A Haven for Learning: Gaining Professional Knowledge through Sincere Conversation in an Online Reading Course
As an educator teaching an online course for the first time, I observed that the teachers in my class engaged in meaningful and sincere conversation and gained deep insight and greater awareness about their practice. Sincere conversation obviously differs from brief verbal exchanges operating at t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
2014-11-01
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| Series: | Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning |
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| Online Access: | http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/cjsotl_rcacea/vol5/iss1/4 |
| Summary: | As an educator teaching an online course for the first time, I observed that the teachers in my class engaged in
meaningful and sincere conversation and gained deep insight and greater awareness about their practice.
Sincere conversation obviously differs from brief verbal exchanges operating at the surface level. It is
conversation that invites self-reflection and contemplation through reciprocal trust, respect, and active
listening. This study discusses how sincere dialogue, which leads to greater understanding of what it means to
be an effective reading teacher, was enhanced during an online reading course. It highlights how the right
conditions created in an online setting can encourage relationships and lead to professional knowledge. |
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| ISSN: | 1918-2902 1918-2902 |