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 * Paper** **submission #016**

The Future of Online Learning in Early Childhood Teacher Education
 * Title**

Elizabeth Park, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A., ekpark@hawaii.edu
 * Presenter(s)**

Current trends in early childhood education and technology indicate online learning is growing at an ever increasing rate. In examining the general characteristics of early childhood educators and Web 2.0, it is evident that current web technology appropriately enhances early childhood teacher education. Effective practices in online learning support congruous characteristics of collaborating, connecting, creating, innovating, and participating. This result will further direct future implication of integrating Web 2.0 tools to online learning in early childhood teacher education.
 * Abstract**

Paper under review for proceedings
 * Notes & Comments**