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Teacher collaboration in Virtual Learning Environments
(2015–17)
Teachers are part of different sites through the professional roles they play; they are leaders in the classroom and colleagues in the faculty room; their work is defined by national curriculum documents and the leadership of the school principal.
Kemmis (2010) What Is Professional Practice? Recognizing and Respecting Diversity in Understandings of Practice.
- issues with the digital infrastructure
- issues with the equipment
- lack of digital competence
- cumbersome Virtual Learning Environment (Fronter)
+ digital presentations
+ collaborative assignments (blog)
+ formative assessment (online document editors)
+ less professional isolation
+ learn from each other
-/+ share information and material in advance
-/+ time to plan lessons and share classes
+ a bigger classroom & new classmates
- shyness to use camera/chat
+ the teacher present need to encourage and support student participation
- in real time collaboration requires good infrastructure
Changing practice architectures on different levels (Mahon et al., 2017)
I travel by ferry every day and I arrive only 10 minutes before the lesson starts. It can be stressful, and if I think of the time I have at home, I could be here at 8 o’clock. When I come, I feel like I don’t have enough time to sit down and talk about the coming day. There is always something you need to discuss. We take it as it comes, and not everyone is present either, usually it’s me and Laura who are present. (Rebecca)
Hilli, C., Eklund, C. & Törnroos, K. (2017). Mot en flexibel grundskola i skärgårdsmiljö – lärares erfarenheter av undervisning i virtuella lärmiljöer. Forskningsrapport. Ålands Landskapsregering.
Hilli, C. (2018). Distance teaching in small rural primary schools: a participatory action research project. Educational Action Research.
Hilli, C. (2019). Extending classrooms through teacher collaboration in Virtual Learning Environments. Educational Action Research.
Theoretical framework:
Mahon, Fransisco & Kemmis (2017). Exploring Education and Professional Practice Through the Lens of Practice Architectures.