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Leanne Elizabeth Grillot – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Professional development is viewed as a lifelong learning process for educators to improve student instruction and professional skills (Darling-Hammond et al., 2017). Online professional development for teachers of students who are visually impaired (TVIs) provides opportunities for continuing education, including for earning of recertification…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Synchronous Communication, Asynchronous Communication, Professional Development
Christine L. Duprow – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The problem addressed in this study was the lack of clarity around K-12 teachers' use and value of using social media as a resource for professional development. Many K-12 teachers are accessing social media for professional development. The purpose of this qualitative narrative inquiry study was to examine the experiences of K-12 teachers using…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Social Media, Professional Development
Jesse Paul Glaude – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This modified e-Delphi study sought to gain consensus from a group of K-12 educational professionals on the intersection between essential components of connectivism, the next-generation digital learning environment, and the substitution, augmentation, modification, and redefinition model. Twelve participants, each having a minimum of five years…
Descriptors: Delphi Technique, Computer Mediated Communication, Electronic Learning, Elementary School Teachers
Laurie A. Berry – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this study was to examine the use of social media, specifically Twitter, as a way for women in higher education to connect with one another. Seven women who developed a specific hashtag were interviewed in a semi-structured initial process followed by a reflective follow up. These interviews were transcribed, coded, and sent to the…
Descriptors: Social Media, Females, Interpersonal Relationship, Communities of Practice
Zachary R. Dane – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this Action Research study was to understand and enhance the perceived efficacy of micro-credentialing and digital badging for K-12 educators within a large urban school district. Cycle 1 of this research engaged over 150 educators and included 14 semi-structured interviews, seeking to identify the primary reasons for engaging…
Descriptors: Microcredentials, Recognition (Achievement), Program Evaluation, Elementary School Teachers
Larissa Kerpchar Lemp – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this research is to examine the shared governance of an online creation community using the Institutional Analysis and Development (IAD) Framework. This investigation is a case study of an intra-district Twitter Edchat, an open group of educators who meet monthly to post professional knowledge and resources about a topic. This study…
Descriptors: Governance, Communities of Practice, Internet, School Districts
Sengupta, Subhasree – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Work and learning are essential facets of our existence, yet sociocultural barriers have historically limited access and opportunity for women in multiple contexts, including their professional pursuits. Such sociocultural barriers are particularly pronounced in technical domains and have relegated minoritized voices to the margins. As a result of…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Females, Technical Occupations, Computer Mediated Communication
Nicole Willard – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Barriers to professional development can negatively impact educators' ability to participate. The purpose of this action research study was to investigate the role of an early childhood education (ECE) book club in ameliorating challenges to participation in professional development in a childcare center in Ontario, Canada. Data collected in Cycle…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Teachers, Professional Development, Books
Allison Dishman – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This narrative qualitative study aimed to explore the perceptions of using Twitter as an effective professional learning tool for public school secondary-level teachers in Missouri. In addition, the researcher sought to find the perceptions of teachers who used Twitter for professional use, what they found to be valuable in developing a…
Descriptors: Social Media, Secondary School Teachers, Public Schools, Teacher Education
Scott Brown, Jennifer Ashley – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The cognitive apprenticeship framework melds situated, authentic learning with social learning theory. The learning strategies included in a cognitive apprenticeship are modeling, coaching, scaffolding, articulation, reflection, and exploration. Previous research indicates that the most beneficial strategy for the learner is coaching, and is also…
Descriptors: Reflection, Coaching (Performance), Peer Teaching, Asynchronous Communication
Blair, Peter J. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The goal of this study was to examine the professional development experiences of two contrastive participants while they were creating standards-based individualized education plan (IEP) goals using a virtual world called TeacherSim. Two specific focuses of the study were on how special educators engaged with the task of creating standards-based…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Case Studies, Academic Standards, Curriculum Development
Bowen, Keith – ProQuest LLC, 2020
Opinion polls in multiple countries recount a grim story, that people from Western and Muslim-majority countries regard one another as arrogant, intolerant, and violent, and that attitudes are not improving. Student exchange programs, which were widely expanded after World War II and during the Cold War, have become a vital component of public…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, International Educational Exchange, Muslims, Western Civilization
Brennan, William Vincent – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This national study explores and examines the experiences of principals who are actively engaged in virtual learning communities. The purpose of the study was to explore and understand the impact this virtual participation has on their professional learning and the learning of the organization. The study employed a qualitative research design to…
Descriptors: Principals, Communities of Practice, Computer Mediated Communication, Qualitative Research
Hill, Tracy A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
In recent years, enrollment and overall student performance in rural schools have declined. Research shows that principals are critical to the success of a school system and that implementing a virtual community of practice (CoP) at the principal level has solved some of the issues associated with rurality in some organizations. Such…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Communities of Practice, Computer Mediated Communication, Principals
Kirkpatrick, Bonnie L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Quality policing requires selecting and retaining the best and the brightest officers and supporting their advancement into the leadership ranks of police organizations. This study investigates two aspects of police promotional testing: identifying and understanding the barriers to participation in the promotional process and the use of online…
Descriptors: Police Education, Testing, Promotion (Occupational), Police
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