Connecting in Rhizomic Spaces: Peer-Assisted Learning (PAL) and E-Learning in Teacher Education

Autor/inn/en	Bone, Jane; Edwards, Susan
Titel	Connecting in Rhizomic Spaces: Peer-Assisted Learning (PAL) and E-Learning in Teacher Education
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 55 (2015) 1, S.54-74 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1443-1394
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Teacher Education; Electronic Learning; Peer Teaching; Cooperative Learning; Early Childhood Education; Web 2.0 Technologies; Blended Learning; Teaching Methods; Research Projects; Universities; Qualitative Research; Statistical Analysis; Interviews; Focus Groups; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Peer group teaching; Peer Group Teaching; Kooperatives Lernen; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Forschungsvorhaben; University; Universität; Qualitative Forschung; Statistische Analyse; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Australien
Abstract	A PAL (Peer-Assisted Learning) project supported research that focused on e-learning and Web 2.0 technologies as part of a pedagogical approach in the context of a tertiary institution. This project responded to a call for a rejuvenation of conventional approaches to pedagogy while teaching an early childhood unit in a large Australian university. In the project a variety of methods, qualitative (interviews and focus groups) and quantitative (on-line survey), were used in order to explore the possibilities involved in learning together in innovative ways. The PAL project is connected here to a "rhizome" (Deleuze & Guattari, 1987). A rhizome is a form of network; it is multiple; and, it is capable of producing surprises. This is reflected in the findings that support the use of technology to create an effective collaborative space and also show that there are advantages to destabilising conventional student/lecturer positions. Finally, this narrative account contributes to a growing literature that connects Deleuze and Guattari's (1987) philosophical ideas to education. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01