1. ATEE 2010 Challenges and benefits emerging from a qualitative study with beginning teachers in Queensland, Australia Kerryn McCluskey The University of Queensland

2. ATEE 2010 The Study in Brief Beginning and novice teachers who are global speakers of English Positioning with respect to the community of teaching practice What did these “young” professionals find affected their interaction with colleagues and therefore their positioning? Themes that emerged: Interaction as main theme - skin colour - appearance - conversational participation - acceptance - worldliness What was the community of teaching practice?

3. ATEE 2010 Data Collection Methods Data Electronic Diary Individual Interviews Focus Group Virtual Focus Group

4. ATEE 2010 Issues Identified Data Collection: Virtual Focus group -Technology savvy for: installation of software use of software -Access to internet -Availability of everyone at any given time -Typing ability -Analysis of data: Format for use

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6. ATEE 2010 DateTimeFromToMessage 28/06/20057:33:04 PM rachela@hotm ail.com Kerryn hi Kerryn are you there? 28/06/20057:33:49 PM rachela@hotm ail.com Kerryn I got stuck! It does not seem like ussual 28/06/20057:34:36 PMKerryn rachela@hotm ail.com you should be right now 28/06/20057:33:29 PMKerryn rachela@hotm ail.com, 信, ian Hi rachel, yep we are all here. Michelle, David, Ian (Ian) and me. 28/06/20057:33:46 PMDavid rachela@hotm ail.com, Kerryn, ian hello, ! M&D 28/06/20057:34:03 PMDavid rachela@hotm ail.com, Kerryn, ian M&D = Michelle & David 28/06/20057:34:49 PM rachela@hotm ail.com David, Kerryn, ian Hi Michelle, David and everyone

7. ATEE 2010 Electronic diaries: - not regular input and had to be careful of pushing for information because of their own pressures with preparation etc - at the start began as diary entries including some advice seeking but became more as reflective diary entries Interviews and focus groups were much more successful

8. ATEE 2010 My Role LecturerMentorResearcher

9. ATEE 2010 My Role Mentor/Lecturer sometimes mixed with researcher by participants in electronic diaries where they asked for advice. Had to be acknowledged by me throughout including in the application for ethical clearance This relationship though allowed for rich data because of Comfort in speaking with and in front of me Trust – in me - in my research as they really wanted their experiences to be shared with others.

10. ATEE 2010 However My own reflective account: Discourse of care Discourse of motherhood Difficulty in role switching

11. ATEE 2010 Outcome Rich data Participants and researcher learned from each other in the use of technology from the data collected The COP was identified by the participants A community of practice was developed amongst the participants.