The SAMR model as a framework for scaffolding online chat: a theoretical discussion of the SAMR model as a research method during these “interesting” times
ISSN: 1443-9883
Article publication date: 3 February 2022
Issue publication date: 13 July 2022
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to explore the potential of the substitution, augmentation, modification and redefinition (SAMR) model as a research method via a project that aimed to investigate pre-service teachers' negotiation of data-rich environments.
Design/methodology/approach
The project that underpins this paper saw the author working with a group of seven pre-service teachers through an online learning community on WhatsApp to explore their understanding of increasingly complex computational topics associated with the “Implications and Impacts” component of the digital technologies curriculum.
Findings
The knowledge and experiences of the pre-service teachers suggest considerable unexplored potential through the alignment of the SAMR model in online learning communities.
Originality/value
The paper draws attention to a range of opportunities associated with prompting discussion about increasingly complex topics in online learning communities. The adoption of the SAMR model offers a framework in education and the social sciences. It stresses the affordances enabled due to the personalized, ubiquitous and situated nature of the method. Unique contributions include the interpretive and critical approaches discussed in terms of research methods. The paper may be of value to researchers who are interested in a scaffolded means to engage with participants through an online learning community.
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Acknowledgements
This research was funded by a Victoria University Research Fellowship.
Citation
Arantes, J. (2022), "The SAMR model as a framework for scaffolding online chat: a theoretical discussion of the SAMR model as a research method during these “interesting” times", Qualitative Research Journal, Vol. 22 No. 3, pp. 294-306. https://doi.org/10.1108/QRJ-08-2021-0088
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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