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Technologically mediated
breaks in lesson flow
Mediating Technologies in
Teacher Education
Ann-Thérèse Arstorp
The Danish School of Education, Aarhus University
University College UCC, Denmark
Key Points
 Lesson flow is of key importance to
teachers
 Technologies mediate breaks in lesson flow and
interferes with a core element in teaching
 Teachers have to develop new skills to deal with
technologically mediated lesson breaks
Background
Political interest in technology
 Government policies
 Visions of a digitalized
Denmark throughout the
public sector:
 Leading digital nation
 Research interest
 Technucation.dk/en
 Technological literacy in nurses’
and teachers’ professions
 A flow from one activity to another:
 Teacher presenting 
students doing group work 
watching a videoclip 
teacher presenting 
plenary discussion
…when uninterrupted = lesson flow
What is Lesson Flow?
 My data shows that lesson flow is important for lesson
completion
 Technology disturbs lesson flow with breakdowns
 flow-stopping artifact
 Flow becomes important because of a cutback in lessons
 teacher’s motive: to reach the learning goals
Technologies & Lesson Flow
Subject: Danish
Topic: Children’s
Reading Development
Technology as a flow-
stopping artifact
The Missing Sound
The Wrong Player
Subject: Danish
Topic: The Transformation
from graphic novel to movie
Technology as a flow-stopping
artifact
Important Points
Technology in the Classroom
 Interferes with a crucial element in teaching – lesson
flow
 Dealing with technologies means added complexity
 Requires new ways of understanding teaching practice
with technologies
Ann-Thérèse Arstorp, ata@dpu.dk
Twitter: @arstorp
Technucation.dk/en
Thank You for Your
Attention

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  • 1. Technologically mediated breaks in lesson flow Mediating Technologies in Teacher Education Ann-Thérèse Arstorp The Danish School of Education, Aarhus University University College UCC, Denmark
  • 2. Key Points  Lesson flow is of key importance to teachers  Technologies mediate breaks in lesson flow and interferes with a core element in teaching  Teachers have to develop new skills to deal with technologically mediated lesson breaks
  • 3. Background Political interest in technology  Government policies  Visions of a digitalized Denmark throughout the public sector:  Leading digital nation  Research interest  Technucation.dk/en  Technological literacy in nurses’ and teachers’ professions
  • 4.  A flow from one activity to another:  Teacher presenting  students doing group work  watching a videoclip  teacher presenting  plenary discussion …when uninterrupted = lesson flow What is Lesson Flow?
  • 5.  My data shows that lesson flow is important for lesson completion  Technology disturbs lesson flow with breakdowns  flow-stopping artifact  Flow becomes important because of a cutback in lessons  teacher’s motive: to reach the learning goals Technologies & Lesson Flow
  • 6. Subject: Danish Topic: Children’s Reading Development Technology as a flow- stopping artifact The Missing Sound
  • 7. The Wrong Player Subject: Danish Topic: The Transformation from graphic novel to movie Technology as a flow-stopping artifact
  • 8. Important Points Technology in the Classroom  Interferes with a crucial element in teaching – lesson flow  Dealing with technologies means added complexity  Requires new ways of understanding teaching practice with technologies
  • 9. Ann-Thérèse Arstorp, ata@dpu.dk Twitter: @arstorp Technucation.dk/en Thank You for Your Attention

Editor's Notes

  • #9: This makes it important that teachers develop new skills and learn how to deal with un-intended flow breaks.