The main objective of the MoVeM project is to implement and evaluate a digital mentoring technology to develop and stimulate quality improvement of mentoring practices at music teacher training institutions in Norway.
Heterogeneity in practice phases for our music students is high. This includes practice in different schools (primary, lower/upper secondary), schools of music and performing arts (“kulturskole”) and project practice within music projects in society. A special need music students have, is the supervision of practical (i.e. artistic) preparation, observation and reflection. Traditional practice supervision (verbal/written) appears in this context as insufficient, and MoVeM therefore focuses on multimodal approaches, which can provide a richer approach to the non-verbal that occurs in music education. In the light of the MoVeM project, we see a need to introduce a similar multimodal mentoring technology and thus to raise the digital competence of university staff and partners from the practice field.
Implementation of MoVeM is planned for students and teachers affiliated to three cohorts at the music teacher training at North University (campus Levanger), who follow the project for four semesters. The project follows the structure of the study programs related to different practice arenas (primary/secondary school, school of music and performing art, and project practice). MoVeM therefore consists of practitioners in the respective schools/institutions, students and university teachers.
The research team is conducting a comprehensive formative and summative evaluation study to examine the use and implications of MoVeM_tek (mentoring technology and didactics). The evaluation is integrated in a “design based research” study and forms the basis for evidence-based formulations of the final mentoring model/technology.
