Naslov
ETwinning - educational potentials of the virtual space

Autori
Milković, Ivana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Nova promišljanja o djetinjstvu II: Dijete i prostor. Knjižica sažetaka. / Cindrić, Maja ; Ivon, Katarina - Zadar : Sveučilište u Zadru, 2023, 133-133

ISBN
978-953-331-418-1

Skup
Međunarodna znanstveno-umjetnička konferencija Nova promišljanja o djetinjstvu II: Dijete i prostor

Mjesto i datum
Zadar, Hrvatska, 01.06.2023. - 03.06.2023

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
eTwinning, international projects, collaboration, education of future teachers, personal and professional development

Sažetak
ETwinning is part of the European School Education Platform (ESEP) and offers a platform for international collaboration on educational projects. Initially available to pre-primary, primary, and secondary teachers and educational specialists, it has now extended its reach to institutions of teacher education, becoming not only a safe virtual space for children but also for students who are future teachers. Involvement of student teachers in international eTwinning projects is strongly encouraged since there are many personal and professional benefits of eTwinning reported in research with teachers, including opportunities for lifelong learning, foreign language learning, the development of ICT skills and intercultural communication. Teachers who participate in eTwinning projects also noted benefits that include improvements of their pupils’ abilities, knowledge and attitudes to learning. This paper presents the results of a survey conducted among students of the Faculty of Teacher Education (University of Zagreb) and their international peers from a joint eTwinning project that has taken place in the winter term of the academic year 2022/2023. The study aims to find out student teachers' attitudes towards the benefits and disadvantages of eTwinning, as well as their opinions on the effects of participation in an eTwinning project on their personal and professional levels. The key findings of this study point out the personal and professional benefits of using eTwinning as an educational tool in the education of future teachers. However, the study also draws attention to unexpected challenges that student teachers reported after their involvement in the project.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Interdisciplinarne društvene znanosti, Interdisciplinarne humanističke znanosti

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