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Direct linkDeepti Tagare; William R. Watson – International Journal of Designs for Learning, 2024
This design case describes an online synchronous teacher training on computational thinking (CT) skills for a community of practice (CoP) of in-service teachers in India. The training used gamification, reflection, and localization as instructional strategies. The purpose of this training was to help in-service K-12 teachers identify…
Descriptors: Gamification, Computation, Thinking Skills, Communities of Practice
Bohdana Allman – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Trends in teacher education increasingly emphasize the need for quality ongoing teacher professional development that is accessible, flexible, fosters advanced skillset development, and has the power to change teachers' practice. Participatory approaches to learning that are situated, collaborative, dialogic, and inquiry-oriented promote the…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Faculty Development, Teacher Collaboration, Instructional Design
Download full textCanuel, Michael J.; White, Beverley J. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2014
This study is a review of the creation and evolution of a professional development program modeled on social constructivist principles and designed for online educators in a virtual high school who transitioned from the conventional classroom to the virtual educational environment. The narrative inquiry focuses on the critical events within the…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Online Courses, Program Development, Virtual Classrooms
Khoo, Elaine; Cowie, Bronwen – Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning, 2011
Developing online learning communities is a promising pedagogical approach in online learning contexts for adult tertiary learners, but it is no easy task. Understanding how learning communities are formed and evaluating their efficacy in supporting learning involves a complex set of issues that have a bearing on the design and facilitation of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Models, Communities of Practice
Beach, Richard – Language Arts, 2012
This column posits enhancing professional development through uses of digital tools to create professional learning communities (PLCs) designed to support collective inquiry and action research leading to schoolwide improvement. These digital tools include a social networking/discussion forum for teacher collaboration; teachers' individual…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Action Research
Laxton, Ruth; Applebee, Andrelyn Cheryl – Journal of Distance Education, 2010
In 2007-8 the Australian Catholic University (ACU National), undertook a project to develop new resources to provide training and support in eLearning for staff and students. The project was undertaken by a multidisciplinary team drawn from all six campuses and was led by an externally contracted Project Manager/eLearning specialist. This…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Higher Education, Communities of Practice, Program Administration
Zou, Bin; Xing, Minjie; Wang, Yuping; Sun, Mingyu; Xiang, Catherine H. – IGI Global, 2013
Computer-Assisted Foreign Language Teaching and Learning: Technological Advances highlights new research and an original framework that brings together foreign language teaching, experiments and testing practices that utilize the most recent and widely used e-learning resources. This comprehensive collection of research will offer linguistic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Computer Assisted Instruction, Web 2.0 Technologies
Seale, Jane – ALT-J: Research in Learning Technology, 2004
The UK's 2001 Special Educational Needs and Disability Act has charged learning technologists with the responsibility of ensuring that electronic teaching materials can be accessed by disabled students. In an attempt to explore how learning technologists are developing practices to produce accessible electronic materials this paper will present a…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Educational Technology, Communities of Practice, Foreign Countries
Rae, John; Taylor, Gary; Roberts, Carole – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2006
Collaborative Learning in group settings currently occurs across a substantial portion of the UK Higher Education curriculum. This style of learning has many roots including: Enterprise in Higher Education, Action Learning and Action Research, Problem Based Learning, and Practice Based Learning. As such our focus on Collaborative Learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Knowledge Management, Communities of Practice, Graduate Study
Sawyer, Edward A.; Howard, Caroline – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2007
The nation's social agenda for improving education and training has converged with national economic forces (Hornbeck & Salamon, 1991). The emphasis on lifelong learning of the workforce through education, training and development, demands for ever-improving productivity and significant technological advancements have required new tools to…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Strategic Planning, Organizational Culture, Lifelong Learning
Hergert, Michael – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2003
The College of Business at San Diego State University embarked on a pilot project to introduce an online version of its MBA program in the spring of 2000. The College of Business at SDSU is one of the largest in the nation, with over 6,000 enrolled students. The online MBA program was intended to complement the wide variety of on-campus programs…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Business Administration Education, Program Implementation
Eddy Spicer, David; Dede, Chris – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2006
This case study describes an effort to design and pilot an interactive, Web-based, district-wide "professional support portal" to support new teacher retention and professional growth in the Milwaukee Public Schools. The study reviews the overarching goals of this program and focuses, in particular, on an account of the nature and kinds…
Descriptors: Teacher Persistence, College School Cooperation, Web Sites, Educational Technology
