An Evaluation of the Use of an Online Demonstration School

Autor/inn/en	Whannell, Robert; Lamb, Jane; Cornish, Linley; Bartlett-Taylor, Tim; Wolodko, Brenda
Titel	An Evaluation of the Use of an Online Demonstration School
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 44 (2019) 8, S.102-119, Artikel 6 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1835-517X
Schlagwörter	Program Evaluation; Demonstration Programs; Virtual Classrooms; Preservice Teacher Education; Preservice Teachers; Practicums; Online Courses; Educational Change; Program Effectiveness; Nontraditional Education; Educational Benefits; Educational Development; Faculty Development; Video Technology; Technology Uses in Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Practicum; Praktikum; Praktika; Online course; Online-Kurs; Bildungsreform; Non-traditional education; Alternative Erziehung; Bildungsertrag; Bildungsentwicklung; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen
Abstract	In 2016, a change was made to the approach taken for delivery of the first practicum placement experience for initial teacher education students at [the university]. Rather than the traditional 20- day in-school observation placement, an alternative 10-day online experience, called the Online Demonstration School (ODS), was developed. The ODS provided students with a fully online practicum experience involving viewing videos of a variety of classroom situations developed in conjunction with local schools. Subsequent reflection and collaboration with peers and academics allowed targeted aspects in the classroom situations to be examined in depth. This article summarises the literature supporting this change and presents a comparison of the effectiveness of these two alternative approaches based upon an analysis of mentor teacher grading of the second practicum placement completed. The analysis indicates that there are few significant differences in grading of the second in-school practicum placement by mentor teachers based upon whether students complete the in-school placement or the ODS. The benefits of the use and possible future development of the ODS are discussed. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Edith Cowan University. Bradford Street, Mount Lawley, West Australia 6050, Australia. Web site: http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01