ERIC Number: EJ1001915
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Oct
Pages: 36
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ISSN: ISSN-0007-8204
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English Education 2.0: An Analysis of Websites that Contain Videos of English Teaching
Sherry, Michael Bruce; Tremmel, Robert
English Education, v45 n1 p35-70 Oct 2012
In this article, we address how websites intended for ELA teachers encourage user participation and what kinds of English education these sites promote or exclude. We selected sites based on assumptions drawn from interactional sociolinguistics as well as additional criteria that developed during our search. Our analysis focuses on the George Lucas Foundation's Edutopia.org as a central example, as well as five other sites with various similar features. Together, these sites promote a progressive, situated, project-based vision of English teaching, and they may serve as both venues and models for how English teacher educators who share that vision can reach a broader audience. (Contains 1 table, 4 figures and 1 note.)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Language Arts, English Teachers, Sociolinguistics, Content Analysis, Web Sites, Teacher Educators, Audience Participation, Video Technology, Internet, Web 2.0 Technologies
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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