The only other Focus on Basics article that features videotaping that I can think of is by Reuel Kurzet, in Volume 5, Issue D (http://www.ncsall.net/?id=232). She writes about the NCSALL Lab School at Portland State's use of audio and video taping, and how looking together at a piece of tape gives folks a shared experience they can talk about.

Reuel emphasizes describing rather than judging what appears in a video of a classroom as an important first step.  What have other folks' experiences been: if you have seen yourself or your students in a video, what process do you use when viewing it?

Barb Garner
Editor, Focus on Basics



That's a slightly different take on the discussion we've been having here: using classroom video together with a group. 
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From: Dominique Brillanceau <dbrillan at pdx.edu>
Date: Wed Jun 07 14:56:52 CDT 2006
To: The Focus on Basics Discussion List <focusonbasics at nifl.gov>
Subject: [FocusOnBasics 318] Re: Discussion: video as a prof. devlpmt tool.

Greetings,
While I concur with Esther's comments on the disconnectedness of adult 
educators and the barriers to sharing one's teaching or others' through 
video media, I have been thinking about the impact it has on people who have 
done it.  David  did it in the 60's and a couple more people who have 
participated in the discussion  mentioned videotaping themselves or others a 
long time ago and they still talk about it.  Or Janet who is using it in 
training.  To me, that was uplifting.  It is an experience that one never 
forgets and should be part of all teacher training programs.
It was a requirement in the TESL program at Portland State University 20 
years ago when I got my certificate but it no longer is. ( I still have the 
tape- no comment)
 A colleague of mine just made it a class requirement/ task for her students 
in a MA TESOL program at Oregon State University.
So... are there any paper FOB issues for this particular issue left? They 
could be sent to MA TESOL programs around the country and to state directors 
of Adult Basic Skills.  Just an idea...
Great conversation.  An eye opener and a way of being connected.

Dominique Brillanceau



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> Everyone,

> I wanted to say a little more about the program that I am currently 

> enrolled and the videotaping requirement.  THis is an online certificate 

> program in English Language Teaching at The New School in NYC. THe nature 

> of distance learning requires the aid of technology to make the program 

> work and the videotaping of classroom instruction is purposeful in this 

> regard.  The type of feedback I will get about the teaching and learning 

> observations is unknown to me at this time, but I hope to have my own 

> purpose in viewing the tapes.  Jessica's article and comments from the 

> discussion will help me to ask the right questions.  I'll be sure to share 

> my experience with the list.

>

> On another note,  it's disheartening to me to read David's post and to 

> know that the practice of videotaping classroom dynamics has been around 

> for so long and yet is still not common practice for adult educators.  THe 

> issues are at least in part about funding but also about the lack of 

> connection that is experienced by many adult educators.  We for the most 

> part are a team of volunteers or part-timers with very little power in 

> determining, what if any PD is offered to us.  One of the continuing 

> discussions about adult education is the way we are separate from other 

> institutions of learning.  This in many ways gives us creative license but 

> in many significant ways is disempowering.  What do others think?

> Esther

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