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"Can Anyone Offer any Words of Encouragement?” Online Dialogue as a Support Mechanism for Preservice Teachers
Trena Paulus; Lisa Scherff
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 16, No. 1 (2008) pp. 113–136
Isolation and a lack of support contribute to high attrition rates among novice teachers. Computer-mediated communication (CMC) is one mechanism for providing anytime, anywhere support to teachers. Previous research in this area has focused on...
Topics: English Language Arts, Communication, Educational Technology, Preservice Teacher Education, Community
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Encouraging ownership of online spaces: Support for pre-service English teachers through computer-mediated communication:
Lisa Scherff; Trena Paulus
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 6, No. 4 (December 2006) pp. 354–373
High attrition rates among new teachers are of concern to teacher educators. Support mechanisms may help teachers feel less isolated in their new profession. Computer-mediated communication (CMC) technologies can connect novice teachers in ways that ...
Topics: Preservice Teacher Education, Communication, English Language Arts, Networking Technologies, Virtual Environments