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Lazarus, Elisabeth; Olivero, Federica – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2009
This article will discuss issues concerning the potential of videopapers, drawing on a research project investigating the use of videopapers as a tool for reflecting on practice and as an assignment in initial teacher education. Student teachers engaged in initial teacher education programmes often find it difficult to "see" what is…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Reflective Teaching, Second Language Instruction, Assignments
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Saljo, Roger – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2009
The problem of the relation of theory to practice in teaching and teacher training has been a major issue of debate for a long time. Well over a century ago, Dewey (1904) discussed the tensions between the role of theoretical insight as a preparation for the teaching profession versus the need for more practical, how-to-do-it courses in which one…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Classroom Environment, Teaching Methods, Preservice Teacher Education
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Krumsvik, Rune; Smith, Kari – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2009
Student teachers often complain about the lack of relevance of the theoretical courses in teacher education, and they repeatedly stress the importance of the practicum as the most significant component in preparation for teaching. However, most teacher educators, as well as students themselves, recognise the importance of being well informed about…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Theory Practice Relationship, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods
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Cogan-Drew, Dan – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2009
"VideoPaper Builder" (VPB) was originally funded in 2001 through the National Science Foundation's "Bridging Research and Practice" program in recognition of the software's promise to articulate the relevance and facilitate the dissemination of educational research to practicing teachers. After four years and two subsequent…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Computer Software, Professional Development, Theory Practice Relationship
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Friend Wise, Alyssa; Padmanabhan, Poornima; Duffy, Thomas M. – Distance Education, 2009
This mixed-methods study probed the effectiveness of three kinds of objects (video, theory, metaphor) as common reference points for conversations between online learners (student teachers). Individuals' degree of detail-focus was examined as a potentially interacting covariate and the outcome measure was learners' level of tacit knowledge related…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Student Teachers, Computer Mediated Communication, Figurative Language