Abstract

This paper focuses on the use of interactive whiteboards (IWBs) as a tool for encouraging and supporting classroom dialogue. The authors' concern here is with the promotion of "dialogic" communication between teachers and students, which is now widely recognised as educationally valuable. In this study they investigated how teachers could use the "technical interactivity" of the IWB to support "dialogic interactivity". The design of the study was predicated upon a partnership between the authors and three UK (primary, middle school and secondary) teachers of 8- to 14-year-olds; examples of practice reported here derive mainly from secondary history. Outcomes include illustrative examples of teachers' effective strategies for using the IWB for orchestrating dialogue. Implications for teachers' initial training and professional development are considered. (Contains 3 figures.)

Citation

Mercer, N., Hennessy, S. & Warwick, P. (2010). Using Interactive Whiteboards to Orchestrate Classroom Dialogue. Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 19(2), 195-209. Retrieved August 7, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/69709/.

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Keywords

• case studies
• Class Activities
• Classroom Communication
• Computer Assisted Instruction
• educational policy
• educational technology
• Elementary School Teachers
• Foreign Countries
• History Instruction
• Inservice Teacher Education
• instructional design
• Instructional Effectiveness
• interaction
• Interviews
• Middle School Teachers
• Protocol Materials
• Secondary School Teachers
• Teacher Student Relationship
• teaching methods
• Video Technology
• Visual Aids
• Workshops