Professional Development to Support Online Teaching

This paper presents the details and examines the outcomes of a professional development program created for instructors who are beyond the novice stage as online instructors, but desire and require further support to develop their online teaching expertise to meet their students' learning needs...

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Published inThe journal of staff, program & organization development Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 24 - 32
Main Authors Horvitz, Brian S, Beach, Andrea L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Forums Press, Inc 01.05.2011
Subjects
Achievement Gains
Adult Learning
Communities of Practice
Educational Strategies
Electronic Learning
Expertise
Improvement Programs
Instructional Improvement
Learning Theories
Online Courses
Pilot Projects
Pretests Posttests
Problem Based Learning
Professional Development
Self Efficacy
Teacher Education Programs
Teacher Improvement
Teaching Experience
Teaching Methods
Teaching Skills
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Summary:This paper presents the details and examines the outcomes of a professional development program created for instructors who are beyond the novice stage as online instructors, but desire and require further support to develop their online teaching expertise to meet their students' learning needs and their own teaching goals. This program incorporates elements of problem based learning and faculty learning communities and reflects principles of adult learning theory. Survey methods were used to evaluate the program's pilot implementation. Participants showed gains in self-efficacy both during and after the program. Participants also described improvements to their online course design and teaching strategies. (Contains 1 table.)
ISSN:0736-7627