The Boundaries of Think-Aloud as Practiced by Teacher Educators
 Thursday, December 18, 2008 20:00 – 21:30 - Israel time Description:
Think-aloud is a meta-cognitive strategy in which we think publicly about our thinking processes as teacher educators and examine them with our student teachers. Teacher educators use think-alouds to assist their student-teachers to understand how teaching and learning interact by overtly presenting aspects of their pedagogical decision making and putting these forward for discussion, analysis and criticism. This study was carried out simultaneously by teacher educators in Israel, Australia, and Canada. Our self-study examines our use of think-alouds and their contributions to the learning of our student-teachers. We served as critical friends for each other, sharing protocols of think-aloud episodes and commenting on our insights concerning think-alouds.
What exactly is an online encounter?
The online encounter environment (WEBINAR) enables presentations, sites, programs and video movies to be presented in parallel to an interactive discussion with the audience by means of vocal and written communication and the use of signs for expressing emotion. Each participant has his own communication channel and can request and receive permission to speak and voice his opinions. The big advantage of online encounters lies in the fact that there is no need to go to the place where the event is being held since it is possible to participate in the activities at home. Most of the online encounters take place at times that are convenient for the participants.
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