Connecting Trainee Teachers and School Mentors with University Educators via Multipoint Desktop Video Conferencing (MDVC) : The Singapore Experience
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Swee-Ngoh Moo, Angela Foong-Lin Wong, Leslie Sharpe, Lachland Crawford, Chun Hu, Nanyang Technological Univ., Singapore
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, in Norfolk, VA ISBN 978-1-880094-41-9 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC USA
Abstract
Computer video conferencing as a computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) technology brings learners closer to real-world environments and it provides increasing opportunities for learners to share experiences across time and space. This paper describes how multipoint desktop video conferencing (MDVC) is used in pre-service teacher education programs in Singapore to add value to the practicum. It enhances the professional development of trainee teachers and teacher mentors by allowing them to share ideas, experiences and resources in teaching and mentoring in real time with an audience wider than the schools where they teach.
Citation
Moo, S.N., Wong, A.F.L., Sharpe, L., Crawford, L. & Hu, C. (2001). Connecting Trainee Teachers and School Mentors with University Educators via Multipoint Desktop Video Conferencing (MDVC) : The Singapore Experience. In J. Price, D. Willis, N. Davis & J. Willis (Eds.), Proceedings of SITE 2001--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 2998-2999). Norfolk, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved March 19, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/17323/.