From expectations to generative uncertainties in teaching and learning activities. A case study of a high school English Teacher in the times of Covid19

Emanuele Bardone; Aet Raudsep; Maka Eradze

doi:10.1016/j.tate.2022.103723

From expectations to generative uncertainties in teaching and learning activities. A case study of a high school English Teacher in the times of Covid19

Teach Teach Educ. 2022 Jul:115:103723. doi: 10.1016/j.tate.2022.103723. Epub 2022 Apr 4.

Authors

Emanuele Bardone¹, Aet Raudsep², Maka Eradze³

Affiliations

¹ Center for Educational Technology, Institute of Education, University of Tartu, Estonia.
² "Rocca al Mare" School, Tallinn, Estonia & Institute of Education, University of Tartu, Estonia.
³ Department of Humanities, Literature, Cultural Heritage and Education Sciences, University of Foggia University of Foggia, Italy.

Abstract

This article presents a case study focusing on conceptualizing uncertainties that three groups of high school students and their English teacher have articulated during the re-organization of their teaching and learning due to the COVID19 pandemic. By looking at the relationship between students and their teacher as a triadic one, we disambiguate the notion of uncertainty distinguishing between uncertainties related to expectations from those that are generative. Generative uncertainties are the expression of a genuine creative tension, as both students and their teacher attend to the very task at hand, rather than focusing on expectations.