Crossing Boundaries: Documentation of a Teacher Training Course on Design, Robotics and Coding

Autor/inn/en	Giannandrea, Lorella; Gratani, Francesca; Renieri, Alessandra
Titel	Crossing Boundaries: Documentation of a Teacher Training Course on Design, Robotics and Coding
Quelle	In: Research on Education and Media, 12 (2020) 1, S.85-92 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Giannandrea, Lorella) ORCID (Gratani, Francesca) ORCID (Renieri, Alessandra)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2037-0830
DOI	10.2478/rem-2020-0010
Schlagwörter	Inservice Teacher Education; Professional Development; Robotics; Programming; Coding; Online Courses; Program Effectiveness; Preschool Teachers; Elementary School Teachers; Secondary School Teachers; Teacher Collaboration; Teacher Competencies; Self Efficacy; Foreign Countries; COVID-19; Pandemics; Italy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrerfortbildung; Robotertechnik; Programmierung; Codierung; Online course; Online-Kurs; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lehrerkooperation; Lehrkunst; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Ausland; Italien
Abstract	This article reports on the results of a teacher training course in which 41 teachers, working together with three university researchers, experienced a different way to engage in meaningful teaching and learning activities in design, coding and robotics. The course was run in an Italian school during the lock-down period of the COVID-19 pandemics. The training path had the objective to make the participants work differently, acting both as researchers and as teachers in training. The research reported in this article examined if and how an online teacher training course could act as a third space between school and academic cultures to achieve a negotiation of pedagogical practices. Findings from the study, collected through pre-post questionnaires and open-ended discussions, highlight an improvement in knowledge related to coding and robotics. Moreover, during the course, teachers experienced a new approach to space-time dimensions, first-hand experimentation and a collaborative approach, leading to greater perceived confidence in their skills and competences. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01