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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
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Faculty PLCs for Maintaining Community and Online Teaching during Remote Work
Tucker, Lauren
Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, v25 n1 Spr 2022
A weekly professional learning community (PLC) was established for faculty members within a special education department for the 2020-2021 academic year. The goal of the PLC was to support the transition to online classes and to maintain the workplace community. Pre and post surveys using the Sense of Community Index-2 (Chavis et al., 2008b) and additional implementation questions were administered to all faculty members. Meeting notes were also analyzed using Community of Inquiry (CoI) Model (Garrison et al., 2000). This analysis revealed the most prevalent topic for discussion was teaching presence. The overall sense of community was maintained in the pre and post survey and a relationship between a faculty member's sense of community and implementation of PLC resources was identified.
Descriptors: College Faculty, Communities of Practice, Interprofessional Relationship, Web Based Instruction, Distance Education, Special Education, Sense of Community, Computer Mediated Communication
State University of West Georgia. 1601 Maple Street, Honors House, Carrollton, GA 30118. Tel: 678-839-5489; Fax: 678-839-0636; e-mail: distance@westga.edu; Web site: https://ojdla.com/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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