The Use of Videos for Teacher Education and Professional Development

This chapter begins by reviewing research on the use of videos for teacher education and professional development. It describes how the use of videos has been influenced by psychological theories of learning prevalent in each given historical moment and it presents selected research findings.  The second part of the chapter discusses how although video today offers promising directions for dealing with the challenges of improving teaching, still barriers will need to be overcome.

Santagata, R., Gallimore, R., & Stigler, J. W. (in press). The use of videos for teacher education and professional development: Past experiences and future directions. To appear in C. Vrasidas & G.V.Glass (Eds.) Current Perspectives on Applied Information Technologies (Volume 2): Preparing Teachers to Teach with Technology. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.

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