A Case Study of Faculty Development through Distance Education: Teaching Early Childhood Students in the United States and South Korea

Autor/inn/en	Oh, Eunsoon; Cochran, Judith A.
Titel	A Case Study of Faculty Development through Distance Education: Teaching Early Childhood Students in the United States and South Korea
Quelle	In: International Education Studies, 2 (2009) 3, S.130-135 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1913-9020
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Case Studies; Faculty Development; Distance Education; Early Childhood Education; College Faculty; Graduate Students; Undergraduate Students; Teacher Education; Seminars; English (Second Language); Language Skills; Cultural Education; Technology Uses in Education; Missouri; South Korea + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Fakultät; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Seminar; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Culture; Kulturelle Bildung; Kulturelle Erziehung; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Korea; Republik
Abstract	This unique format of distance education instruction was executed between multiple faculty, staff and graduate students at the University of Missouri, St. Louis and the faculty and undergraduate students at Kongju National University in South Korea. The method of instruction allowed for visual presentation from one country while only one person at a time was able to react from the other country. The purpose of the seminar was to test the use of distance education for a course in early childhood education in Korea and the United States. The undergraduate students at the Korean university also increased their ability to speak and write in English. This case study indicates a possibility for delivering cultural and curricular expertise for university faculty and staff development in a much needed area of cultural education. As a result of this course, the American and Korean faculty and students are much more knowledgeable of each other customs, history and early childhood curriculum as well as English language skills. This knowledge in turn, will enable them to better understand in their own classes. The course was a success as indicated by continued faculty and student engagement. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01