Professional Development: Designing Initiatives to Meet the Needs of Online Faculty

Autor/inn/en	Elliott, Marquita; Rhoades, Nicole; Jackson, Christina M.; Mandernach, B. Jean
Titel	Professional Development: Designing Initiatives to Meet the Needs of Online Faculty
Quelle	In: Journal of Educators Online, 12 (2015) 1, (29 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1547-500X
Schlagwörter	Faculty Development; Educational Needs; Online Courses; Electronic Learning; Preferences; Training Methods; Attendance Patterns; Graduation Rate; Needs Assessment; Teacher Participation; Teaching Methods; Teaching Styles; Resource Allocation; Delivery Systems; Teacher Workshops; Behavioral Objectives; Interests; Interest Research; College Faculty; Educational Resources; Educational Technology; Educational Practices + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Online course; Online-Kurs; Didaktik; Trainingsmaßnahme; Bedarfsermittlung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lehrstil; Unterrichtsstil; Ressourcenallokation; Auslieferung; Bildungsinteresse; Interessenforschung; Fakultät; Bildungsmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Bildungspraxis
Abstract	The increasing prevalence of online courses mandates an examination of the similarities--and differences--in the faculty training and development needs of those teaching online. With institutions facing increasingly limited resources, there is a need to prioritize faculty development initiatives that will encourage faculty participation. An examination of interest, attendance and completion rates of faculty development initiatives targeting online faculty revealed no distinct preferences in relation to the focus or format of programs offered. The authors recommend offering flexibility and diversity in faculty development initiatives to accommodate the disparate needs of a remote, heterogeneous faculty population; as such, a sample needs assessment is offered to help guide faculty development programming to support online teaching. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01