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- Title
Field Practice Assessment in a Pandemic: Why Zoom might be the next best thing.
- Authors
Woodgate, Fiona; Scanlan, Barbara
- Abstract
Over the past two years, the education landscape has been significantly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Restrictions placed on face-to-face interactions and lockdowns have impacted how education is both accessed and assessed. New Zealand Tertiary College (NZTC) has had a long history of embracing new technologies. The online platform that was initially introduced in 2006 has evolved over the years with robust systems and support provided for students completing Early Childhood Education qualifications. However, these systems and platforms could not completely insulate the College from the impact of Covid-19, and like many other organisations, an adaptation of previous processes was needed to ensure quality outcomes for students. Although students continued to access their academic learning through the online learning platform, significant changes to Field Practice assessment needed to be made to ensure the continuity of the Field Practice course and the health and wellbeing of student teachers, the early childhood community (children, families and teachers) and lecturers. This article will explore how the values of the College underpinned the innovative practices that were developed to support remote assessment of students' Field Practice learning outcomes.
- Subjects
VIRTUAL communities; CLASSROOM environment; STUDENT health; EARLY childhood education; COVID-19 pandemic; ONLINE education; PANDEMICS
- Publication
He Kupu, 2022, Vol 7, Issue 1, p28
- ISSN
1179-6812
- Publication type
Article