Tinker, Tailor, Supervisor, Spy: Lessons Learned From Distant Supervision

• In Event: 66.048 - Innovative Processes in Supervising Preservice Teachers' Field Experiences

Abstract

This study investigates the transition from a local to a distant model of clinical intern supervision at a large, public, research university. Interviews were conducted with Supervisors to explore challenges of implementation and adaptations made. Aside from areas of consensus, such as difficulties with communication, observations, coaching, and seminar meetings, the supervisors revealed distinctly different responses to the expectation of carrying out the distant supervision model with fidelity. Positioning theory proved helpful in providing insight into the range of experiences and reactions demonstrated within the interview data. Our findings suggest that as programs continue to experiment with distant supervision, they may wish to democratize the process through collaborative inquiry in which multiple players tinker and tailor to support intern learning.

Authors

• Elizabeth Bondy, University of Florida

• Brittney Castanheira, University of Florida

• Elizabeth Currin, University of Florida

• Stephanie Schroeder, The Pennsylvania State University