To improve the conduct classroom teachers (in training) is to give important feedback. The Ear Coach for Teachers app allows in combination with an electronic earpiece to a teacher during an educational activity feedback. We call this synchronous coach. This type of coaching can complement traditional coaching sessions usually take place after an educational activity (asynchronous).
In the Ear Coach for Teachers app, touch the supervisor on a tablet or smartphone short feedback messages in the form of keywords. The Ear Coach for Teachers app converts it to audio messages and sends them wirelessly to the electronic ear that the teacher wears during the educational activity. Pre supervisor and teacher have agreed on special consideration coached. Afterwards both cans in a talk back on the coaching session.
To use the Ear Coach for Teachers app, the user must purchase an "electronic ear".
● This earpiece via Bluetooth connects wirelessly to your mobile device where the Ear Coach for Teachers app is installed.
● Ears in electronics and computer (web) stores available in different classes (class 1, class 2 and class 3). For use within a distance of 10 meters satisfies an earpiece of class 2.
● For a problem-free connection in larger spaces should be aangechaft an earpiece in "class 1". Ask the supplier whether the earpiece is compatible with the mobile device you use.
The Ear Coach for Teachers app was commissioned by the partnership Academic Training School Limburg (AOSL) developed by the research group of Teacher Fontys Sittard (FLOS) and Welten Institute of the Open University (OU). The development team consisted of Dr. Frank Crasborn, Dr. Charles Kreijns, dr. Kamakshi Rajagopal and Maurice Smeets, Med. The inspiration for the development of Ear Coach were examining Coninx (2014) and Hooreman (2008) on synchronous coaching teachers.