Talkwall Classroom Videos: Recent Episodes
Cambridge University
Here you will find videos of the Talkwall micro-blogging tool being used in various classroom contexts (talkwall.net).
The overall focus for the use of Talkwall, in each of these videos, is the enhancement of classroom dialogue. Each video description therefore starts with an outline of the teachers' 'dialogic intention' for the specific use of Talkwall that appears in the video.
These videos result from research entitled 'Digitalised Dialogues Across the Curriculum (DiDiAC)'. This project is a collaboration between the University of Cambridge (Faculty of Education) and the University of Oslo; it is funded by the Research Council of Norway.
Dialogic Intention: Idea Splat! For students share ideas to establish what they know, and what they would like to know, about autonomous vehicles
Dialogic intention: For students to discuss what they already know about characters from ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ and to add this knowledge to Talkwall
Dialogic intention: For students to discuss, and agree, contributions to make as a group to Talkwall
Dialogic Intention: For students to discuss contributions made by others to the Talkwall Class Feed, and to reach agreement by explaining, challenging and questioning each other
Dialogic intention: Encouraging students to build on their ideas, and to answer geographical questions by sharing ideas as a group