ABSTRACT

This study aims to investigate the ways in which a particular digital technology, the Interactive Whiteboard (IWB), mediates preschool teachers’ teaching. Over five months in 2017 and early spring 2018, five preschool teachers and 22 children aged 4–6 were video observed. By identifying aspects of IWB as a mediational means, the findings of the study have shed light on the relationship between mediational means and teachers’ mediated teaching actions and mapped what is privileged. This study highlights seven ways that using a particular digital technology, the IWB, informs teachers’ teaching practices. This study, furthermore, maps the possible consequences of using IWB in terms of opportunities and constraints in early education.

摘要

本研究旨在调查特定数字技术交互式白板 (IWB) 调解学前教师教学的方式。在 2017 年和 2018 年初春的五个多月时间里，对五名学前教师和 22 名 4-6 岁儿童进行了视频观察。通过将 IWB 的各个方面确定为中介手段，该研究的结果阐明了中介手段与教师的中介教学行为之间的关系，并绘制了特权。本研究重点介绍了使用特定数字技术 IWB 为教师教学实践提供信息的七种方式。此外，本研究从早期教育的机会和限制方面描绘了使用 IWB 的可能后果。