Computer-Mediated Communication Environments in Teacher Education: Computer Conferencing and the Supervision of Student Teachers

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• 作者：Wilfried F. Admiraal ; Ditte Lockhorst ; Theo Wubbels ; Fred A.J. Korthagen and Wim Veen
• 关键词：computer conferencing ; computer environments ; field experience ; reflection ; teacher education
• 刊名：Learning Environments Research
• 出版年：1998
• 出版时间：1998
• 年：1998
• 卷：1
• 期：1
• 页码：59-74
• 全文大小：187 KB

文摘

The use of computer conferencing environments with student teachers and their supervisors was implemented during teaching practice and evaluated for four teacher education programs. Computer conferencing can be contrasted with the more common supervision methods, such as face-to-face conferences between the student teacher and the cooperating teacher, or between a group of student teachers and their supervisor at the teacher education institute. In our evaluation, we focused on participants'' opinions of computer conferencing and their participation, activities and educational outcomes. During their field experiences, student teachers used computer conferencing primarily to exchange emotional support when they recognised similar experiences among their peers. It was less used for reflecting on their teaching and exchanging pedagogical content knowledge, including instructional methods and designs, classroom management strategies, general and instructional theories, and aspects of the teaching profession. This finding led to the conclusion that more attention should be paid to the structure of student teachers'' learning environment, because more coaching and instruction of student teachers in their systematic and reflective use of computer conferencing leads to more varied and extensive communication