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Publication Date: 2011-Sep
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Video-Stimulated Reflection as a Professional Development Tool in Interactive Whiteboard Research
Cutrim Schmid, Euline
ReCALL, v23 spec iss n3 p252-270 Sep 2011
Several authors (e.g., Mcniff & Whitehead, 2006; Wallace, 1998) defend the idea that teachers' own involvement in research has the potential to encourage professional growth. Journal writing, teacher logs, written narratives and stimulated recall are some examples of methods that have been used by researchers to encourage and support teachers' reflective practice in teacher-researcher collaborative research. This paper discusses the use of video-stimulated reflection as both a research method and as a means for teacher professional growth. The research findings are drawn from a longitudinal study that investigates a model of Interactive Whiteboard (IWB) technology professional development programme. The research was carried out in the form of seven in-depth case studies with English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers in German secondary/vocational schools, as they learn how to integrate the IWB into their teaching. Research data were collected via a variety of research instruments, namely classroom observations and field notes, video recordings of school lessons and teacher training workshops, interviews and video-stimulated reflection. Findings based on the analysis of the copious amount of data gathered indicate that the video-stimulated dialogues were used by the teachers as effective opportunities for reflection, self-evaluation and pedagogical development. (Contains 3 figures, 2 tables, and 2 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Schools, Journal Writing, Workshops, Personal Narratives, Reflective Teaching, Teaching Methods, Secondary School Teachers, Visual Aids, Interaction, Inservice Teacher Education, Research Tools, Teacher Researchers, Reflection, Research Methodology, Language Teachers, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Case Studies, Participatory Research, Interviews, Educational Technology, Technology Integration, Vocational Education Teachers, Longitudinal Studies, Protocol Materials, Video Technology, Instructional Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Postsecondary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Germany
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