Making online classrooms real: engaging pedagogy for online students

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Black, Trevor, Louth, Sharon and Martin, David. 2014. "Making online classrooms real: engaging pedagogy for online students." Australian Teacher Education Association Annual Conference (ATEA 2014). Sydney, Australia 06 - 09 Jul 2014 Sydney, Australia.
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Making online classrooms real: engaging pedagogy for online students

Presentation TypePaper
AuthorsBlack, Trevor (Author), Louth, Sharon (Author) and Martin, David (Author)
Journal or Proceedings TitleProceedings of the Australian Teacher Education Association Annual Conference (ATEA 2014)
ERA Conference ID51114
Number of Pages18
Year2014
Place of PublicationSydney, Australia
Web Address (URL) of Paperhttp://www.atea.edu.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16&Itemid=137
Conference/EventAustralian 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.

Keywordsteacher education; online pedagogy; cooperative learning; blackboard collaborate
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020390405. Educational technology and computing
520102. Educational psychology
390102. Curriculum and pedagogy theory and development
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Byline AffiliationsSchool of Teacher Education and Early Childhood
Institution of OriginUniversity of Southern Queensland
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