Making online classrooms real: engaging pedagogy for online students
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Paper/Presentation Title | Making online classrooms real: engaging pedagogy for online students |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Black, Trevor (Author), Louth, Sharon (Author) and Martin, David (Author) |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the Australian Teacher Education Association Annual Conference (ATEA 2014) |
ERA Conference ID | 51114 |
Number of Pages | 18 |
Year | 2014 |
Place of Publication | Sydney, Australia |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://www.atea.edu.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16&Itemid=137 |
Conference/Event | Australian Teacher Education Association Annual Conference (ATEA 2014) |
Australian Teacher Education Association Conference | |
Event Details | Australian Teacher Education Association Annual Conference (ATEA 2014) Event Date 06 to end of 09 Jul 2014 Event Location Sydney, Australia |
Event Details | Australian Teacher Education Association Conference ATEA |
Abstract | In recent years there has been a move towards offering University courses in an online mode to increase access for marginalised groups of students and to cater for students that wish to complete their studies whilst still continuing to be employed during normal business hours. Students in pre-service teaching programs, like other students, have taken to this form of study in large numbers. This move towards online pre-service courses of study is not without its critics with an often heard comment from practicing teachers being 'how can you prepare students to be teachers when you don’t even get to meet them face to face'. This paper reports on the findings of a group of teacher education academics who implemented synchronous cooperative learning strategies in their online courses with the aim of giving students a face to face classroom experience whilst working in an online medium (Blackboard CollaborateTM). Quantitative and qualitative data were collected using an online survey and online synchronous focus groups. The findings of this study demonstrate the need for students to have access to synchronous interactions with peers and lecturers as well as the need for further investigation into developing engaging pedagogy for online learners. The results provide a stimulus for further discussions and deliberations by higher education practitioners moving towards offering online pre-service education programs. |
Keywords | teacher education; online pedagogy; cooperative learning; blackboard collaborate |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390405. Educational technology and computing |
520102. Educational psychology | |
390102. Curriculum and pedagogy theory and development | |
Public Notes | This publication is copyright. It may be reproduced in whole or in part for the purposes of study, research, or review, but is subject to the inclusion of an acknowledgment of the source. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Teacher Education and Early Childhood |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q2v3x/making-online-classrooms-real-engaging-pedagogy-for-online-students
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