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Chapter 6
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DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7567-2.ch006
ABSTRACT
This chapter reports how two teacher educators at a land-grant public university
in the Intermountain West region of the United States used video conferencing and
project-based learning to engage preservice teachers taking classes over interactive
video conferencing. The preservice teachers in these courses had to choose a topic
related to teaching writing they wanted to learn more about, research this topic, and
then create a website with pieces written in multiple genres that shared what they
learned from their research. Preservice teachers then shared their websites with
their classmates. Data analysis suggests that preservice teachers found opportunities
to engage with others on video conferencing in both whole class and small group
settings to be benefcial. The authors share ways that instructors in all disciplines
can incorporate project-based learning and video conferencing in their courses.
Authentic Inquiry With
Undergraduate Preservice
Teachers in Synchronous
Interactive Video
Conferencing Courses
Marla K. Robertson
Utah State University, USA
Amy Piotrowski
Utah State University, USA