Abstract

Whilst the use of dialogue has many pedagogic advantages to offer Higher Education, implementing it effectively in teaching practice is a complex and problematic process that requires a wide range of expertise. This paper describes one strategy for addressing this issue: the development of a toolkit that supports the process of planning and reflection that practitioners must engage in when attempting to use dialogue in their teaching. After identifying and illustrating some of the issues relating to the use of dialogue, the notion of toolkits will be defined and a methodology for their development outlined. This is then exemplified with the specific case of the design of a toolkit for using dialogue in learning. A study is then described in which this prototype toolkit was evaluated, demonstrating its impact both in terms of changing practice and of developing a critical awareness of the issues relating dialogue and learning, before conclusions are drawn about the wider relevance of the work.

Citation

Cook, J. & Oliver, M. (2002). Designing a toolkit to support dialogue in learning. Computers & Education, 38(1), 151-164. Elsevier Ltd. Retrieved August 13, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/205290/.

Keywords

• improving classroom teaching
• pedagogical issues
• Teaching/Learning Strategies