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Training teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic: using live video for observation of practicum

Dockerty, Kelly

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Dr Kelly Dockerty K.Dockerty@hull.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer in Education and Registered Scientist (RSci)



Abstract

This article provides a vignette to exemplify how the training of teachers in primary schools in England was adapted in one context during the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the key challenges HEIs and Schools faced was how to continue to assess the practicum of trainee teachers whilst trying to maintain the integrity of classroom ’bubbles’. A fast change in practice occurred with recommendation from the Department for Education (DfE, 2020) that observations could be made face-to-face if risk assessed and COVID-19 safety measures were in place. Observations could be remote using a digital platform or other suitable technology to capture practicum at a distance. Alternatively, practicum could be ‘unseen’ with pre- and post- observation discussions with mentors from HEIs. The latter option left the school-based mentors picking up most of the observational workload in schools. Given the global crisis that unfolded from early 2019 the workload was unmanageable for most schools. This article concludes that the use of video provides a rich observation opportunity that does not degrade the quality of observation of trainee teachers. It is proposed that policy and practice beyond the pandemic considers maintaining live video observation as an example of good practice, and offers practical steps on how this methodology for observation can be deployed in other teacher training settings across the World.

Citation

Dockerty, K. (2022). Training teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic: using live video for observation of practicum. Research on Education and Media, 14(2), 15-21. https://doi.org/10.2478/rem-2022-0017

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Mar 7, 2022
Online Publication Date Dec 15, 2022
Publication Date 2022-12
Deposit Date Mar 1, 2022
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Research on Education and Media
Print ISSN 2037-0830
Publisher Sciendo
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 14
Issue 2
Pages 15-21
Series ISSN 2037-0849
DOI https://doi.org/10.2478/rem-2022-0017
Keywords Teacher training; remote video observation; assessment; mentoring; COVID-19; ITT Partnership.
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3938564

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