Blogging to enhance in-service teachers’ professional learning and development during collaborative inquiry

Ciampa, Katia; Gallagher, Tiffany L.

doi:10.1007/s11423-015-9404-7

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“…Research also indicates that the quality of reflective thinking increases when PSTs come across multiple perspectives in a learning community (Bain et al, 1999;Ciampa & Gallagher, 2015;McConnell, 2006;Yost et al, 2000) and blogs make it easier to present different viewpoints. The current blog activities encouraged the participants to share their practice teaching experiences in a learning community, read other participants' posts which allowed them to have exposure to their peers' perspectives and write at least two comments for two peers per activity which encouraged them to reflect on others' views.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Blogging performed as an online sharing platform for participants to engage in academic discussions related to their professional development. As Ciampa and Gallagher (2015) observed in their study, the selected tool can facilitate exchange of teaching strategies, materials and activities among the PSTs. Participants of this study wrote in their blogs about various teaching experiences or observations to provide support for other PSTs; shared many photos and some videos of their cooperating schools along with their comments as in the following examples:…”

Section: Sense Of Communitymentioning

confidence: 94%

“…I think it is useful. (Gül, Final Survey) As was seen in Ciampa and Gallagher (2015)'s study, the asynchronous nature of blogs provided students with enough time to process their thoughts and have reflective thinking. When looked at the time stamps of the threaded entries, it could be observed that participants did not have a synchronous discussion and this asynchronous feature of blogs allocated students the time they needed to think on their messages.…”

Section: Personal Space With Time and Place Independencementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Schoffner's (2008 qualitative study which examined the integration of blogs in a teaching practicum course at a large US university revealed that flexibility, personalization and informality of blogs help fostering reflective exchanges among for PSTs. In another study, Ciampa and Gallagher (2015) incorporated blogging into a collaborative inquiry project conducted with elementary and secondary in-service school teachers. Teachers in the study engaged in online dialogue with each other and reflected on their professional learning by posting responses to the questions that the lead facilitator ask on the platform which centred on teacher collaborative inquiry model.…”

Section: Use Of Blogs To Foster Reflectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Use of Blog Activities to Promote Reflection in an ELT Practicum

Bener¹,

Yildiz²

2019

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Informed by the theories of critical reflection and community of practice, this study aimed to explore the integration of blogs to promote reflection among eighteen pre-service English language teachers registered in a practicum course at a public university in Turkey. Fourteen blog activities were designed and implemented to guide the reflective process of student teachers. Data were collected through archival documents of participants' blog entries, two focus group interviews and two surveys. A total of 457 entries were analysed in terms of depth of reflection and the analysis revealed evidence of medium or high level reflection in most (61%) of the entries and highest level of reflection in 12% of the entries. The results indicated that the blog activities guided and systematically promoted reflectivity among pre-service teachers and thus have given them an opportunity to engage in deeper levels of reflection.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Sense Of Communitymentioning

confidence: 94%

Section: Personal Space With Time and Place Independencementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Use Of Blogs To Foster Reflectionmentioning

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The Use of Blog Activities to Promote Reflection in an ELT Practicum

Bener¹,

Yildiz²

2019

AJTE

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“…Yang and Chang [9] described the educational utility of blogging; in particular, its effect on peer-to-peer learning. Although blogging lacks instantaneity and therefore lacks social presence compared with live discussion formats, the reader has time to contemplate before submitting responses, giving a voice to everyone including those too shy to speak in front of their peers [10][11][12]. Researchers have observed that via blogging, students reflect on their experiences and explicitly share those reflections with their peers [11][12][13].…”

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The Educational Utility of Blogging for MRI Technologists

Chun

Skinner

Rosewall

2019

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences

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Introduction: The value of a blog as an educational tool is thought to be underestimated by health care professionals. This research aimed to explore the MRI educational utility of blogs, and to determine who was participating in writing those blogs. It was hoped that this research would increase awareness of alternative education formats that would be useful for MRI technologists. Methods: Between March and April of 2017, an online blog search was performed using MRI-related keywords. Strict exclusion criteria were then applied. Two coders independently used lean coding to analyse selected blog posts and organized the codes into themes. Data were tested for intercoder reliability. Results: Researchers analysed 39 posts from 9 blogs and identified the following themes: focus on MRI techniques and technologies, knowledge dissemination, sharing of experience, collaborative learning, authorship, and informal writing. Bloggers, self-identified as practitioners or scholars, communicated about research projects and used an informal writing style. Evidence of intentional teaching of MRI-specific content and sharing of professional and personal experiences was found. Communication between authors and readers from most of the MRI professions was observed, with the exception of MRI technologists. Conclusions: This research found that MRI-related blogs provide a credible and accessible forum for the sharing and discussion of knowledge, experiences, and ideas. Although many MRI professionals author blogs, MRI technologists do not seem to participate in this form of communication. As social media gains in popularity within the medical radiation technologist profession, it is hoped that more MRI technologists will make use of blogging to facilitate learning, collaboration, and communication.

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