Continuous Professional Development of Teachers Through Open and Distance Learning: Perception and Concerns

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-86
Author(s):  
GAURAV SINGH ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Continuous Professional Development ◽  
Professional Development Of Teachers ◽  
Open And Distance Learning

scholarly journals A Two-prong Approach for Enhancing Teaching and Learning for 21st Century skills Development in Oyo State, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Instructional Delivery ◽  
Continuous Professional Development ◽  
Professional Development Of Teachers ◽  
The Impact

Formal Education in the 21st Century is focused on the development of learners’ skills and competencies essential to navigate the complexities and uncertainties of the age. Effective acquisition of these skills in the school is predicated on adequate provision of technological resources, adequate school infrastructure and continuous professional development of teachers for innovative instructional delivery. Therefore, this study was carried out to investigate the extent to which infrastructural provisions and continuous professional development of teachers in secondary schools in Nigeria support the development and acquisition of 21st Century teaching and learning skills. The study which adopted the impact of school infrastructure on learning by Barrett et al.as a conceptual framework, used descriptive survey design. Two self-constructed instruments were used to collect data from (20) selected secondary schools, (50) teachers and (200) students. Data were analysed using frequency count, percentage score, mean, and standard deviation. Findings showed that the schools visited lack infrastructural provisions, the teachers do not have the requisite skills and the students are not aware of any other means of learning different from the conventional styles offered by their teachers. Therefore, this study offered a two-prong approach of immediate provision of technological infrastructure for schools and the development of teachers’ professional skills through focused training targeted at enhancing their technological instructional delivery skills.

scholarly journals Preparing teachers for the use of digital technologies in educational activities

2021 ◽  
Vol 98 ◽  
pp. 05016
Author(s):  
Natalia Sheveleva ◽  
Dmitriy Mahotin ◽  
Sergey Lesin ◽  
Oxana Curteva
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Skill Development ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Digital Environment ◽  
Further Training ◽  
Educational Activities ◽  
Professional Development Of Teachers

Digital technologies have a strong impact on changes in the educational environment and activities. In the context of such changes, aggravated by the spread of coronavirus infection and the transition of schools to distance learning, teachers and students are facing the need to actively master digital tools and educational platforms. The authors aim at analyzing the professional gaps of teachers associated with digital literacy and the ability to effectively use digital technologies in educational activities. The conducted sociological research and the results obtained allow the authors to study the existing internal teachers’ gaps and show the main problems in the organization of educational activities in the context of the transition to distance learning and the existing gaps in the use of digital technologies by school teachers. Based on the results of the study, the authors have identified the key areas of the professional development of teachers. They have developed educational programs aimed at skill development and further training of teachers in the Russian Federation and foreign countries on such topics as the digital educational environment and the use of open educational resources, methods of using digital technologies in the organization of educational activities, methods and techniques of organization feedback, pedagogical communication in the digital environment, and information security and ethics in the digital environment. The authors have determined the conditions for the professional development of teachers in the process of skill development and further training, as well as self-education (including spontaneous training in the workplace).The authors believe that the increase in teachers’ digital literacy, based on filling their professional gaps, will help to improve the quality of general education and create conditions for the elimination of the digital divide of the population.

scholarly journals The Scientific Imperative of Advanced Vocational Education Within the Framework of the System of Scientific and Methodological Support of Teachers

2021 ◽  
pp. 66-98
Author(s):  
Galina Aleksandrovna Ignateva ◽  
Viktor Vladimirovich Sdobniakov ◽  
Svetlana Aleksandrovna Sotkina ◽  
Oksana Vladimirovna Tulupova
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Vocational Education ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Continuous Professional Development ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
Activity Model ◽  
State Pedagogical ◽  
Professional Development Of Teachers ◽  
Managerial Mechanism ◽  
And Training

In the chapter of the monograph an organizational and activity model of project-organized advanced additional professional pedagogical education (hereinafter referred to as APPE) is presented, which is the basis for the activities of the center for scientific and methodological support of teachers of the K. Minin State Pedagogical University based on the analysis of scientific approaches to the development of the category "advanced education". A universal way of solving urgent problems of evolutionary improvement of the system of vocational education and training and an organizational and managerial mechanism for building a space of opportunities for continuous professional development of teachers is proposed.

scholarly journals Covid-19 as an Accelerator for Training and Technology Adoption by Academics in Large-Scale Open and Distance Learning Institutions in Africa

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mphoentle Puleng Modise ◽  
Geesje Van den Berg
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Professional Development ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Open And Distance Learning ◽  
Learning Institutions ◽  
And Training ◽  
The Way

The Covid-19 pandemic provoked a paradigm shift never imagined by higher education institutions in the world, but especially in developing countries. Drawing on findings from a PhD study, this article aims to highlight the way in which Covid-19 accelerated professional development and training and technology adoption by academics in higher education institutions and large-scale open and distance learning institutions in Africa. A total of 20 academics and relevant stakeholders from two of Africa’s largest open and distance learning institutions were interviewed, and their views are reported. The data were analysed using thematic analysis. The findings show an increase in training and professional development of academics during the pandemic. The study also reveals the way in which Covid-19 fostered the speed and ease with which technology was adopted and used by academics for teaching and learning. The results of this research study may contribute to research of various topics on technology adoption and academics’ professional development and training and future approaches post-Covid-19.

scholarly journals Е-НАВЧАННЯ АСИСТЕНТІВ УЧИТЕЛІВ У ПІСЛЯДИПЛОМНІЙ ПЕДАГОГІЧНІЙ ОСВІТІ

2018 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 231
Author(s):  
Iryna P. Vorotnykova ◽  
Nataliia V. Zaierkova
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Information Search ◽  
Postgraduate Education ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Continuous Professional Development ◽  
E Learning

The article defines the necessity of involving e-learning of teachers’ assistants in postgraduate pedagogical education to ensure their continuous professional development on the job. The authors have studied the European experience on inclusive teaching and learning and e-resources that can be used in postgraduate pedagogical education of teachers’ assistants. In this article you can find the results of e-learning readiness survey of teachers’ assistants and their choice of postgraduate education forms: intramural, distance learning, blended learning. The authors have analyzed which forms of instructions meet the needs of teachers’ assistants: individual programs of professional development, online consultations, e-coaching, blended learning. The conditions for e-learning implementation in postgraduate education have been defined, they are as follows: the availability of informational and educational environment (multimedia-materials, distance learning on inclusive education, online group for mutual help and messaging, online expert help: teachers and experts available for online consultations, Q&A and managing forums); digital competency of the learners (information search and sharing ideas via the Internet; developing e-resources for inclusive education); motivation of teachers for continuous professional development and their willingness to cooperate online. It is proved that e-learning is an essential precondition for continuous professional development of teachers’ assistants. The model of teachers’ assistants’ e-learning in postgraduate pedagogical education has been presented. We defined examples of didactic tasks during the implementation of e-learning and examples of implementation based on the usage of information and communication technologies (consultations, communication of educational information, sharing experience, monitoring and evaluation). E-learning for teachers’ assistants allows to: determine their personal speed, time and the sequence of learning; create individual learning paths within information and educational environment and develop personal learning networks.

scholarly journals INTERNET RESOURCES FOR QUALIFICATION UPGRADE, SCIENTIFIC, EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olena V. MATVEYEVA ◽  
Tetiana M. SHYTIKOVA ◽  
Victoriia V. YUNAKOVSKA ◽  
Olha V. VOITOVYCH
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Opportunity To Learn ◽  
Continuous Professional Development ◽  
Online Resources ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Internet Resources ◽  
Teachers And Students

Objective. The article aims to familiarize with online resources, useful to librarians, scientists, teachers, and students. Methods. Overview of online resources for distance learning, qualification upgrade, scientific, educational and professional activities. Results. The description and characteristics of Internet resources for scientific, educational and professional activities is given. Conclusions. Distance learning is an important component of continuous professional development, a convenient modern format of professional improvement. The advantage of distance learning is the opportunity to learn at a convenient time and in any place. The use of modern Internet tools (including author identifiers) in your activities opens up new opportunities.

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