Teacher Knowledge and Uncertainty in Online Teaching

• In Event: Roundtable Session 9
  In Roundtable Session: Rethinking Teacher Knowledge: Frameworks and Contexts

Abstract

The increasing presence of technology in education offers new learning opportunities for mathematics teachers and professional educators. Using a qualitative approach based in teacher knowledge and teacher uncertainty, we describe one instructor’s experiences in a synchronous online setting. We use an interpretive team methodology to analyze naturalistic data. This research gives teachers a first-hand look at how the constraints and affordances of online teaching are negotiated. Our descriptions (1) provide an in-depth perspective into the thinking and actions of a teacher in an online setting, (2) suggest new roles for online technologies in supporting teacher education and professional development, and (3) suggest new perspectives on teacher knowledge in teacher education.

Authors

• Eileen Fernandez, Montclair State University

• Jason McManus, Montclair State University

• Douglas M Platt, Montclair State University