ERIC Number: EJ1107848
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-2157-622X
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Reflective Course Design: An Interplay between Pedagogy and Technology in a Language Teacher Education Course
Firdyiwek, Yitna; Scida, Emily E.
International Journal of ePortfolio, v4 n2 p115-131 2014
This study reports on a sequence of iterative redesigns of a graduate-level foreign language teacher education course. The study describes the interplay between technology and pedagogy that resulted in important curricular changes, from a focus on individual to social and then holistic reflection. Using a team-based design model, instructional experts worked collaboratively over multiple redesigns, sparked by the unique affordances of emerging technologies such as video, video editing, and electronic portfolios, as well as shifts in pedagogical approaches and changes in course goals.
Descriptors: Reflection, Teaching Methods, Graduate Students, Language Teachers, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Educational Change, Portfolios (Background Materials), Educational Technology, Electronic Publishing, Specialists, Course Objectives, Video Technology, Editing, Teacher Education, Correlation, Sociocultural Patterns, Professional Identity, Best Practices
Center for Teaching and Learning, University of Georgia. North Instructional Plaza, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602. e-mail: ijep@vt.edu; Web site: http://www.theijep.com
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Virginia
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