scholarly journals Understanding the use of interactive whiteboards in primary science

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Trudy Sweeney
Keyword(s):  
Science Teacher ◽  
Activity Theory ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Stages Of Concern ◽  
Interactive Whiteboards ◽  
Primary Science ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Interactive Teaching ◽  
Dialogic Space ◽  
Affective Dimensions

<p>This paper explores the dimensions of change experienced by a specialist primary science teacher in Australia as she attempted to embed an interactive whiteboard into her practice as a tool to enhance interactive teaching and learning. This paper uses the theoretical frameworks of activity theory and the stages of concern to understand the behavioural and affective dimensions of change related to the use of interactive whiteboards in primary science. It is argued that the identification and resolution of tensions and concerns in teachers' practice is crucial to maximise the potential of interactive whiteboards to enhance learning interactions in a shared dialogic space.</p>

Research on language teaching and learning in Austria (2004–2009)

2011 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christiane Dalton-Puffer ◽  
Renate Faistauer ◽  
Eva Vetter
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Theory Development ◽  
Language Instruction ◽  
Foreign Language Instruction ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
National Education ◽  
Learning And Teaching

This overview of six years of research on language learning and teaching in Austria covers a period of dynamic development in the field. While all the studies reviewed here illustrate research driven by a combination of local and global concerns and theoretical frameworks, some specific clusters of research interest emerge. The first of these focuses on issues connected with multilingualism in present-day society in terms of language policy, theory development and, importantly, the critical scrutiny of dominant discursive practices in connection with minority and migrant languages. In combination with this focus, there is a concern with German as a second or foreign language in a number of contexts. A second cluster concerns the area of language testing and assessment, which has gained political import due to changes in national education policy and the introduction of standardized tests. Finally, a third cluster of research concerns the diverse types of specialized language instruction, including the introduction of foreign language instruction from age six onwards, the rise of academic writing instruction, English-medium education and, as a final more general issue, the role of English as a dominant language in the canon of all foreign and second languages in Austria.

scholarly journals Exploring the Drivers of Intention to Use Interactive Whiteboards among Malaysia University Students: Does Technology Self-Efficacy Matter?

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (01) ◽  
pp. 163
Author(s):  
Kung-Teck Wong ◽  
Mazura @ Mastura Binti Muhammad ◽  
Norazilawati Binti Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Interactive Whiteboards ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
Published Research

The effective use of an interactive whiteboard (IWB) in teacher-education institutions depends strongly on student teachers’ intention of using it. Despite the recent surge in published research on the widespread applications for IWB in teaching and learning, few have developed a model to elucidate the elements which contribute to student teachers’ intention to use IWB. The aim of this study was to develop a model which demonstrates the variables that affect student teachers’ intentions and which also explain their interactions. The proposed IWB intention to use research model is based on prominent educational technology acceptance theories and models. Five variables (technology self-efficacy, performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, and intention to use) were selected to build a model for this study. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) was used for this study to identify the predictors and the model fit. The proposed model has accounted for 47.6% of the variance in the intention to use IWB.

scholarly journals Toonytools in Teaching Narrative Text: Pre Service Teachers' Experience

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-226
Author(s):  
Dinda Nur Hanifah Septiyani ◽  
Rizka Safriyani ◽  
Siti Asmiyah
Keyword(s):  
Private Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Qualitative Interview ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Narrative Text ◽  
English Teacher ◽  
Interactive Teaching ◽  
Remote Learning

Abstract. Technology has many applications in the field of media for teaching and learning.  In private education, teachers have to be creative in creating interactive teaching media. Moreover, teaching media are needed to support the success of teaching and learning processes. Comics is favorable to read because it is fun. Online comics become popular in remote learning because students work a lot with online applications today. Toonytools is one of the favorable online comic creators. This study aims to investigate the use of Toonytools as a teaching medium in teaching Narrative Text. This study uses mix-method. A survey as a quantitative and qualitative interview was done to the students and the English Teacher. Some possible benefits and challenges within the implementation are suggested. The finding of this research is the effectiveness of using the online comic platform Toonytools, a learning media to teach the narrative text. This platform is easy to use and applied to make Toonytools feasible as a favorite online comic platform for teachers to create learning media.

A state-wide change initiative: The primary science teacher-leader project

1998 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grady Venville ◽  
John Wallace ◽  
William Louden
Keyword(s):  
Science Teacher ◽  
Teacher Leader ◽  
Primary Science ◽  
Change Initiative

Teaching to Learn, Learning to Teach

2021 ◽  
Vol 55 ◽  
pp. 288-298
Author(s):  
Katherine Davies ◽  
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning To Teach ◽  
The Political ◽  
World War ◽  
Work Of Art ◽  
Teaching Role ◽  
Affective Dimensions

Heidegger’s three Country Path Conversations have generated much scholarly interest for their elaboration on Heidegger’s thinking of Gelassenheit, scientific and technological thinking, the work of art, evil, and the political aftermath of World War II. In this paper, I argue that these texts also, upon closer analysis, contain a Heideggerian pedagogical philosophy. In each text, I will show, a dynamic of teaching and learning is at play, most especially when it seems to be absent. Further, I will show how only when these three texts are read together does a fuller account of Heidegger’s pedagogy emerge. In the “Triadic Conversation,” I draw out the affective dimensions according to which the Guide’s teaches the Scientist to contest his own worldview. In the “Tower Conversation,” I show how the Teacher must practice what he himself teaches, choosing to tarry with that which causes him discomfort and anxiety. Finally, I read the “Evening Conversation” as an example of students assuming the teaching role themselves when the teacher is nowhere to be found, fulfilling the hopes any teacher would have for her students.

Activity Theory and Context

2011 ◽  
pp. 164-181
Author(s):  
Laura G. Farres ◽  
Colla J. MacDonald
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Design ◽  
Activity Theory ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Model Development ◽  
Naturalistic Inquiry ◽  
Approaches To Teaching ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Unique Approach ◽  
Frame Work ◽  
Complex Settings

Constructivist instructional design (ID) models have emerged with more frequencywithin e-learning. These models offer guiding principles congruent with construc-tivist approaches to teaching and learning. Although constructivist ID modelsshare common principles, each model also offers a unique approach to e-learningbased on its context of development. Consequently, certain models will also bemore authentic and meaningful for a particular situation depending on their com-patibility to that particular context. If that context can be understood, then direc-tion can be given as to the best application for the model. This chapter introducesactivity theory (AT) as a lens from which to understand the context of constructivistID model development in e-learning. It argues that ATprovides a suitable frame-work for naturalistic inquiry within complex settings and establishes a languagefrom which a better comparison of context can occur.

Paradigm Shifts in the Pedagogical Approaches

2018 ◽  
pp. 343-362
Author(s):  
Deepika Tiwari
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Dynamic Environments ◽  
Paradigm Shifts ◽  
The Moon ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Conventional Methods ◽  
Changing Knowledge ◽  
Pedagogical Approaches

The last century took us from covered wagons on the pampas to rockets on the moon. Similarly, education has observed a meritorious shift in the new millennium from the conventional methods to the emergence of contemporary approaches. The conventional education systems were based on certain philosophies, theoretical frameworks, and practices which maintained a sluggish environment wherein educating meant to transmit knowledge from expert to amateurs. However, these values and systems do not harmonize with the needs of the current dynamic environments where there is an unbelievable pool of advanced information. In light of this rapidly changing knowledge-based society, the role of teaching and learning is changing dramatically. Now is the era, where countries are looking for the emergence of ‘edupreneurs'.

Context and Participation

2018 ◽  
pp. 49-66
Author(s):  
Geraldine Torrisi-Steele
Keyword(s):  
Activity Theory ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Curriculum Design ◽  
Participatory Design ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
First Century ◽  
Student Experiences ◽  
Opposing View ◽  
Twenty First Century ◽  
Programs Of Study

Programs of study are an important interface between student and institution. The program curriculum, as the architecture of learning experiences greatly influences the learning environment and the students' experience of the institution. Despite the recent institutional concern about program quality and significant investment in making positive change to teaching and learning, there is evidence of little change in curriculum design processes. Programs are frequently faced with challenges of criticisms, poor student experiences and opposing view points about what should and should not be done. The present chapter develops a conceptualisation of the program level curriculum design process, with the intent of contributing to evolving approaches of program level curriculum design which meet the demands of the twenty first century. The conceptualisation of program level curriculum design presented in the chapter brings together key ideas from the literature including curriculum models, capacities for the twenty first century learners, activity theory and participatory design.

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