Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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374713 | Teaching and Teacher Education | 2008 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
This paper reports findings from 6 years of investigation of the use of online discussions with large cohorts of preservice literacy teachers (approximately 150 each year). The report outlines essential components for effective online discussion, noting the challenges involved when aiming for informed and critical literacy discussion among large groups of novice educators. It elaborates on the most successful approach to this undertaking which involved the use of case study scenarios as the focus of discussion. The report argues that the case study discussions were most effective in promoting professional discussion because they allowed a more effective expert role for the instructors.
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Authors
Josephine Ryan, Anne Scott,