A Collaborative Self-Study of Teaching About Teaching ... Online

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to analyze and describe our experiences of teaching about teaching in a digital, online environment. Data were gathered from reflective journal entries, emails, and monthly Skype calls. Our findings indicate that the perceived “disembodiment” of teaching and learning online affected how we fostered relationships with students and responded to problems of practice. Further, we felt that teaching online became reduced to providing feedback to students, which had implications for our identities as teacher educators. By discussing our experiences of teaching online we began to develop a critical understanding of the challenges of teaching online, and questioned how our online practices shaped our developing pedagogies of teacher education.

Authors

• Tim Fletcher, Brock University

• Shawn M. Bullock, Simon Fraser University