TY - JOUR
T1 - The effect of the artistic pedagogical technology called photovoice on interaction in the online post-secondary classroom
T2 - Theteachers' perspective
AU - Perry, Beth
AU - Menzies, Cynthia
AU - Janzen, Katherine
AU - Edwards, Margaret
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of the artistic pedagogical technology (APT) called photovoice on interaction in the online post-secondary classroom. This paper focuses on the teachers' perspective. Artistic pedagogical technologies are teaching strategies founded in the arts (Perry & Edwards, 2010). Typically APTs include literary, visual, musical, or drama elements. They are distinguished from traditional teaching technologies in part by their emphasis on aesthetics and their link to creativity. Photovoice is an example of an APT. Photovoice is the purposeful use of selected visual images and affiliated reflective questions organized as an online teaching activity. The convenience sample for this study included three university instructors from the Faculty of Health Disciplines at a large online university. The participants used photovoice in an online graduate course they taught over one semester. Data were gathered in two ways. First, participant-research assistant email exchanges related to using photovoice were collected. These narratives included the instructors' insights, reflections, and questions regarding photovoice and the influence photovoice seemed to be having on interactions in the class. Second, the research assistant conducted one-to-one unstructured telephone interviews (recorded and transcribed) with each participant at the end of the semester. The written narratives and interview transcripts were analyzed thematically. Findings include the following themes: photovoice as the trigger of interaction, photovoice as the sustainer of interaction, and photovoice as an enhancer of interaction. Social Development Theory (Vygotsky, 1978), The Community of Inquiry (COI) Model (Rourke, Garrison, Anderson & Archer, 2000) and Wenger's Social Theory of Learning (2009) provide a framework for the study and for discussion of findings.
AB - The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of the artistic pedagogical technology (APT) called photovoice on interaction in the online post-secondary classroom. This paper focuses on the teachers' perspective. Artistic pedagogical technologies are teaching strategies founded in the arts (Perry & Edwards, 2010). Typically APTs include literary, visual, musical, or drama elements. They are distinguished from traditional teaching technologies in part by their emphasis on aesthetics and their link to creativity. Photovoice is an example of an APT. Photovoice is the purposeful use of selected visual images and affiliated reflective questions organized as an online teaching activity. The convenience sample for this study included three university instructors from the Faculty of Health Disciplines at a large online university. The participants used photovoice in an online graduate course they taught over one semester. Data were gathered in two ways. First, participant-research assistant email exchanges related to using photovoice were collected. These narratives included the instructors' insights, reflections, and questions regarding photovoice and the influence photovoice seemed to be having on interactions in the class. Second, the research assistant conducted one-to-one unstructured telephone interviews (recorded and transcribed) with each participant at the end of the semester. The written narratives and interview transcripts were analyzed thematically. Findings include the following themes: photovoice as the trigger of interaction, photovoice as the sustainer of interaction, and photovoice as an enhancer of interaction. Social Development Theory (Vygotsky, 1978), The Community of Inquiry (COI) Model (Rourke, Garrison, Anderson & Archer, 2000) and Wenger's Social Theory of Learning (2009) provide a framework for the study and for discussion of findings.
KW - Artistic Pedagogical Technology
KW - Community of Inquiry
KW - Electronic Pedagogy
KW - Interaction
KW - Online Education
KW - Photovoice
KW - Social Development Theory
KW - Social Theory of Learning
KW - Teaching Strategies
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84857125225&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.18848/1835-9795/cgp/v03i03/40290
DO - 10.18848/1835-9795/cgp/v03i03/40290
M3 - Journal Article
AN - SCOPUS:84857125225
SN - 1835-9795
VL - 3
SP - 117
EP - 128
JO - Ubiquitous Learning
JF - Ubiquitous Learning
IS - 3
ER -