Online Student Teaching Courses: Benefits, Obstacles, and Unreached Potential (Poster 21)

• In Event: AERA Poster Session Wednesday 2:30 p.m.
  In Poster Session: Online Teaching and Learning SIG Poster Session

Abstract

The rise of online learning in teacher education programs requires a critical examination of the modality's effectiveness in meeting the learning needs of future teachers. What is the potential of hybrid learning with online practicum and seminar courses paired with in-person student teaching placements? The study presented in this paper investigates the affordances and constraints of an online series of courses to support student teachers in learning through digitally-based assignments and interactions with peers, a college supervisor, and mentor teachers. The findings reveal difficulties in developing relationships using digital modalities as well as benefits of students leveraging their practices to form relationships outside of classes. Strengths of asynchronous assignments include self-pacing and video-recorded observations.

Author

• Jenny H. Gawronski, Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design