All in all, CSSE/SCÉÉ 2006 at York University was a success! I participated in my first preconference workshop and presented two papers, both of which prompted much-appreciated, helpful feedback from a stunningly high-calibre audience 🙂
The preconference was for the special interest group (SIG), Technology for Teacher Education (TATE). Activity Theory (Engestrom, 1985) provided the conceptual framework to cluster researchers working in this area and helped establish new research networks for the future. It was an invaluable experience for graduate students like Stéphane, Wendy, and me to be able to meet researchers from across Canada in person and virtually; learn about their research; and be involved in discussions about possible future collaborative research proposals.
Attached below are the two presentations:
Fujita, N. (2006, May). Concept mapping and online discussion to promote emergent integration and understanding in online graduate education. in E. Woodruff (Chair), Re-conceptualizing the nature and measure of understanding. Symposium conducted at the Annual Conference of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education 2006. Toronto, ON. Download file
Brett, C., Fujita, N., & Freeman, W. (2006). Affordances of individual weblogs and collaborative threaded discussion environments for critical reflection. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education 2006. Toronto, ON. Download file
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