An exploration of micro-teaching skills with digital technology (cell phone) in B.Ed. programmes at a Western Cape university
Abstract
Micro-teaching provides a framework for teachers’ professional development with emphasis on the
teach and re-teach cycle as a practical procedure for the development of micro-teaching skills. One
fundamental element in this teach and re-teach cycle is the use of digital technology tools as a
recording device which may help aid the understanding and application of micro-teaching skills. This
study explores micro-teaching skills with the use of digital technology (cell phone) in B.Ed.
programmes at a Western Cape university.
The study aims to merge the past and present strategies to initiate the development of a simple
model to improve micro-teaching methodology using a simple and mostly available digital
technology tool which can allow for self-evaluation and personal reflection. The study seeks to
investigate how a digital technology, through a cell phone, can guide practical learning to support
pre-service teachers in the micro-teaching presentation.