Examining the Online Teaching Experiences of Pre-Service Teachers

Abstract

This study aimed to examine the online teaching experiences and perceptions of pre-service teachers in an online learning environment. In this case study designed research, the problems that may arise for the instructors in the online teaching process and possible solution suggestions to these problems were determined based on the online teaching experiences of the pre-service teachers. A total of 22 students, 10 of whom were moderators for the online teaching experience, and 12 students who listened and evaluated the training given by the moderator students, participated in the study from two different departments of a state university. The moderator teacher candidates were assigned to the study rooms within the scope of the learning activity called techno-party and had the experience of teaching their peers online for 20 minutes. After the implementation process, semi-structured interviews were conducted with the teacher candidates. Content analysis was carried out on the interview data obtained from the participants and the researcher observation notes. The codes that emerged as a result of the content analysis were grouped under four themes. The first theme is the experiences of pre-service teachers on online teaching, the second theme is their suggestions for solutions to the problems they have experienced / may experience in the online environment, the third theme is their views on the professional contribution of this experience, and the fourth theme is their views on the content of a program that can be given on online teacher education in the future.