As the pre-service course expanded beyond the
pilot sessions and was implemented in a number of
US teacher training institutions, a series of studies
were conducted by individual faculty within various
colleges of education, independent of the Intel
evaluation efforts. One such report [28] following
a study of the course at Portland State University
noted, "As a result of our work with this
curriculum, the overall technology expertise of
faculty has improved, and expectations for preservice
teacher use of technology has increased.
This is reflected in increased demand for computer
lab space by classes and increased circulation of
portable equipment.