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Xiong, Soua; Delgado, Nexi; Wood, J. Luke; Harris, Frank, III – Online Submission, 2017
This white paper describes the construct validation of the Community College Instructional Development Inventory (CC-IDI). The CC-IDI is an institutional assessment tool designed to inform professional development programming for instructional faculty. The instrument was developed to serve as a standardized assessment tool to determine the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Construct Validity, Instructional Development, Institutional Evaluation
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Hammel, Alice M.; Gerrity, Kevin W. – Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of professional development instruction on teacher perceptions of competence when including students with special needs in music classrooms. Subjects for the study were in-service music educators (N = 43) enrolled in an online graduate-level course specifically created to address the skills and…
Descriptors: Student Rights, Class Activities, Learning Activities, Teaching Methods
Demski, Jennifer – Campus Technology, 2010
In May 2009, the US Department of Education released a meta-analysis of effectiveness studies of online, face-to-face, and blended learning models. The analysis found that online learning produced better student outcomes than face-to-face classes, and that blended learning offered an even "larger advantage" over face-to-face. The hybrid approach…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Blended Learning, Teaching Methods, Distance Education
Pierson, Melissa, Ed.; Thompson, Mary, Ed.; Adams, Angelle, Ed.; Beyer, Evelyn, Ed.; Cheriyan, Saru, Ed.; Starke, Leslie, Ed. – 2001
This document contains the papers on the PT3 (Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to use Technology) program from the SITE (Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education) 2001 conference. Topics covered include: modeling instruction with modern information and communications technology; transforming computer coursework for preservice…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Environment, Educational Technology
Klopf, Gordon J.; And Others – Principal, 1982
After listing 20 desirable character traits for the principal, the authors detail more than 50 functions and competencies of the principal in the areas of the learning environment, student learning needs, the instructional program, staff development, community resources, building management, and financial management. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, Competence, Curriculum Development
Kochery, Timothy S. – 1997
In order to promote successful distance education techniques, the University of Minnesota developed a training program to prepare faculty to teach via their instructional television (ITV) delivery system. The need for specific areas of faculty development were assessed through a survey of current practitioners, as well as a content analysis of…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Content Analysis, Distance Education, Educational Environment
Crawford, Caroline M. – 2000
Professional development has historically been a "one-shot" workshop wherein information barrages the learner in a streaming fashion and little to no information is retained. Even more exasperating is the lack of follow-up support once the workshops have concluded. Due to the desire for technologically appropriate professional development and…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Environment, Educational Technology
Lawton, Marny D.; Bonhomme, Mary S. – 1998
This paper focuses on the Purdue University (Indiana) Continuing Engineering Education (CEE) experience in producing distance education over the past 20 years. Discussion includes the role of several educational theories in the formalization of distributed learning; the importance of effective communication in delivery of distance education;…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Cooperative Planning, Distance Education, Educational Development
Littlejohn, Allison; Sclater, Niall – 1998
The aim of this paper is to outline the lessons learned in helping academics at the University of Strathclyde (Scotland) to bridge the skills gap for their future teaching and learning. The University has recently implemented an initiative to promote good practice in the development and use of new learning technologies to enhance teaching and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Educational Environment, Educational Practices
Northrup, Pamela Taylor; Pilcher, Janet K. – 1998
Support for Teachers Enhancing Performance in Schools (STEPS) is a World Wide Web and CD-ROM electronic performance support system (EPSS) designed for preK-12 and preservice educators to assist in designing and developing lessons, units, or curricula; this tool was developed around school reform and accountability initiatives in Florida. To…
Descriptors: Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Computer Software Development, Computer Uses in Education
Berns, Robert G.; Bailey, Dora L. – 2001
This document is intended to assist organizers of professional development activities for arts and sciences faculty members of preservice teacher education programs at Ohio colleges and universities. The following materials are included: (1) a decision matrix to organize the decisions made by facilitators of professional development activities;…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Beginning Teacher Induction, College Faculty
Berns, Robert G.; Bailey, Dora L. – 2001
This document is intended to assist organizers of professional development activities for education faculty members of preservice teacher education programs at Ohio colleges and universities. The following materials are included: (1) a decision matrix to organize the decisions made by facilitators of professional development activities; (2) a…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Beginning Teacher Induction, College Faculty