Volume 26 Number 2, June 2022 Special Issue: Automated Writing Evaluation
contributor.author:
Kim, Heyoung Lee, Jang Ho
contributor.editor:
Mimi Li
date.accessioned:
2022-06-10T01:44:45Z
date.available:
2022-06-10T01:44:45Z
date.copyright:
2022
date.issued:
2022-06-10
description.abstract:
This article introduces the structure and content of an online learning platform called SMART Teacher Lab (STL, henceforth) implemented at the authors’ university since 2014. “STL” is an online platform specifically built for the professional development of pre- and in-service English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers, containing and accumulating various types of hands-on and field-specific educational resources. These resources include information on the preparation of teaching practicums, video clips of teaching demonstrations, student or teacher interviews, lecture materials on recent educational approaches and technology, and more. STL was originally designed as an open-access mobile-based platform based on the previous literature of non-formal learning, and a development-centered view of bottom-up teacher education. Providing examples of resources related to English education majors and highlighting the strengths of STL, this article aims to emphasize the importance of such a platform for the successful and sustainable professional development of EFL teachers. Suggestions for EFL teacher trainers in other pedagogical contexts are also included.
endingpage:
37
format:
Column
format.extent:
12
identifier.citation:
Kim, H., & Lee, J. H. (2022). SMART Teacher Lab: A learning platform for the professional development of EFL teachers. Language Learning & Technology, 26(2), 25–37. https://doi.org/10125/73475
identifier.uri:
https://hdl.handle.net/10125/73475
language:
eng
llt.topic:
Language Teacher Education and Technology Forum
number:
2
publicationname:
Language Learning & Technology
publisher:
University of Hawaii National Foreign Language Resource Center Center for Language & Technology (co-sponsored by Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning, University of Texas at Austin) Center for Language & Technology (co-sponsored by Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning, University of Texas at Austin)
rights.license:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License