Social Media as an Alternative to Moodle in EFL Teaching Practice Forums [Konferenzbericht] Paper presented at the 2015 EUROCALL Conference (22nd, Padova, Italy, Aug 26-29, 2015).

Autor/in	Allen, Christopher
Titel	Social Media as an Alternative to Moodle in EFL Teaching Practice Forums [Konferenzbericht] Paper presented at the 2015 EUROCALL Conference (22nd, Padova, Italy, Aug 26-29, 2015).
Quelle	(2015), (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Language Teachers; Preservice Teachers; Social Media; Practicums; Foreign Countries; Questionnaires; Teacher Attitudes; Integrated Learning Systems; Technology Uses in Education; Teaching Methods; Teacher Role; Computer Mediated Communication; Teacher Collaboration; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Soziale Medien; Practicum; Praktikum; Praktika; Ausland; Fragebogen; Lehrerverhalten; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lehrerrolle; Computerkonferenz; Lehrerkooperation; Schweden
Abstract	This paper reports on the preferences among a group of pre-service English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teacher trainees for social media rather than "Moodle," an institutional Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), as a forum for support during a recent five week teaching practice in southern Sweden. The teacher trainees responded to a questionnaire relating to preferences for their own "Facebook" group as opposed to the "Moodle" forum set up specifically by the course tutor for the purpose of sharing observations and discussing lesson planning, aspects of reflective practice and resources while on teaching practice. Their reflections shed interesting light on the importance of student EFL teacher ownership and "student centricity" in the learning space. These concepts emerge from a consideration of the learning space at the intersection of pedagogical, technological and content knowledge and the nature of forum discussions when faced with the alternative between social media and institutionalized learning platforms under the direction of teacher trainers and course managers. [For full proceedings, see ED564162.] (As Provided).
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