Placing technologies in preservice
English teacher reflection: Connecting reflective practice and technological pedagogical content knowledge.
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Several
teachers also have assigned the book as a work of nonfiction to students in
English classes, and have used it to prompt students»
reflections on their education.
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A book review on Education Matters: Selected Essays and Carol Jago «s
reflections in «Much Ado About Something» on her experiences as an
English teacher round out this issue of Education Next.
Preservice
English teachers» concern over the specific length of their
reflections illustrates the inflexibility commonly associated with reflective practice.
(Of interest is that a random sampling of the entries written by the preservice
English teachers revealed most
reflections consisted of 450 to 550 words, with some entries as low as 250 words and some as high as 750 words.)
Doing so, however, may have implications for preservice
English teachers»
reflection.
Audience was also an issue influenced by the preservice
English teachers» choice of technology medium and one that is addressed in informal
reflection through the element of communal interaction.
Situated in informal
reflection (Shoffner, 2008), preservice
English teachers» choice of a specific technology medium for reflective practice is examined for satisfaction with their choice and understanding of that medium's influence on their
reflection.
On the evaluations, the preservice
English teachers were asked to identify the electronic medium used for their informal
reflection journal.
The implications of the preservice
English teachers» views on technology use for
reflection are then explored, with attention to the choice of «easy» forms of technology and the elements of journal length, choice of expression, and audience awareness in reflective practice.
The end - of - semester evaluation asked the preservice
English teachers the following question: «Do you feel your choice of technology medium affected your
reflection in any way?»
Informal
reflection relies on a more flexible structure to engage preservice
English teachers in
reflection.
One of the key characteristics of digital video that
English educators and
English teachers report on together is that integrating digital video into learning activities builds upon the representational power of replay, review, and
reflection.
The following global affairs lesson plan for
English teachers, history
teachers and humanities
teachers outlines
reflection and processing exercises connected Alexandria Bombach's film «Afghanistan...
The preservice
English teachers were satisfied with their choice of technology medium for
reflection, in part, because their choice supported completion of the
reflection journal without an additional layer of difficulty.
Not too many
English teachers can say that magical moments occur while grading essays; yet, one of my most magical teaching moments occurred while I sat reading through students» unit
reflections this past weekend, and assessment literacy is to thank for this moment of sheer educator bliss.
For instance, one student, Selene, an
English Language Learner (ELL) who could seem shy and passive in school, used the student - led conference tools to choose her own piece of writing for
reflection and prepare a script to lead a conference with her
teacher and father.
In the methods course, preservice
English teachers» reflective practice was developed through an informal
reflection journal.
Each week, I responded to the preservice
English teachers»
reflections, offering a different perspective, encouraging new understandings, and providing support as necessary.
As an
English teacher educator, I chose to explore these questions in a secondary
English methods course by integrating technology into a
reflection journal assignment.
Modifying the informal
reflection assignment to require the use of these less familiar forms of technology would extend the preservice
English teachers» interactions with technology, in general, and provide specific experiences with a different medium that might encourage future experimentation in the classroom while supporting the development of preservice
teachers» TPACK during university preparation.
The technology medium chosen also influenced preservice
English teachers» approach to
reflection.
Different forms of technology that support individual ways of engaging in
reflection may encourage preservice
English teachers to expand their understanding of reflective practice beyond the rigidity often associated with university
reflection.
Communal interaction, informal
reflection's fourth element, was somewhat limited, in that the preservice
English teachers were not required to share their
reflection journals with an outside audience other than me (the professor for the course).
The evaluations asked the preservice
English teachers to explain why they chose to use a specific technology medium for their informal
reflection journal.
Several preservice
English teachers pointed to the capability of weblogs» to make
reflection journals easy for the professor, as well, noting that weblogs were «easy to work with for both of us» and «easy for you to leave comments.»
Although a direct email is a relatively simple and frequently used technology medium, few preservice
English teachers chose to use this particular form for their
reflection journals.
The preservice
English teachers did not point to any future use of the collected
reflections, however.
The preservice
English teachers noted the influence of the technology medium on their approach to reflective practice, an issue related to the element of personal expression in informal
reflection.
The implications of the preservice
English teachers» views on technology use for
reflection were then explored, with attention to the choice of «easy» forms of technology and the elements of journal length, choice of expression, and audience awareness in reflective practice.
This preservice
teacher chose to ignore grammatical and mechanical conventions in his
reflection, yet his choice of language clearly conveys his consideration of technology in the
English classroom.
Of the various technology media the preservice
English teachers could use for their informal
reflection journals, they chose one of the following: an individual weblog, a personal webpage, a direct email to the professor, or electronic submission of a Microsoft Word document via email.
English teacher education programs often look for ways to help preservice
teachers engage in critical
reflection, participate in communities of practice, and write for authentic audiences in order to be able to teach in the 21st century.
Pope and Golub (2000) have suggested several guiding principles specific to
English teacher preparation for instructional technology integration, including (a) introducing different technologies that support both instructional and pedagogical goals; (b) reinforcing that
teachers should know how to effectively model the use of technologies to their students; (c) addressing how to evaluate technologies for instructional purposes; and (d) encouraging
reflection and evaluation on instruction with and without technologies.
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