ERIC Number: EJ1082819
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Publication Date: 2015
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Voice over Distance: A Case of Podcasting for Learning in Online Teacher Education
Forbes, Dianne; Khoo, Elaine
Distance Education, v36 n3 p335-350 2015
This paper reports on a case study of an online pre-service teacher education course in a New Zealand university aimed at exploring the potential of student-generated podcasts as a form of interactive formative assessment at a distance. The study was part of a wider two-year funded project with the overall goal of documenting, developing, and disseminating effective and innovative e-learning practice. Findings from lecturer and tutor interviews, student focus group (FG) discussion, and course evaluations indicate that the podcasting task provided opportunities for the course lecturer, tutors, and students to learn and share ideas with one another. The experience empowered students to develop the skills and confidence to initiate more independent inquiry into technologies to support their pedagogical purposes. The study contributes to a better understanding of the skills, dispositions, and knowledge needed to prepare teacher candidates for teaching-learning contexts where information and communication technologies are increasingly pivotal.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Education, Online Courses, Distance Education, Formative Evaluation, Electronic Learning, Interviews, Preservice Teachers, College Faculty, Focus Groups, Information Technology, Handheld Devices, Audio Equipment, Information Dissemination, Qualitative Research, Grounded Theory
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New Zealand
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