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Abstract
This paper discusses pre-service teachers’ use of multi-modal tools to produce three-minute films in light of critical moments in their teaching practice. Two cases are considered; each centers on a film, a “little epic” that was produced by a future teacher who attempts to work within an anti-racist framework for social justice. Findings point to how multimodal tools are effective for engaging meaningfully with unresolved conflicts. However, in the face of trauma experienced, the future teachers’ efforts to work within a social justice framework may be pushed to the margins. This pedagogy / research sheds light on the workings of the inner landscape of becoming teachers, and highlights the dynamic of education as a psychic crisis compounded by the demands of the social.
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Cet article s’intéresse à l’utilisation, par des enseignants en formation, d’une combinaison d’outils pour produire des films d’une durée de trois minutes, films mettant en lumière des moments charnières dans leur pratique enseignante. Deux cas sont examinés et chacun portent sur un film, un court récit réalisé par un futur enseignant tentant de travailler dans un contexte antiraciste et de justice sociale. Les résultats indiquent que des outils de type multimodal sont efficaces pour s’engager de manière signifiante dans une situation de conflits non résolus. Cependant, considérant les traumatismes vécus, les efforts des futurs enseignants pour oeuvrer au sein d’un cadre de justice sociale ont peut-être atteints leurs limites. Cette pédagogie / recherche apporte un éclairage sur les mécanismes en action dans les pensées de l’enseignant en devenir et souligne le rôle de la dynamique éducationnelle comme crise psychique aggravée par les demandes sociales.
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Biographical notes
LINDA RADFORD is a lecturer at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Education. Recent and ongoing research projects address digital pedagogies that foster self-reflexive reading practices and the empowerment of marginalized youth through engaging literacies in critical ways.
AVRIL AITKEN is an associate professor from the School of Education of Bishop’s University, in Sherbrooke, Quebec. She inquires into the implications of teachers’ beliefs and desires, particularly how these influence perceptions of self and others, and the possibility of educating for a more democratic, diverse, and sustainable world.
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Notes biographiques
LINDA RADFORD est chargée de cours à la Faculté d’éducation de l’Université d’Ottawa. Ses projets de recherche récents et actuels portent sur les pédagogies numériques favorisant des pratiques auto-réflectives de lecture et l’émancipation des jeunes marginaux par une littérature stimulante de manière critique.
AVRIL AITKEN est professeur agrégée à la faculté d’éducation de l’Université Bishop située à Sherbrooke, au Québec. Elle effectue des recherches sur les implications qu’ont les croyances et les désirs des enseignants, particulièrement la manière dont ceux-ci influencent les perceptions de soi et des autres, ainsi que la possibilité d’éduquer pour créer un monde plus démocratique, diversifié et durable.