ERIC Number: EJ895455
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 17
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Collegial Mentoring for Effective Whole School Professional Development in the Use of IWB Technologies
Jones, Anthony; Vincent, John
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, v26 n4 spec iss p477-493 2010
The focus of this chapter is the provision of teacher professional development as needed--just in time. The specific context is the application of peer mentoring in teaching and learning with interactive whiteboards. Data were gathered from two research projects that investigated aspects of teachers mentoring colleagues in Australia. In both projects lessons were video recorded and the teachers interviewed about their perceptions of ICT use in the lessons. In one project two teachers were appointed as half-time mentors to assist colleagues in classroom use of IWBs. This appeared to result in improved levels of success for all the stakeholders. The aim in the other project was to explore how to prepare primary classroom teachers to become mentors within their school. One recommendation arising from the research is that education systems should fund ICT mentor positions to help overcome immediate teacher needs as quickly as possible. (Contains 2 tables and 4 figures.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mentors, Peer Relationship, Elementary School Teachers, Collegiality, Protocol Materials, Secondary School Teachers, Educational Technology, Visual Aids, Computer Assisted Instruction, Technology Integration, Classroom Communication, Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, Rural Schools, Interviews, Educational Policy, Professional Development, Inservice Teacher Education, Video Technology
Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. Ascilite Secretariat, P.O. Box 44, Figtree, NSW, Australia. Tel: +61-8-9367-1133; e-mail: info@ascilite.org.au; Web site: http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Secondary Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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