Transforming the classic oral presentation into an audiotaped presentation in elementary school: how do teachers do it, and what are the effects on students?

Transforming the classic oral presentation into an audiotaped presentation in elementary school: how do teachers do it, and what are the effects on students?

• Marie-France STORDEUR, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgique

• Stéphane Colognesi, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgique

doi : 10.18162/fp.2020.683

Résumé

To keep in touch with their students during the pandemic, teachers have had to acquire new digital tools rapidly, often with no training. We explored this issue in relation to oral teaching in elementary school by observing oral presentations in a class of 10- to 11-year-olds. Two interviews were held with the teacher and two questionnaires were administered to the students. Results reveal the benefits and limitations of a proposed hybrid mode: a remotely recorded oral presentation.

Abstract

To keep in touch with their students during the pandemic, teachers have had to acquire new digital tools rapidly, often with no training. We explored this issue in relation to oral teaching in elementary school by observing oral presentations in a class of 10- to 11-year-olds. Two interviews were held with the teacher and two questionnaires were administered to the students. Results reveal the benefits and limitations of a proposed hybrid mode: a remotely recorded oral presentation.