Beyond digital competence and language teaching skills: the bi-level factors associated with EFL teachers’ 21st-century digital competence to cultivate 21st-century digital skills DOI
Amir Reza Rahimi

Education and Information Technologies, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 29(8), P. 9061 - 9089

Published: Sept. 5, 2023

Language: Английский

A pedagogical model for effective online teacher professional development—findings from the Teacher Academy initiative of the European Commission DOI

Benjamin Hertz,

Hannah Grainger Clemson,

Daniella Tasic Hansen

et al.

European Journal of Education, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 57(1), P. 142 - 159

Published: Jan. 19, 2022

Abstract During their careers, teachers experience change in education policy, societal trends, and cultural shifts pedagogical thought, requiring continual adaptation innovation of practices. Coupled with this is an assumed intrinsic desire to progress, whether as part own subject expertise, or a view taking on role leader school management specialist area. Effective support opportunities for develop apply competences crucial maintaining both motivation high standards the profession. However, many across Europe claim struggle have access effective forms continued professional development coupled numerous demands already made work. On‐site courses peer learning remain popular but demand time are not financially cost‐effective reaching large number teachers, nor they viable during pandemic restrictions. By exploring model online European Commission's Teacher Academy context these challenges, article discusses how effective, collaborative approach can be developed way addressing teacher system needs.

Language: Английский

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Cultivating teacher leadership: evidence form a transformative professional development model DOI Creative Commons
Norma Ghamrawi, Tarek Shal, Najah A. R. Ghamrawi

et al.

School Leadership and Management, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 44(4), P. 413 - 441

Published: March 15, 2024

This study delves into the transformative impact of a professional development model (PDM) across three affiliated private schools in Beirut, Lebanon, spanning years, with primary focus on nurturing teacher leadership. At heart this PDM, teachers assumed role trainers, guiding their colleagues during dedicated days. Employing grounded theory approach, conducted semi-structured interviews 12 trainers and engaged school principals. The research reveals five central categories. Two categories revolve around evidence highlighting progression leadership: (1) accessing utilising to enhance teaching student learning, (2) promoting learning for continuous improvement. Additionally, elucidate elements instrumental facilitating PDM's cultivating reciprocal empowerment, conceptual awareness, collaborative metacognition. redefines traditional top-down leadership structures, allowing actively mold journey, creating more intentional approach

Language: Английский

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Teachers’ engagement in online professional development—The interplay of online professional development quality and teacher motivation DOI Creative Commons
Tim Fütterer, Eric Richter, Dirk Richter

et al.

Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 27(3), P. 739 - 768

Published: May 9, 2024

Abstract Effective online teacher professional development (OPD) is crucial to support teachers. The effectiveness of OPD depends on teachers’ engagement. According offer-use models, engagement in relates the quality and motivation learn. However, whereas activities have increased recent years, especially during COVID-19 pandemic, findings importance learn for are scarce. We analyzed data from N = 593 teachers participating 61 courses. predictive power perceived (i.e., clarity structure, practical relevance, cognitive activation, collaboration) their behavioral, affective, were examined using structural equation modeling. used latent moderated equations gain insights into interaction effects between motivation. Our indicate that positively predicted When controlling quality, also behavioral but not affective interactions demonstrated different facets engagement, characteristics could compensate low For instance, opportunities collaboration can Implications practice (e.g., ensuring high-quality OPD) future directions research conducting longitudinal studies) field discussed.

Language: Английский

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Effective design of massive open online courses for mathematics teachers to support their professional learning DOI Creative Commons
Karen Hollebrands, Hollylynne S. Lee

ZDM, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 52(5), P. 859 - 875

Published: Feb. 11, 2020

Abstract Three MOOCs for Educators (MOOC-Eds) were designed mathematics and statistics teachers based on principles of effective online professional development that include: self-directed learning, learning from multiple voices, job-connected peer-supported (Kleiman et al., in: Kim (ed) Massive Open Online Courses: the MOOC Revolution, Routledge, New York, 2015). We examined how these design enacted in MOOC-Eds they influenced engagement 5767 participants. also analyzed opportunities provided participants to develop their knowledge of, beliefs about, attitudes towards teaching statistics. The Interconnected Model Professional Growth (Clarke Hollingsworth Teach Educ 18(8):947–967, 2002) was used guide analysis click data, discussion forum posts, interviews consider ways which elements external domain personal Evidence is presented illustrate enactment effects.

Language: Английский

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The challenge of keeping teacher professional development relevant DOI
Janet C. Fairman, David Smith, Paige C. Pullen

et al.

Professional Development in Education, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 49(2), P. 197 - 209

Published: Sept. 29, 2020

This article describes the challenge of engaging educators in professional development (PD) that is timely and relevant to their work, effective stimulating instructional changes improve student learning. The authors highlight competing needs goals for PD create tensions among external accountability demands, school improvement goals, diverse context-dependent learning teachers. Two examples large-scale initiatives US are described illuminate how state shaped these efforts, teachers were engaged PD, what factors or elements increased relevancy quality leaders at various levels supported teachers' These cases provide further insights about role challenges leadership state, university local support implement high PD. argue plays a central aligning technology, through hybrid online environments, can customised schools.

Language: Английский

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IMPLEMENTATION AND READINESS OF ONLINE LEARNING PEDAGOGY: A TRANSITION TO COVID 19 PANDEMIC DOI Open Access

Leovgildo Lito D. Mallillin,

Lorna Casoco Mendoza,

Jocelyn B. Mallillin

et al.

European Journal of Open Education and E-learning Studies, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 5(2)

Published: Sept. 17, 2020

Online learning education pedagogy is the trend at present in educational system due to Covid 19 pandemic crises. It explores pedagogical design academic competency of student development various digital literacy on technology collaborative enhance learning. The study aims identify different transition implementation and readiness online for both teachers students terms access work, availability technology, adequacy effective platform, link internet, school practices teaching. Descriptive quantitative method employed because it provides a systematic accuracy that describes phenomenon current study. Purposive sampling technique utilised subjective, selective, judgmental sampling. compromised one hundred fifty (150) respondents. Results show fits tools, resources, course materials transform responsibility experience new opportunity empowers be more creative connected their classes activities accessibility process enable or teach anywhere anytime through internet connection as advantage allow customise flexibility level ability improve dynamic professional skill teaching skill, attitude, knowledge competitive world e-learning tailored with global demand provide use communicate, manage, create, gather, access, distribute information open adjustment constructive feedback novice innovation will helpful practice teaching. <p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0623/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

Language: Английский

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Teaching teachers to use technology through massive open online course: Perspectives of interaction equivalency DOI
Hengtao Tang

Computers & Education, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 174, P. 104307 - 104307

Published: Aug. 16, 2021

Language: Английский

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Examining the impact of mathematics teachers’ TPACK on their acceptance of online professional development DOI
Mailizar Mailizar, Mukhlis Hidayat, Abdulsalam Almanthari

et al.

Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 37(3), P. 196 - 212

Published: July 3, 2021

Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge (TPACK) is a well-known framework in the field of educational technology. However, there dearth studies that examine impact teachers' TPACK on acceptance Online Teacher Professional Development (OTPD). This study aimed to if affected secondary school mathematics OTPD. A quantitative method with cross-sectional survey was employed. Two hundred ten Indonesian teachers completed 40-item questionnaire based Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). Data were analyzed by structural equation modeling. The findings showed constructs strongly interconnected significantly Therefore, this suggests valid model explain engagement

Language: Английский

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The impact of an interactive, personalized computer-based teacher professional development program on student performance: A randomized controlled trial DOI Creative Commons
Yasemin Copur‐Gencturk, Jingxian Li, Allan S. Cohen

et al.

Computers & Education, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 210, P. 104963 - 104963

Published: Nov. 23, 2023

Scholars and practitioners have called for personalized widely accessible professional development (PD) teachers. Yet, a long-standing tension between customizing support increasing access to such has hindered the scale-up of high-quality PD individual This study addresses this challenge by developing computerized program middle school mathematics teachers that provides frequent opportunities interact with obtain real-time feedback from virtual facilitator based on natural language processing. Based data collected 1727 students in an experiment which these were randomly assigned or business-as-usual condition (i.e., control group), we found had statistically significant impact students' performance. These results demonstrate potential incorporating automated, interactive tool supported artificial intelligence create effective, scalable teacher PD.

Language: Английский

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Modern technology adoption and professional development of lecturers DOI Open Access
Afam Uzorka,

Shiellah Namara,

Ademola Olatide Olaniyan

et al.

Education and Information Technologies, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 28(11), P. 14693 - 14719

Published: April 17, 2023

Language: Английский

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