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Why Facebook Is (And Isn't) A Pre-Service Teacher's Friend, Pauline Taylor
Why Facebook Is (And Isn't) A Pre-Service Teacher's Friend, Pauline Taylor
Associate Professor Pauline Taylor-Guy
There is increasing interest in the use of social media networking sites such as Facebook in engaging higher education students in learning and the broader university experience. Research indicates that Facebook has over 100 million active users worldwide, over half of whom log on to the site twice per day. The potential reach and opportunities for wide engagement in using social media is clear. However, institutions have approached its use with understandable caution given the very public and interconnected nature of these "risky" virtual spaces. Many universities have specific and explicit reference in their communications and code of conduct policies …
Fulfilling The Dream : An Online Early Childhood Teacher Education Course, Pauline Taylor
Fulfilling The Dream : An Online Early Childhood Teacher Education Course, Pauline Taylor
Associate Professor Pauline Taylor-Guy
This paper presents a study into the motivations, aspirations and characteristics of students who embarked on a new wholly-online early childhood teacher preparation program introduced at James Cook University in 2007. The inquiry contributes to a number of areas where there is currently little research. Australian studies into the experiences of first-year undergraduates focus on on-campus students, not on students who engage with tertiary studies wholly online, nor do they specifically relate to preservice teacher education. Contemporary research into e-learning is predominantly based on blended learning rather than solely online modes of study. In addition, there is little literature relating …