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The first WALS webinar of 2021 will focus on ‘Digital Technologies, Online Learning and Lesson and Learning Studies’ and will feature authors from three of the eight papers included in the IJLLS special issue which has the same focus. The papers have been chosen to represent worldwide interest in this topic from academics and teachers and will include the following:
Teachers' learning in extraordinary times: shifting to a digitally facilitated approach to lesson study
The research reported in this paper brings forth the experiences of three teachers working in different schools. These teachers learned about lesson study through a course offered at the University of Malta while, at the same time, leading a lesson study with colleagues at their school. With the COVID-19 outbreak, these teachers had, out of necessity, to adopt and accommodate for their lesson study to an exclusive online approach. This paper, hence, focuses on teachers' learning as they shifted their lesson study online.
James Calleja, Patrick Camilleri
Digital tools to promote remote lesson study
The authors propose that a digital instructional delivery format of lesson study (LS) may have the potential to amplify particular aspects of traditional, face-to-face LS.
Joanna C. Weaver, Gabriel Matney, Allison M. Goedde, Jeremy R. Nadler, Nancy Patterson
In order to ensure worldwide access to this webinar, it will be organised in two parts.
Between 6th and 19th April registered attendees will be able to access recorded presentations from the authors of these papers as well as a short introduction to the whole special issue. This will be followed by two opportunities to take part in live Q and A sessions with the authors. The times for the live sessions have been chosen to cover time zones worldwide:
Q and A session 1: 21st April |
Q and A Session 2: 21st/22nd April |
Central America |
10.30 – 11.30 am |
Central America |
23.30 – 00.00 pm 21st |
Central Europe |
17.30 – 18.00 pm |
Central Europe |
06.30 – 7.00 am 22nd |
Singapore |
23.00 – 00.00 pm |
Singapore |
12.30 - 13.00 pm 22nd |
Invitation to host a webinar
Would you like to host a webinar? We are always pleased to hear of members of WALS who would be willing to share their research online and are prepared to organise a live webinar. If you are interested, you can find further information and a webinar proposal form here.
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