Title
Development of an Evidence-based Professional Learning Program Informed by Online Teachers' Self-efficacy and Threshold Concepts
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-2016
Publication Details
This article was originally published as:
Gosselin, K. P., Northcote, M., Reynaud, D., Kilgour, P., Anderson, M., & Boddey, C. (2016). Development of an evidence-based professional learning program informed by online teachers' self-efficacy and threshold concepts. Online Learning Journal, 20(3), 178-194. Retrieved from http://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/olj/article/view/648
ISSN: 2472-5730
ANZSRC / FoR Code
130103 Higher Education| 130306 Educational Technology and Computing| 130313 Teacher Education and Professional Development of Educators
Reportable Items
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Abstract
As online education continues to expand across varied educational sectors, so does the demand for professional development programs to guide academic teaching staff through the processes of developing their capacities to design and teach online courses. To meet these challenges at one higher education institution, a mixed methods research study was implemented to identify the professional learning needs of academic teaching staff for the purposes of developing a tailor-made professional development program. The principles of self-efficacy and threshold concepts were used to inform the design of the study. Data were systematically gathered from the participants to determine self-efficacy, concerns, and questions and experiences of academic teaching staff with online teaching. Findings revealed that academic staff held threshold concepts, skills and attitudes about online teaching. Three groups of staff were identified, all with varying forms of professional development requirements. This case study account demonstrates how an evidence-based project provided the basis for a research-informed institutional professional development program that is currently guiding academic staff through their development as online course designers and teachers.
Recommended Citation
Gosselin, K. P., Northcote, M., Reynaud, D., Kilgour, P., Anderson, M., & Boddey, C. (2016). Development of an evidence-based professional learning program informed by online teachers' self-efficacy and threshold concepts. Online Learning Journal, 20(3), 178-194. Retrieved from http://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/olj/article/view/648
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