What were your thoughts just now? Digital tools and collegial learning processes in preschool

Abstract

The study analyses collegial learning of preschool teachers in relation to children’s use of digital learning tools in preschool. The purpose of the study was to investigate how preschool teachers can understand, change and improve learning situations where digital tools are used under the supervision of a film teacher, a collaborative preschool colleague, and a researcher. The results show how five dedicated teachers, without any special interest in digital tools, start using tablets in preschool as a learning tool to achieve the curricula goals of communication. The design-based experiment model used in the study is based on design-oriented theories. The design-based experiment led to an in-depth reflection area for the teachers, a meeting place for collegial learning processes, which can lead to preschool development.