Peggy Semingson
PY  - 2018
Y1  - 2018/01/01
TI  - Disruptive Innovations for Teacher Education
T2  - Best Practices in Teaching Digital Literacies
T3  - Literacy Research, Practice and Evaluation
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 1
EP  - 11
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -