Online Faculty Development and Assessment System (OFDAS)

Autor/inn/en	Villar, Luis M.; Alegre, Olga M.
Titel	Online Faculty Development and Assessment System (OFDAS)
Quelle	In: International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 7 (2006) 3, S.1-19 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1492-3831
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Teaching Skills; Classroom Environment; Faculty Development; Teacher Evaluation; Computer Uses in Education; Computer Assisted Testing; Inservice Teacher Education; Teacher Improvement; Workshops; Skill Development; Feedback (Response); Online Courses; College Faculty; Teacher Attitudes; Attitude Measures; Learning Activities; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Lehrbefähigung; Lehrkompetenz; Unterrichtsbefähigung; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Teacher appraisal; Lehrerbeurteilung; Computernutzung; Lehrerfortbildung; Lernwerkstatt; Schulung; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Online course; Online-Kurs; Fakultät; Lehrerverhalten; Lernaktivität; Spanien
Abstract	The rapid growth of online learning has led to the development of faculty inservice evaluation models focused on quality improvement of degree programs. Based on current "best practices" of student online assessment, the Online Faculty Development and Assessment System (OFDAS), created at the Canary Islands, was designed to serve the dual purpose of faculty development and classroom learning environment assessment. Results, as illustrated in this paper, show that the OFDAS encouraged faculty to reflect on the professionalism of their teaching skills. Implications are discussed in terms of emphasizing the process of online teaching, knowledge acquisition, and incorporating varying perspectives, all which yielded a comprehensive view of faculty teaching attitudes and their relationship to student's perceptions of their classroom environment. (Contains 5 figures and 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10