Connecting classrooms in rural communities through interactive whiteboards

Bibliographic Data

ID19514267
AuthorsJane Mitchell (Charles Sturt University), Jane Hunter (0000-0002-7163-4137, Western Sydney University), Nicole Mockler (0000-0002-0617-3506, University of Newcastle Australia)
Year2010
Volume26
Issue4
Publication date2010-06-18
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAustralasian Journal of Educational Technology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1449-3098 • E-ISSN: 1449-5554
PublisherAustralasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (PUBLISHER • NZ)
DOI10.14742/ajet.1065
OpenAlexW2144043549
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited1

This paper reports on the uses of interactive whiteboards in 'connected classrooms' in rural New South Wales, Australia. The research specifically focuses on the e 2 program, a senior school initiative among five schools that seeks to extend the range of curriculum options available for students by connecting classrooms using video conference and interactive whiteboard technology. Teachers working in these environments have created specific sets of pedagogical practices. Through a series of focus group interviews and observations of classrooms, the research has sought to document core features of the teaching practice in the connected classroom environment. The research details the ways in which the interactive whiteboard provides a key visual focus for all lessons in the connected classroom; how the interactive whiteboard is used alongside a video conference screen; and reasons why teachers are committed to working with these technologies

Curriculum · Educational technology · Focus group · Interactive video · Interactive whiteboard · Mathematics education · Multimedia · Pedagogy · Sociology · Videoconferencing · Whiteboard · Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion · Computer Science · Education and Technology Integration · Mobile Learning in Education · Psychology

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