Donlon, Enda ORCID: 0000-0003-2817-9033 (2017) The use of a custom-built online environment for communication with and support of student-teachers during school placement. Teaching Education, 30 (1). pp. 1-15. ISSN 1047-6210
Abstract
School Placement is recognised as a central component of Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programmes for the professional development and personal growth of student-teachers. It is also acknowledged to be a particularly challenging time for students during which they require support and guidance from their ITE tutors. In this regard, online environments hold much potential to facilitate greater communication between student-teachers and tutors during school placements. This paper considers the communicative features of a custom-built online environment for teacher education in the context of a concurrent ITE degree. It identifies a number of positive outcomes from the use of this system with regard to communication between student-teachers and their tutors. These include a more sustained and dialogical engagement between student-teacher and tutor throughout the duration of the placement, enhanced levels and quality of support that tutors can extend to student-teachers while on placement, and more productive face-to-face communication between tutors and students.
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Item Type: | Article (Published) |
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Refereed: | Yes |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Teacher education; ICT in ITE; communication; student support; school placement |
Subjects: | Social Sciences > Education Social Sciences > Educational technology Social Sciences > Teaching |
DCU Faculties and Centres: | DCU Faculties and Schools > Institute of Education > School of STEM Education, Innovation, & Global Studies |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Official URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10476210.2017.1416349 |
Copyright Information: | © 2017 Taylor & Francis |
Use License: | This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License |
ID Code: | 25456 |
Deposited On: | 05 Feb 2021 11:25 by Enda Donlon . Last Modified 19 May 2022 10:46 |
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