ERIC Number: ED670769
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Nov
Pages: 17
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Online Professional Learning Quality Checklist
Office of Educational Technology, US Department of Education
Quality online professional learning is sometimes tough to recognize, yet most district leaders find themselves tasked with making decisions about which potentially costly and resource-intensive learning options are worth investing in. The primary purpose of this quality checklist is to help busy district leaders, including central office staff, building administrators, and teacher leaders, identify effective online learning options to recommend for their educators. The checklist provides an efficient way to evaluate discrete activities based on their content, characteristics, and format. When completed, the checklist shows decision makers at a glance which online activities will likely help educators further their district's student learning and improvement goals and which ones are of high enough quality to count as part of the formal learning options considered for professional learning credit. It will also guide district leaders in selecting ongoing learning options in which to invest time and staff resources. Secondarily, this quality checklist could be used by individual educators to select learning experiences in which to participate or by those who are creating or developing online learning experiences as a way of assuring that best practice is adhered to at the design level.
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Check Lists, School Administration, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods, Activities, Educational Quality, Video Technology, Social Media, Computer Mediated Communication, Conferences (Gatherings), MOOCs, Online Courses, Communities of Practice
Office of Educational Technology, US Department of Education. Available from: ED Pubs. P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Tel: 202-401-1444; Fax: 202-401-3941; Web site: https://tech.ed.gov/
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Tests/Questionnaires
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Department of Education (ED), Office of Educational Technology
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Department of Education Funded: Yes
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