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Bringing Diversity into the Teacher Education Classroom: Video Conferencing as a Tool for Distant Field Experiences
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Lehman, James Daniel Phillion, Joann |
| Copyright Year | 2004 |
| Abstract | Field experiences are a key means to prepare future teachers for the diversity and complexity of today's classrooms, but not all colleges of education have ready access to diverse school settings. In a 3-year initiative, part of a PT3 implementation project, Internetbased video conferencing technology was used to support pre-service teachers' observations of and interactions with diverse K-12 classrooms at a distance. Using this technology, future teachers are able to learn about and come to better understand diverse classroom settings unavailable to them locally. Using both quantitative and qualitative methodologies, this initiative was evaluated. Results showed that pre-service teachers’ knowledge of diversity and the use of technology grew as a result of this experience. Pros and cons of this approach were identified, and a number of lessons were learned. This approach has the potential to augment traditional field experiences in important ways. |
| Starting Page | 3450 |
| Ending Page | 3457 |
| Page Count | 8 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Volume Number | 2004 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://web.ics.purdue.edu/~lehman/p3t3/SITE_2004_Lehman.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
