Exploring Pre-Service Teachers' Developmental Trajectories of Digital Literacies

2020 ◽  
pp. 316-338
Author(s):  
Le Wang ◽  
Yi Luo ◽  
Pengpeng Feng
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Developmental Trajectories ◽  
Collaborative Writing ◽  
Digital Literacies ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Spring Semester ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
Teacher Student ◽  
Core Components

Digital literacies are gaining popularity in teacher education over the past decade, but little research has been conducted on the developmental trajectories of pre-service teachers' digital literacies. Adopting a case study, four L2 Chinese pre-service teachers were examined during the spring semester of 2016 when they assisted teaching in a wiki writing classroom. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews and observation diaries. Drawing upon the framework of digital literacies, this chapter identifies the core components of digital literacies in a wiki-based collaborative writing context: attitudes towards technology and application (Thinking), task organization and feedback provision (Doing), modes and genres (Meaning), teacher-student relations (Relating), and roles and responsibilities (Being), and further explores pre-service teachers' developmental trajectories of digital literacies before concluding with a discussion of implications for instruction and teacher education.

Pre-Service Teachers' Development of Digital Literacies

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 21-39
Author(s):  
Le Wang ◽  
Pengpeng Feng ◽  
Jing Chen
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Trajectories ◽  
Collaborative Writing ◽  
Digital Literacies ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Spring Semester ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
Teacher Student ◽  
Attitudes Towards Technology ◽  
Core Components

Digital literacies are gaining popularity in teacher education over the past decade, but little research has been conducted on the developmental trajectories of pre-service teachers' digital literacies while digital practices in their daily routines cannot necessarily be transformed into digital literacies in the educational setting. Using a case study methodology, four L2 Chinese pre-service teachers were examined during the spring semester of 2016 when they assisted teaching in a wiki writing classroom. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews and observation diaries. Drawing upon the framework of digital literacies, this article identifies the core components and traces the developmental trajectories of digital literacies in a wiki-based collaborative writing context: attitudes towards technology and application (Thinking), task organization and feedback provision (Doing), modes and genres (Meaning), teacher-student relations (Relating), and roles and responsibilities (Being).

scholarly journals Online Collaborative Writing via Google Docs: Case Studies in the EFL Classroom

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 922-934
Author(s):  
Nakhon Kitjaroonchai ◽  
Suksan Suppasetseree
Keyword(s):  
Small Group ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Collaborative Writing ◽  
Interaction Patterns ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Google Docs ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Language Functions ◽  
Factors Influencing

This article reported a case study investigating small group interaction patterns in online collaborative writing tasks and factors influencing team collaborations. Participants included six Asian EFL university students who formed two small groups and were engaged in two online collaborative writing tasks via Google Docs. Data collection included the participants’ use of writing change functions and language functions during the collaborative writing processes revealed through Google Docs archives and collaborative essays. Semi-structured interviews were employed to examine factors influencing small group collaborations. The findings revealed that the two teams exhibited divergent interaction patterns, but the patterns of interaction remained consistent within each group across both tasks. The qualitative content analysis showed factors that affected team collaborations were individual goals, learners’ English proficiency, individual roles, and the use of collaborative agency. The findings may help elucidate the divergence of online collaborative writing and provide insightful information for instructors to design collaborative writing activities and assist EFL learners in the co-construction of writing tasks.

Material Development Based on Digital Storytelling Activities and Assessment of Students’ Views

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
Ozlem Ayvaz Tunc
Keyword(s):  
Digital Storytelling ◽  
Fine Arts ◽  
Reliability Assessment ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Spring Semester ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Material Development ◽  
Reliability Method ◽  
Academic Year

<span lang="EN-US">This study was designed as a case study. The study was conducted in Anatolian Fine Arts High School during the spring semester of 2014-2015 academic year. The sample of the study consisted of a total of 10 students from 9th and 10th grades who voluntarily participated in the study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with the 10 students named at the end of every activity. Assure instructional design model was used while designing digital storytelling activities. The data obtained from the study were analyzed through thematic analysis based on qualitative research method. Reliability method suggested by Miles and Huberman was used for reliability assessment of the study. The reliability of the thematic coding of the results was found to be 0,95 as a result of assessments. Based on the findings that digital storytelling has multidisciplinary interaction competence, it is thought that it will be appropriate to conduct future studies in different schools and fields.  </span>

scholarly journals Integrating Education for Sustainability in Preservice Teacher Education: A Case Study From a Regional Australian University

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 152-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reece Mills ◽  
Louisa Tomas
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Preservice Teacher ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Preservice Teacher Education ◽  
School Level ◽  
Education For Sustainability ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Enabling Factors ◽  
Bachelor Of Education

AbstractEducation for Sustainability (EfS) has been prioritised in the School of Education at James Cook University (JCU), Townsville, Australia. This article presents a case study that explores the ways in which teacher educators integrate EfS in their teaching in the Bachelor of Education (BEd) (Primary) at JCU, and their perceptions of enablers and constraints. Two key findings arose from the analysis of semi-structured interviews conducted with four subject coordinators, and their subject outlines: (1) teacher educators at JCU integrate EfS in different ways through their choice of assessment, content and/or pedagogy; and (2) constraints operating at the school level, namely teacher educators’ perceptions and understanding of EfS, were perceived to be salient challenges to the integration of EfS in the program. Vision, leadership and funding at the university level were also identified as enabling factors that warrant further investigation. Findings contribute to existing literature regarding the integration of EfS in preservice teacher education, and serve to inform practice at JCU and universities more broadly.

scholarly journals The Impact of Online Learning on International Students' Studies Amid the Covid-19 Pandemic During the 2020 Spring Semester: A Case Study of Southwest University.

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Allan Muganga ◽  
Naomy Kalabwa Leah ◽  
Tebatso Namanyane ◽  
Mirajur Rhaman Shaoan
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
International Students ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Network Connectivity ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Spring Semester ◽  
Limited Class ◽  
The Impact

Toward the end of 2019 and since the beginning of 2020, there has been a worldwide collapse of the pandemic disease called covid-19 that caused a complete shutdown in several countries. As a result, schools, universities and other institutions of higher learning were forced to close. The only way learning could take place was through online learning. Unplanned online learning brought uncertainty among institutions, educators and learners which needs to be examined. The purpose of this case study was, therefore, to explore how online learning during the COVID-19 period influenced SWU international students’ studies, and to understand the attitude of these international students toward online learning during the covid-19 period and finally finding out strategies that SWU international students used to tackle the challenges they encountered through online learning. Semi-structured interviews were conducted among twelve international students offering different online courses. Researchers used content analysis to help them arrive at findings and conclusions. Results from the research showed that poor network connectivity, limited class participation was among the strongest themes to address the first research question. Passion for learning and apathy of online learning were among the themes under students’ attitude. Strategies used to cope up with the challenges faced included prior class preparations and seeking better internet connectivity showed up.

scholarly journals PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS´ BELIEFS ABOUT THE BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF STSE BASED SCHOOL-INDUSTRY COLLABORATION AND PRACTICES IN SCIENCE EDUCATION

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 1034-1045 ◽  
Author(s):  
Päivi Kousa ◽  
Maija Aksela ◽  
Vesna Ferk Savec
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Knowledge Resources ◽  
Teacher Student ◽  
Negative Beliefs ◽  
Teachers Beliefs ◽  
Industry Collaboration ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Pre Service Teacher

School-industry collaboration can be an effective way to implement STSE issues to teaching. However, teachers´ negative beliefs, lack of knowledge, resources, support and opportunities to collaborate with companies can impede the efficient implementation. In this case-study, 42 Finnish and Slovenian pre-service teachers´ STSE beliefs were first examined before and after the school-industry collaboration course by survey. After the course, beliefs of 8 Finnish pre-service teachers were analyzed in more detail by open-ended questionnaires and reflective writing. The pre-service teachers were more confident to teach STSE issues after the course in both countries. However, they needed more support and knowledge from the community members they collaborated with (i.e. representatives of industries, university teacher, student colleagues and school teachers). The industry-based teaching material was considered beneficiary especially for mixed-ability classrooms and the whole course was regarded useful for future practices. The results of this research highlight the importance of pre-service teacher education and practices with STSE issues. The positive and negative beliefs should be examined frequently already during the pre-service education in order to develop tools for teacher support and encouragement. This research promotes a practical example and ideas of a local school-company collaboration. Keywords: school-industry collaboration, sience teacher education, STSE issues, teachers´ beliefs.

Challenges in distributed leadership: evidence from the perspective of headteachers

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 848-863 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lokman Mohd Tahir ◽  
Sui Liang Lee ◽  
Mohammed Borhandden Musah ◽  
Hadijah Jaffri ◽  
Mohd Nihra Haruzuan Mohamad Said ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
School Leadership ◽  
Distributed Leadership ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Middle Layer ◽  
Leadership Roles ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the issues and challenges faced by headteachers in practicing the suggested distributed leadership (DL) approach in three primary schools to their middle layer leaders. Design/methodology/approach – The study employed a case study design and data were collected through semi-structured interviews. A total of three headteachers were interviewed in examining and exploring challenges within the DL practices. The transcripts from the semi-structured interviews formed the basis of the findings. Findings – The findings suggest that senior teachers lack confidence in making decisions and rely on the consent from headteachers even though they are empowered to make their own decisions. Another significant issue faced by headteachers when distributing their leadership is the ability, expertise, experience, and willingness of teachers to hold leadership roles and responsibilities. Originality/value – The results are important since there have been few empirical studies on the issues and challenges faced by headteachers in practising DL approach in primary schools in the context of Malaysia. This initiative sidelines the traditional school leadership approach which emphasises on the accountability of headteachers as the sole school leader.

scholarly journals Teacher educators’ perceptions and challenges of using critical pedagogy: A case study of higher teacher education in Tanzania

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 112-129
Author(s):  
Patrick Kavenuke ◽  
◽  
Abdulghani Muthanna ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Critical Pedagogy ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Teaching Style ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Teaching Resources ◽  
Effective Use

This study investigates teacher educators’ perceptions of and challenges affecting the use of critical pedagogy in higher teacher education in Tanzania. The study employed a qualitative case study design and collected in-depth data through semi-structured interviews and direct classroom observations. The findings showed that critical pedagogy is a significant approach for developing students’ abilities to do critical reflection. However, critical pedagogy demands building a friendly relationship with students and encouraging dialogic interactions; all these lead to critical reflection in return, ensuring better understanding of the subject content. Most importantly, the findings report several challenges related to the presence of crowded classes, the use of lecturing teaching style and the use of English as a language of instruction, the use of unsuitable assessment format that is university guided and lack of teaching resources. These challenges impede the effective use of critical pedagogy in teaching. To overcome such challenges, policy makers and institutional leaders need to rethink of providing teaching resources and encouraging the use of critical pedagogy in teaching and learning at higher teacher education programmes. The study concludes that by practising what teacher educators perceive to be critical pedagogy, classrooms will be transformed into places of liberation. Further, while this qualitative study does not intend to make any generalisation, the findings might be of interest to international teacher educators who are interested in employing the critical pedagogy approach effectively.

scholarly journals Residential immersive life skills programs for youth with disabilities: a case study of youth developmental trajectories of personal growth and caregiver perspectives

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shauna Kingsnorth ◽  
Alanna E. F. Rudzik ◽  
Gillian King ◽  
Amy C. McPherson
Keyword(s):  
Transition To Adulthood ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Life Skills ◽  
Developmental Trajectories ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Professional Support ◽  
Healthcare Team ◽  
Longitudinal Case Study ◽  
Structured Interviews

Abstract Background Professional support in pediatric and rehabilitation care environments has been recommended as a means to build youth competence in life skills during their transition to adulthood. Life skills are the essential psychosocial competencies and interpersonal skills needed to manage one’s life. Residential immersive life skills (RILS) programs offer youth with physical disabilities enriched learning environments to acquire these skills. This study explored trajectories of personal growth in life skills and positive psychological outcomes among youth participating in a RILS program and related caregiver perspectives. Method Delivered by a multidisciplinary healthcare team, The Independence Program is an intensive summer program housed in a college residence that provides realistic experiences of living away from home for small groups of youth between 17 and 21 years of age who have congenital and/or acquired physical disabilities. Using a longitudinal case study and qualitative descriptive design, four youth and their parents/guardians participated in semi-structured interviews prior to, and then 1 month, and 3 to 4 months after the program. A conventional content analysis yielded chronological narratives for each youth and caregiver dyad of their experiences, perceptions and outcomes over time. These narratives were further summarized using a ‘line of development’ perspective to describe individual developmental trajectories of personal growth. Results All four of the youth returned from the program with positive reports about the new life skills acquired and new behaviours they engaged in. These positive reports generally continued post-program, albeit with differing trajectories unique to each youth and varying levels of congruence with their caregivers’ readiness to support, accommodate and facilitate these changes. Caregivers differed in their capacity to shift in their parenting role to support consolidation of youth life skill competencies following program participation. Conclusions RILS programs can be transformative. Varied youth trajectories identified significant personal growth through enhanced self-determination, self-efficacy and self-advocacy. Congruence in youth and caregiver perceptions of post-program changes was an important transactional factor. Professional support addressing caregiver needs may be beneficial to facilitate developmentally appropriate shifts in parenting roles. This shift is central to a model of shared management whereby adolescents take on greater responsibility for their own care and life choices.

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