Live, Online Short-Courses: A Case Study of Innovative Teacher Professional Development

dc.creator	Meghan E. Marrero
dc.creator	Karen A. Woodruff
dc.creator	Glen S. Schuster
dc.date	2010-03-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:10:33Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:10:33Z
dc.identifier	1492-3831
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/e48f3e932625420b8025c2ab8aa4a5c6
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/13715
dc.description	Teachers are searching for new venues through which they may meet stringent professional development requirements. Under competitive funding from NASA’s (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Office of Education and the NASA Explorer Schools Project, U.S. Satellite Laboratory, Inc. created a series of live, online, interactive short-courses. In this case study, a mixed methods analysis of a variety of data sources reveals that diverse educators from a variety of classroom contexts view the short-courses as a useful professional development tool, both as a vehicle for a teacher’s own professional growth and for classroom applications. Teachers were particularly interested in the ability to participate in a collaborative community of practice with other educators, instructors, and scientists from across the country, and they found useful the flexible design of the professional development. This short-course design offers promise for future professional development opportunities.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Athabasca University
dc.relation	http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/758/1485
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, Vol 11, Iss 1 (2010)
dc.subject	Online learning
dc.subject	teacher professional development
dc.subject	in-service science teachers
dc.subject	synchronous online learning
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Live, Online Short-Courses: A Case Study of Innovative Teacher Professional Development
dc.type	article