Using a Social Media Platform for Online Collaborative Reflection by Teacher Candidates

• In Event: TED - Networked Preservice Teachers

Short Description

The purpose of this study was to investigate the possibilities of using a social media platform (i.e., edmodo) for collaborative reflection by teacher candidates (TCs) and to analyze the nature of comments and interactions, and TC perceptions. Participants included 77 middle/secondary TCs from a midwestern university. Findings indicated that TCs grew professionally from peer-to-peer interactions, and appreciated the influence afforded to them through social media.

Authors

• Raymond Flores, Texas Tech University

• Daniel G. Krutka, Texas Woman's University

• Katherine Mason, Wichita State University

• Daniel J. Bergman, Wichita State Univerity