scholarly journals Fugitive Teacher Education: Nurturing Pedagogical Possibilities in Early Childhood Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 83 (3) ◽  
pp. 309-324
Author(s):  
Anna Lees ◽  
Verónica N. Vélez
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Childhood Education

scholarly journals Pre-Service Early Childhood Teachers’ Preparedness to Teach Education for Sustainability

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-96
Author(s):  
Anita Croft
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Early Childhood Teachers ◽  
Education For Sustainability ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Sustainability Practices ◽  
Preparedness To Teach

The benefits of beginning Education for Sustainability (EfS) in early childhood are now widely documented. With the support of their teachers, young children have shown that through engagement in sustainability practices they are capable of becoming active citizens in their communities (Duhn, Bachmann, & Harris, 2010; Kelly & White, 2012; Ritchie, 2010; Vaealiki & Mackey, 2008). Engagement with EfS has not been widespread across the early childhood sector in Aotearoa New Zealand (Duhn et al., 2010; Vaealiki & Mackey, 2008) until recently. One way of addressing EfS in early childhood education is through teacher education institutions preparing students to teach EfS when they graduate.

Building Collaborative Virtual Communities in a University Department of Early Childhood Education for Wikipedia Article Authoring

2014 ◽  
pp. 23-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jim Prentzas ◽  
Galini Rekalidou
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Virtual Communities ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Student Centered Learning ◽  
Teacher Education Curriculum ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
University Department

Collaborative and student-centered learning are endorsed by modern educational approaches and (to a certain degree) are applied to educational environments. Early childhood education puts emphasis on such issues. Wiki environments provide the infrastructure for supporting collaborative learning and student-centered learning tasks. Consequently, wiki activities are gradually becoming part of teacher education curriculum. This chapter discusses issues regarding the incorporation of wikis in teacher education curriculum. The most recent corresponding approaches are categorized according to different views, and the most important findings are discussed. An approach aiming to create collaborative virtual communities for Wikipedia article authoring is also presented. The approach has been applied to a university department of early childhood education. To support communication among participants, face-to-face, e-mail communication, and tools encompassed in an open source Learning Management System were employed. Preliminary results are presented showing a positive response of the pre-service early childhood teachers. Lastly, conclusions and future research directions are outlined.

Building Collaborative Virtual Communities in a University Department of Early Childhood Education for Wikipedia Article Authoring

2016 ◽  
pp. 861-882
Author(s):  
Jim Prentzas ◽  
Galini Rekalidou
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Virtual Communities ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Student Centered Learning ◽  
Teacher Education Curriculum ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
University Department

Collaborative and student-centered learning are endorsed by modern educational approaches and (to a certain degree) are applied to educational environments. Early childhood education puts emphasis on such issues. Wiki environments provide the infrastructure for supporting collaborative learning and student-centered learning tasks. Consequently, wiki activities are gradually becoming part of teacher education curriculum. This chapter discusses issues regarding the incorporation of wikis in teacher education curriculum. The most recent corresponding approaches are categorized according to different views, and the most important findings are discussed. An approach aiming to create collaborative virtual communities for Wikipedia article authoring is also presented. The approach has been applied to a university department of early childhood education. To support communication among participants, face-to-face, e-mail communication, and tools encompassed in an open source Learning Management System were employed. Preliminary results are presented showing a positive response of the pre-service early childhood teachers. Lastly, conclusions and future research directions are outlined.

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