ERIC Number: ED611592
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Feb
Pages: 9
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Professional Experiences of Online Teachers in Wisconsin: Results from a Survey about Training and Challenges. Stated Briefly. REL 2016-127
Zweig, Jacqueline; Stafford, Erin; Clements, Margaret; Pazzaglia, Angela M.
Regional Educational Laboratory Midwest
Wisconsin Virtual School, a state online learning program that offers supplemental online courses to partner districts in Wisconsin, administered a survey to its teachers in fall 2014 to learn more about their training experiences and challenges. More Wisconsin Virtual School teachers reported participating in training or professional development related to online instruction while teaching online than before teaching online or during preservice education. The most frequently reported professional challenges concerned student engagement with and perseverance in online courses. Wisconsin Virtual School teachers indicated that they preferred unstructured professional development to structured professional development for addressing challenges related to students' perseverance and engagement. [For the full report, see ED561235.]
Descriptors: Teaching Experience, Teacher Surveys, Training, Teacher Competencies, Barriers, Teacher Education, Faculty Development, Student Behavior, Educational Methods, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Technology Uses in Education, Academic Persistence, Student Responsibility, Virtual Schools
Regional Educational Laboratory Midwest. Available from: Institute of Education Sciences. 550 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20202. Tel: 202-245-6940; Web site: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/midwest/default.aspx
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Regional Educational Laboratory Midwest (ED), Midwest Virtual Education Research Alliance; Regional Educational Laboratory Midwest (ED); American Institutes for Research (AIR); National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (ED)
Identifiers - Location: Wisconsin
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: EDIES12C0004
IES Publication: https://ies.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=REL2016127
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