Voice over distance: a case of podcasting for learning in online teacher education |
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| Authors: | Dianne Forbes Elaine Khoo |
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| Institution: | 1. Te Kura Toi Tangata Faculty of Education, Te Hononga School of Curriculum and Pedagogy, The University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand;2. Te Kura Toi Tangata Faculty of Education, Wilf Malcom Institute of Educational Research, The University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand |
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| Abstract: | This paper reports on a case study of an online pre-service teacher education course in a New Zealand university aimed at exploring the potential of student-generated podcasts as a form of interactive formative assessment at a distance. The study was part of a wider two-year funded project with the overall goal of documenting, developing, and disseminating effective and innovative e-learning practice. Findings from lecturer and tutor interviews, student focus group (FG) discussion, and course evaluations indicate that the podcasting task provided opportunities for the course lecturer, tutors, and students to learn and share ideas with one another. The experience empowered students to develop the skills and confidence to initiate more independent inquiry into technologies to support their pedagogical purposes. The study contributes to a better understanding of the skills, dispositions, and knowledge needed to prepare teacher candidates for teaching-learning contexts where information and communication technologies are increasingly pivotal. |
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| Keywords: | distance education digital pedagogies e-learning information and communication technologies (ICTs) initial teacher education podcasting |
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