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Yang, Dazhi; Skelcher, Shannon; Gao, Fei – Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), 2021
Project-based learning (PBL) has a positive impact on student motivation, students' perceived learning, and performance. However, many teachers are reluctant to adopt PBL. This mixed-methods study examined in-service teachers' learning experiences of planning and implementing PBL situated in a graduate level PBL course and sought insight into the…
Descriptors: Teaching Experience, Active Learning, Student Projects, Teacher Attitudes
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Gregory, Janet; Salmon, Gilly – Distance Education, 2013
Almost every higher education institution is challenged to develop increasing numbers of staff to teach online or blended modes of learning. The process needs to be rapid, cost-effective and lead directly to practical outcomes. From our experience, we had little time, opportunity or the need to start from scratch, and we chose to adopt and adapt a…
Descriptors: Online Courses, College Faculty, Faculty Development, Blended Learning
deNoyelles, Aimee; Cobb, Clara; Lowe, Denise – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2012
This paper describes the redesign of a faculty development program at a large public university that transitioned from weekly face-to-face meetings to a version that reduced seat time by half. Focus is on course development activities in which individual faculty began designing and developing their online courses. Survey data was collected and…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Faculty Development, Influences, Curriculum Design
Perez, Wanda W. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Research on how the principles of instructional design are taught in faculty training courses for online teaching and how faculty members incorporate these principles into their online courses is limited. This gap in the research literature is especially pronounced when considering the relatively new online learning context of Puerto Rico's higher…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Higher Education, Instructional Design, Online Courses
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Parscal, Tina; Riemer, Deborah – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2010
Student demand for online education requires colleges and universities to rapidly expand the number of courses and programs offered online while maintaining high quality. This paper outlines two universities respective processes to assure quality in large-scale online programs that integrate instructional design, eBook custom publishing, Quality…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Distance Education, Online Courses, Quality Control
Dittmar, Eileen; McCracken, Holly – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2012
Experienced e-learning faculty members share strategies for implementing a comprehensive postsecondary faculty development program essential to continuous improvement of instructional skills. The high-impact META Model (centered around Mentoring, Engagement, Technology, and Assessment) promotes information sharing and content creation, and fosters…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Mentors, Student Evaluation, Total Quality Management
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Brill, Jennifer; Park, Yeonjeong – International Journal on E-Learning, 2011
The effective integration of current technologies in teaching and research is a high priority for today's universities. To support the technology skills of university faculty, staff, and students, the subject university's office for faculty training and support, provides free, 24/7 access to a collection of online technology tutorials leased from…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Internet, Educational Resources, Evaluation Methods
Farmer, Tod Allen – Online Submission, 2010
As political accountability and economic reality increasingly influence higher education, many leadership preparation programs are seeking cost effective instructional delivery systems that yield highly effective results. Simultaneously, large numbers of graduate students are seeking quality leadership preparation programs that provide both…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Delivery Systems, Administrator Education, Online Courses
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Batts, David; Pagliari, Leslie; Mallett, William; McFadden, Cheryl – Community College Enterprise, 2010
The development and progress of distance education through online technologies has grown over the past ten years. Though community colleges across the United States have seen the largest increase, are its faculty members prepared to teach online? The following study examines strategies administrators may use to train faculty who teach online…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Distance Education, Online Courses, Change Strategies
Herron, Rita I.; Holsombach-Ebner, Cinda; Shomate, Alice K.; Szathmary, Kimberly J. – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2012
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University--Worldwide serves more than 36,000 online students across the globe, many of whom are military and other non-traditional students, offering 34 undergraduate, graduate, and professional education/workforce certificate programs, presented both online and via blended delivery modes. The centralized model of online…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Computer System Design, Guidelines, Administrative Organization
Kabakci, Isil; Odabasi, H. Ferhan – Online Submission, 2008
The faculty development of research assistants who are at the first step of their academic careers are significant for the employment of faculty members of future and realizing the responsibilities of higher education institutions as to contribute to science and technology. However, there is little research on the features of faculty development…
Descriptors: Instructional Development, Research Assistants, Teacher Improvement, Foreign Countries
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Kabakçi, Isil; Odabasi, H. Ferhan – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2008
The faculty development of research assistants who are at the first step of their academic careers are significant for the employment of faculty members of future and realizing the responsibilities of higher education institutions as to contribute to science and technology. However, there is little research on the features of faculty development…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Development, Research Assistants, Teacher Improvement
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Power, Michael – International Journal for Academic Development, 2008
Online learning is expanding rapidly today in many Canadian universities. Fuelled by Canada's unprecedented broadband access, online teaching is creating new challenges for faculty and new responsibilities for educational developers. Although there is adequate literature with regard to faculty thinking about course planning in general, there are…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Instructional Design, Online Courses, Foreign Countries
Lin, Shinn-Rong; Liu, Chia-wen; Wu, Yi-Chin; Teng, Hsiao-Ting – Online Submission, 2007
This study describes a novel interactive platform for faculty development, particularly focusing on transmitting some subtle teaching experiences, e.g., interaction with students inside and outside of class, face to face and via the Internet. This work examined two outstanding instructional faculties at the National Central University, including…
Descriptors: Instructional Development, Faculty Development, College Faculty, College Instruction
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Ravitz, Jason; Hoadley, Christopher – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2005
How can we accelerate innovation and ensure effective dissemination of knowledge about online learning resources? This paper advocates strategies that systematically link online professional development with the research, development and diffusion cycle. The systemic approach we describe can accelerate knowledge advancement and help manage change…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Instructional Development, Online Courses, Evaluation Methods
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