TY - JOUR TI - Challenges and opportunities for teacher professional development in interactive use of technology in African schools AU - Hennessy, Sara AU - Haßler, Bjoern AU - Hofmann, Riikka T2 - Technology, Pedagogy and Education AB - This article examines the supporting and constraining factors influencing professional learning about interactive teaching and mobile digital technology use in low-resourced basic schools in sub-Saharan Africa. It draws on a case study of iterative development and refinement of a school-based, peer-facilitated professional learning programme (‘OER4Schools’) that integrated use of mobile technologies, digital open educational resources and interactive pedagogy. The research and development involved teachers in three Zambian primary schools and culminated in an extensive multimedia resource. Using an ecological framework, factors emerging were characterised at three levels: teacher, school, and the wider community and policy context. They include school organisation and leadership, teacher motivation and perceptions of opportunities for professional learning and change, teacher views of pupil capabilities, availability of resources, teacher collaboration, and viewpoints of parents and policymakers. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] DA - 2015/// PY - 2015 DO - 10.1080/1475939X.2015.1092466 DP - EBSCOhost VL - 24 IS - 5 SP - 1 EP - 28 J2 - Technology, Pedagogy & Education LA - en SN - 1475939X UR - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/303388174_Challenges_and_opportunities_for_teacher_professional_development_in_interactive_use_of_technology_in_African_schools KW - ADULTS KW - AFRICA KW - Article KW - CAREER development KW - Digital Technology KW - EDUCATION KW - EDUCATIONAL technology research KW - Interactive Pedagogy KW - Open Educational Resources KW - PRIMARY school teachers KW - Sub-Saharan Africa KW - Zambia KW - _THEME: Teacher Professional Development KW - __:import:01 KW - __:match:final KW - __:matched KW - __:study_id:2099892 KW - __finaldtb KW - digital technology KW - interactive pedagogy KW - open educational resources KW - sub-Saharan Africa KW - teacher professional development ER -