I never saw that before: A deeper view of video analysis in teacher education

This article presents a method for observation and analysis of video tapes called “deep viewing.” Deep viewing is a method for observation and analysis of visual information through the use of communal talk, pictures, and writing. It offers a framework for analyzing visual information and for building meaning from it. It may be used by educators, preservice teachers, students, artists, researchers, and general audiences to examine different kinds of visual information—video, film, television, computer programs, art work, print advertisements, or field observations. Applications of deep viewing to teacher education are explained. The deep viewing method is described, and extension activities that connect information gained through an examination of video tapes to a greater understanding of teaching are detailed. Examples of comments made by preservice teachers who have used the method are presented and, in order to illustrate a range of understandings that may be gained through its use, adaptations for its use are discussed.