Christopher Andrew Spencer Abstract In offering a reflection on my original 2008 study, “Teacher educator, go educate thyself: who teaches the teachers of teachers? Establishing a Model of Professional Formation for Teacher Educators in Further Education Colleges, I offer a… Read More ›
Reflection/Thinking
Different Understandings of the Relationship Between Teacher Education and Professional Practice
Lisbeth Lunde Frederiksen, Jens H Lund, Mette Beck Abstract In the Center for Didactic Methods and Approaches, VIA University College, we have developed a didactic model of reflection for teachers and managers with the purpose of reflecting on education, teaching,… Read More ›
The Relationship Between Science Teachers’ Career Expectations and Different Professional Development Experiences
Peer Schrøder Daugbjerg Abstract The relation between teachers’ experience, foreground and the intentions of professional development programs (PDP) has been investigated in a Danish case, where a balance between top-down and bottom-up processes intended to integrate local and individual perspectives… Read More ›
#FramingFragmentsofThought – Exploring the Role of Social Media, in Developing Emergent Reflective Practitioners in Initial Teacher Training
#FramingFragmentsofThought – Exploring the Role of Social Media, in Developing Emergent Reflective Practitioners in Initial Teacher Training Chris Warnock Abstract Abstract #framingfragmentsofthoughtconsiders the changing dynamic of teacher education and the relevance of digital pedagogical changes in course instruction. It explores… Read More ›
Skill Based Teacher Education in Blended Learning Scenarios
Ralf Schlöffel, Thomas Borchert Abstract Development, implementation and reflection of blended learning scenarios, have become established in both research and education (Mehl 2011). Results are evident for the different phases of teacher education. Imbedded in a design based research a blended… Read More ›
How Can a Blended Learning Environment Enhance Job-Related Competencies of In-Service Physical Educators? –Development and Implementation of a Web-Based Video Analysis Service (EQUEL)
Thomas Borchert, Ralf Schloeffel Abstract A web-based video analysis service (EQUEL) will be developed with the aim of encouraging in-service physical education (PE) teachers to reflect on their own teaching practice and how they can develop it further. Moodle® will… Read More ›
A Time to Pause and Ponder
Chris Spencer, Peer Schrøder Daugbjerg Abstract In this paper the authors share experiences from teacher education in the UK and Denmark. They apply methodologies for supporting teacher students from initial exposure to the classroom setting, through training programmes and into… Read More ›
Professional development of PE teachers based on technology
Thomas Borchert, Ralf Schlöffel Abstract The view on teacher training in Germany shows that so far little has been done regarding the anchoring of digital education technologies. Dealing with authentic professional tasks and problems raises the need of a deeper… Read More ›