Using Blogs as a Means of Enhancing Reflective Teaching Practice in Open Distance Learning Ecologies

Autor/in	van Wyk, Micheal M.
Titel	Using Blogs as a Means of Enhancing Reflective Teaching Practice in Open Distance Learning Ecologies
Quelle	In: Africa Education Review, 10 (2013), (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1814-6627
DOI	10.1080/18146627.2013.855425
Schlagwörter	Electronic Publishing; Electronic Learning; Feedback (Response); Student Teachers; Journal Writing; Peer Evaluation; Qualitative Research; Student Teacher Attitudes; Economics Education; Management Development; Reflective Teaching; Learning Processes; Social Media; Graduate Students; Communities of Practice; Cooperative Learning; Open Universities; Web 2.0 Technologies; Teacher Education; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elektronisches Publizieren; Lehramtsstudent; Lehramtsstudentin; Referendar; Referendarin; Zeitschriftenaufsatz; Qualitative Forschung; Wirtschaftskunde; Learning process; Lernprozess; Soziale Medien; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Community; Kooperatives Lernen; Offene Universität; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	Reflection is an important concept or principle that is fundamental in the interpretation of new information, and is also required if learning is to advance from surface to deep learning. The purpose of this article is to explore the use of blogs as an e-learning journal writing tool for reflection and peer-feedback during Teaching Practice placement at school. In this context, "blogs" refer to social media networking and online support for Post Graduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) students, who were learning to teach Economics and Management Science in Open Distance Learning (ODL) environments. A "blog space" on myUnisa for subject didactics students was created during Teaching Practice placements. Student teachers were encouraged to post their views on the blog space (using the blog space as a communicative platform) with a view to critically reflecting on their learning processes and in order to share their Teaching Practice experiences. The data collected was qualitative in nature, consisting of student teachers' journal writing reflections and comments on the blog. Findings indicated that the use of blogs enhances student teachers' reflective Teaching Practice in open and distance learning ecologies throughout this study. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01