ERIC Number: EJ1425875
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Publication Date: 2024
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Real Needs, Tailored Solutions: Developing Customized Online Professional Development Programs for Teachers--A Case Study
Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, v40 n2 p97-114 2024
This instrumental case study explored 10 English as a foreign language (EFL) instructors' perceptions and experiences of participating in an asynchronous online professional development (OPD) program. The study aimed to explore instructors' professional development (PD) needs, the factors influencing their participation in OPD, and the perceived effective characteristics of the OPD program. Data gathered through individual interviews, reflective reports, and a focus group were analyzed using a reflective thematic analysis approach. The study revealed that the EFL instructors' limited engagement in reflective practice and continuous PD could potentially result in overconfidence and a lack of awareness regarding their PD needs. Furthermore, the article highlights perceived effective characteristics of the OPD program: flexibility, collaboration, facilitation and organization, reflection, relevance, and practicality. Findings suggest that these characteristics not only contributed to its effectiveness but also promoted instructors' participation and engagement in the OPD.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, Language Teachers, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Electronic Learning, Individualized Instruction, Reflective Teaching, Online Courses, Asynchronous Communication, Program Effectiveness, Needs Assessment, Communities of Practice
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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