Report: Initial Teacher Education and the use of video technology in Open University Partnership schools

This project will provide essential evidence for the PGCE programme regarding the use of video technology to support the teacher training that is taking place in partners’ schools. The potential and application of video technology in Initial Teacher Education is constantly evolving and if student teachers are to receive the maximum benefits of using this tool it is necessary to establish the current level of schools’ engagement, the tasks/activities they use it for and the perceived benefits and challenges to all involved. 

It is envisaged that the project will generate exemplars of effective practice in the application of video technology in Initial Teacher Education. It will also establish the barriers and challenges for school staff and student teachers in using the technology and its potential to support teacher training. There will also be the potential to draw on such findings in future scholarship/research projects as different applications/tools within video technology could provide focus for more targeted future study.