Connecting Classrooms in Rural Communities through Interactive Whiteboards

Autor/inn/en	Mitchell, Jane; Hunter, Jane; Mockler, Nicole
Titel	Connecting Classrooms in Rural Communities through Interactive Whiteboards
Quelle	In: Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 26 (2010) 4, S.464-476 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1449-5554
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Focus Groups; Interviews; Rural Areas; Classroom Environment; Teaching Methods; Observation; Classroom Research; Rural Schools; Access to Education; Secondary School Curriculum; Program Descriptions; Educational Technology; Visual Aids; Computer Assisted Instruction; Computer Mediated Communication; Technology Integration; Computer Networks; Computer System Design; Video Technology; Teleconferencing; Distance Education; Classroom Communication; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Beobachtung; Rural areas; School; Schools; Schule; Schulen; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Unterrichtsmedien; Anschauungsmaterial; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Computerkonferenz; Computernetz; Computernetze; Kommunikationsnetz; Telekonferenz; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Klassengespräch; Australien
Abstract	This paper reports on the uses of interactive whiteboards in "connected classrooms" in rural New South Wales, Australia. The research specifically focuses on the e[superscript 2] program, a senior school initiative among five schools that seeks to extend the range of curriculum options available for students by connecting classrooms using video conference and interactive whiteboard technology. Teachers working in these environments have created specific sets of pedagogical practices. Through a series of focus group interviews and observations of classrooms, the research has sought to document core features of the teaching practice in the connected classroom environment. The research details the ways in which the interactive whiteboard provides a key visual focus for all lessons in the connected classroom; how the interactive whiteboard is used alongside a video conference screen; and reasons why teachers are committed to working with these technologies. (Contains 1 table and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	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
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10