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Pre-Service Language Teachers’ Reflections on the Implementation of a Blended-Learning Environment
Abstract
The study investigated pre-service language teachers’ reflections about a 20-week blended-learning environment. An online social presence training developed by Hauck and Warnecke (2012) was introduced to the face-to-face practicum course during the fall term and the pre-service teachers were immersed in an online learning environment where they can practice their newly acquired skills during the spring term. The course was also a combination of pedagogical and technical training as the pre-service teachers not only learned how to use different tools to participate online, but also experienced using them for teaching and learning purposes whilst constantly reflecting on their practice. The design of this study was a descriptive case study. 42 pre-service language teachers participated in this study during the fall semester and 25 during the spring semester of 2012-2013 academic year. Canvas was used as the learning management system in which the participants created audio/visual or written introductions and weekly discussions on the discussion board. The data collection included online forum participations and journal entries per participant at certain intervals throughout the course to obtain participants’ ongoing reflections about the course. The results obtained from an analysis of the participants’ journal and forum entries indicated that social presence training enhanced their awareness towards the active use of the online platform; however, the design of the task affected the level of motivation and communication among the preservice language teachers. The discussion emphasizes the significance of the interrelationship between task design and the maintenance of participation in a blended-learning environment.
Keywords
Kaynakça
- from their decision-making and problem-solving skills to generate new ideas and implement them into their practicum schools.
- Experiential activities are among the most powerful teaching and learning tools for most educators in the field. It is obvious that reflection has a prominent place in the experiential learning process in which pre-service teachers learn how to apply online tools to their own teaching practices in real classes.
Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
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Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yayımlanma Tarihi
1 Mart 2014
Gönderilme Tarihi
6 Şubat 2015
Kabul Tarihi
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Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2014 Cilt: 5 Sayı: 3
APA
Satar, H. M., & Akcan, S. (2014). Pre-Service Language Teachers’ Reflections on the Implementation of a Blended-Learning Environment. Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry, 5(3), 42-61. https://doi.org/10.17569/tojqi.43134
AMA
1.Satar HM, Akcan S. Pre-Service Language Teachers’ Reflections on the Implementation of a Blended-Learning Environment. TOJQI. 2014;5(3):42-61. doi:10.17569/tojqi.43134
Chicago
Satar, Hatice Müge, ve Sumru Akcan. 2014. “Pre-Service Language Teachers’ Reflections on the Implementation of a Blended-Learning Environment”. Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry 5 (3): 42-61. https://doi.org/10.17569/tojqi.43134.
EndNote
Satar HM, Akcan S (01 Temmuz 2014) Pre-Service Language Teachers’ Reflections on the Implementation of a Blended-Learning Environment. Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry 5 3 42–61.
IEEE
[1]H. M. Satar ve S. Akcan, “Pre-Service Language Teachers’ Reflections on the Implementation of a Blended-Learning Environment”, TOJQI, c. 5, sy 3, ss. 42–61, Tem. 2014, doi: 10.17569/tojqi.43134.
ISNAD
Satar, Hatice Müge - Akcan, Sumru. “Pre-Service Language Teachers’ Reflections on the Implementation of a Blended-Learning Environment”. Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry 5/3 (01 Temmuz 2014): 42-61. https://doi.org/10.17569/tojqi.43134.
JAMA
1.Satar HM, Akcan S. Pre-Service Language Teachers’ Reflections on the Implementation of a Blended-Learning Environment. TOJQI. 2014;5:42–61.
MLA
Satar, Hatice Müge, ve Sumru Akcan. “Pre-Service Language Teachers’ Reflections on the Implementation of a Blended-Learning Environment”. Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry, c. 5, sy 3, Temmuz 2014, ss. 42-61, doi:10.17569/tojqi.43134.
Vancouver
1.Hatice Müge Satar, Sumru Akcan. Pre-Service Language Teachers’ Reflections on the Implementation of a Blended-Learning Environment. TOJQI. 01 Temmuz 2014;5(3):42-61. doi:10.17569/tojqi.43134
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