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      A teacher’s voice: Embracing change to make a difference

      Blakeney-Williams, Marilyn
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      Blakeney-Williams, M. (2011). A teacher’s voice: Embracing change to make a difference. Computers in New Zealand Schools: Learning Teaching Technology, 23(1), 1-19.
      Permanent Research Commons link: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/5738
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      The challenge to understand the impact and demands of new forms of literacy for teachers with considerable expertise is intensified when making sense of multiple forms of texts. This paper examines how an experienced teacher made changes to her literacy pedagogy when faced with a class problem for which she felt unprepared. The story is told predominantly through the voice of the teacher using her reflective journal. An example of Web 2.0 technology, specifically the construction of a wiki, is planned and implemented to reflect the teacher’s changing views of literacy. The key focus is how this teacher will transition her practice to meet the new demands of literacy teaching, what critical moves are required of her in order to do this and how does she shift from the traditional role of facilitator to designer of online learning. Through such analysis it is proposed that it is possible for an experienced teacher to theorise, implement and adopt a stance that encompasses a broader view of literacy and literacy instruction.
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      2011
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      Journal Article
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      University of Otago, New Zealand
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      This article has been published in the journal: Computers in New Zealand Schools: Learning Teaching Technology. Used with permission.
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