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Peer to Peer: Using the Electronic Discussion Board during Student Teaching

Peer to Peer: Using the Electronic Discussion Board during Student Teaching

Karen J. Johnson
Copyright: © 2010 |Pages: 17
ISBN13: 9781615208975|ISBN10: 1615208976|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781616923327|EISBN13: 9781615208982
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61520-897-5.ch004
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Johnson, Karen J. "Peer to Peer: Using the Electronic Discussion Board during Student Teaching." Technology Implementation and Teacher Education: Reflective Models, edited by Junko Yamamoto, et al., IGI Global, 2010, pp. 60-76. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-897-5.ch004

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Johnson, K. J. (2010). Peer to Peer: Using the Electronic Discussion Board during Student Teaching. In J. Yamamoto, J. Kush, R. Lombard, & C. Hertzog (Eds.), Technology Implementation and Teacher Education: Reflective Models (pp. 60-76). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-897-5.ch004

Chicago

Johnson, Karen J. "Peer to Peer: Using the Electronic Discussion Board during Student Teaching." In Technology Implementation and Teacher Education: Reflective Models, edited by Junko Yamamoto, et al., 60-76. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2010. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-897-5.ch004

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Abstract

Ten elementary education student teachers communicated with each other on an electronic discussion board for thirteen weeks. Despite being overwhelmed at times with the demands of student teaching, participants posted 283 messages offering each other ideas and support. Students were grouped into two different discussion boards based on the grade level they were assigned to student teach, resulting in very specific help and feedback from peers who were experiencing the same or similar teaching topics or situations. Results indicate that 70% of the participants used an idea that had been posted on the discussion board by a peer and 100% of the participants stated that the discussion board was a means of support during student teaching. Although an electronic discussion board is not a new technology, it is underutilized, especially as a means to connect geographically distant student teachers so they can offer each other support and ideas for teaching.

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