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Overview[edit]
Applicant(s)
- Julie Clark, Amy Hamilton, Loretta Bowshall-Freeman, Mirella Wyra, Penny Van Deur and Gabrielle Corbet
Affiliation or grant type
- Flinders University; International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme Network Australasia
Author(s)
- Julie Clark, Amy Hamilton, Loretta Bowshall-Freeman, Mirella Wyra, Penny Van Deur and Gabrielle Corbet
Wikimedia username(s)
- Julieeducation; Julie Clark
Artydemic; Amy Hamilton
LorettaEducation; Loretta Bowshall-Freeman
MirellaEducation; Mirella Wyra
PennyEducation; Penny VanDeur
Project title
- Wikimedia-based critical and creative pedagogical approaches with practicing and pre-service teachers: The impact of professional communities of practice.
Research proposal[edit]
Description[edit]
Description of the proposed project, including aims and approach. Be sure to clearly state the problem, why it is important, why previous approaches (if any) have been insufficient, and your methods to address it.
Aim: Collaboratively develop Wikimedia-based critical and creative pedagogical approaches with practicing and pre-service teachers.
Participants:
Approximately 80 Practicing teachers in the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IB PYP) Network- Australasia
Approximately 180 Primary and Secondary Preservice teachers at Flinders University
Approach:
1.Within a curriculum studies course at Flinders University, primary and secondary pre-service teachers are introduced to the many facets of Wikimedia and explore the potential applications for teaching.
2.Flinders University primary and secondary pre-service teachers engage in communities of practice and use pedagogical frameworks including Technology, Pedagogy, Content Knowledge (TPACK) and Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, Redefinition (SAMR) to critically evaluate existing Wiki resources for teaching purposes.
3.Flinders University preservice teachers engage in collaborative communities of practice to critically and creatively develop a Wikimedia-based pedagogical practice.
4.Concurrently, experienced teachers engaged with the IB PYP Arts Network, based in Australia, will undertake guided exploration of Wikimedia applications and critically evaluate Wikimedia educational applications and tools for everyday classroom use
5.Practicing teachers engage in collaborative communities of practice (CoP) to critically and creatively develop Wikimedia-based modes of pedagogical practice.
6.Host a gallery walk for preservice teachers, a national online conference for teachers and undertake peer evaluation of products developed through the CoP.
Outcomes:
Wikimedia: development of Wikimedia contributions according to the participants pedagogical projects. This may include Wikibooks, Wikipedia, Wikiversity and MediaWiki
Practicing teachers and Preservice teachers will develop collaborative communities of practice that may be sustained after the project completion
Research: Publications (potential target journals)
American Journal of Educational Research
Education and Information Technologies
Personnel[edit]
- Gabriella Corbet advisor - co-director of International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IB PYP) Network- Australasia
Budget[edit]
Approximate amount requested in USD.
- 39,000 USD
Budget Description
Briefly describe what you expect to spend money on (specific budgets and details are not necessary at this time).
Project admin: HE05-$50x50= $2500
Teacher Relief: = 2 (days)x20(teachers)xA$500 = A$20000
TRT for release for Education Advisor: 2days conference prep + 2days teacher network =A$500 4 = A$2000
Vouchers for preservice teachers’ additional meetings for 180 x A$25 PST+A$4500
Dissemination: presentation of project findings at a conference
Conference Expenses: A$10500
Open Access Publishing fee A$4500
University Infrastructure Levy: 15% - $7500
Total: A$57,425 (.67 conversion to US) = $39,000 USD
Impact[edit]
Address the impact and relevance to the Wikimedia projects, including the degree to which the research will address the 2030 Wikimedia Strategic Direction and/or support the work of Wikimedia user groups, affiliates, and developer communities. If your work relates to knowledge gaps, please directly relate it to the knowledge gaps taxonomy.
Significance: The significance of the project is three-fold. Firstly, employs an innovative approach where practicing teachers across Australia and pre-service teachers critically and creatively develop Wikimedia-based pedagogical approaches, forming an online communities across diverse teaching and learning contexts. Secondly, the promotion of contributions by teachers to the Wikimedia suite to be critically evaluated and used by teachers worldwide, developing a global community of practice, and providing access to free-trusted-knowledge to broader learning communities. Thirdly, evaluate the impact of the project on participants’ knowledge, use and attitudes towards Wikimedia as a resource for classroom learning.
Dissemination[edit]
Plans for dissemination.
Publish resources on Wikimedia
Share their pedagogical approaches through professional association conferences
Engage through meetings/workshops, and an annual conference with IB educators in Australasia.
Publish on Wikimedia
Present at the Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) and IB PYP Network – Australasia Conference.
Publish research and practitioner articles:
American Journal of Educational Research
Education and Information Technologies
Past Contributions[edit]
Prior contributions to related academic and/or research projects and/or the Wikimedia and free culture communities. If you do not have prior experience, please explain your planned contributions.
The project team have significant experience in the field of education over an extended time-period; having worked within schools and universities in Australia, Singapore, USA, Poland and Pacific Islands.The team are widely published in the field of education practice and worked with national and international research projects in the areas of creative and innovative thinking, creative arts, pedagogical practice, integrated teaching, teacher beliefs and attitudes, using technology to enhance learning. These projects have engaged people from diverse geographical and cultural backgrounds. The team have strong records of meeting project deadlines, producing required outcomes, managing large research projects and budgets.
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- Yes