SUPPORTING SCHOOL-BASED INITIAL TEACHER-TRAINING WITH INTERACTIVE VIDEO

This paper reports on a project commissioned by the National Council f or Educational Technology and designed to investigate the potential fo r interactive video to support students and mentors in school-based in itial teacher training (ITT). Its results derive from an empirical stu dy in 26 schools, currently using interactive video in staff developme nt, The work focused on three parallel questions relating to the new m odels of school-based training: what are the training needs of the stu dents, their mentors and ITT tutors?; what features of interactive vid eo make it a feasible and appropriate means of distance learning in th is context? and how is interactive video currently being used in schoo ls' staff development? A primary concern was to investigate the potent ial of interactive video to offer a consistent core of training that w ould cover a breadth of training experiences, regardless of the studen t's placement, Using the Quality Management in Schools interactive vid eo disks (QMS I and II 1990/91) as the focus, the modes of usage and p erceived value of interactive video in staff development are considere d. The report concludes by commenting on the potential of interactive video for ITT.