scholarly journals Changing the landscape of professional learning : a practitioner inquiry study of technology integration within literacy

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Tami Ensor
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Technology Integration ◽  
Teacher Perceptions ◽  
Professional Learning ◽  
Practitioner Inquiry ◽  
Traditional Methods ◽  
Audio Recordings ◽  
Teacher Researcher ◽  
Faculty Surveys

Practitioner inquiry provided the framework for teachers (participants) and the teacher researcher to work collaboratively to discover how teachers learn about literacy technology integration, how they apply this in their classroom instruction, and how they share their ideas about literacy and technology integration with other teachers. Data was gathered from faculty surveys, lesson plans, blog posts, videotaped collaboration, audio recordings, researcher's field journal and final reflections of the faculty. Data was analyzed using in vivo coding, looking at each data source independently and then creating larger categories that led to a descriptive view of the data. Key findings that positively impacted teacher learning were acknowledging teacher perceptions, providing time for collaboration with colleagues, application of practice, scaffolding learning, and job embedded reflection. Implications include re-envisioning the roles of educators as well as traditional methods of professional development. Collaborative Inquiry Circles were suggested as an alternative to the traditional methods of professional development.

scholarly journals Online Professional Learning in Response to COVID-19—Towards Robust Evaluation

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 56
Author(s):  
Alireza Ahadi ◽  
Matt Bower ◽  
Abhay Singh ◽  
Michael Garrett
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Teacher Perceptions ◽  
Teacher Professional Development ◽  
Professional Learning ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Evaluation Approach ◽  
Online Mode ◽  
Evaluation Models ◽  
Teacher Professional ◽  
Workshop Evaluation

As COVID-19 continues to impact upon education worldwide, systems and organizations are rapidly transiting their professional learning to online mode. This raises concerns, not simply about whether online professional learning can result in equivalent outcomes to face-to-face learning, but more importantly about how to best evaluate online professional learning so we can iteratively improve our approaches. This case study analyses the evaluation of an online teacher professional development workshop for the purpose of critically reflecting upon the efficacy of workshop evaluation techniques. The evaluation approach was theoretically based in a synthesis of six seminal workshop evaluation models, and structured around eight critical dimensions of educational technology evaluation. The approach involving collection of pre-workshop participant background information, pre-/post-teacher perceptions data, and post-workshop focus group perceptions, enabled the changes in teacher knowledge, skills, and beliefs to be objectively evaluated, at the same time as providing qualitative information to effectively improve future iterations of the workshops along a broad range of dimensions. The evaluation approach demonstrated that the professional learning that was shifted into online mode in response to COVID-19 could unequivocally result in significant improvements to professional learning outcomes. More importantly, the evaluation approach is critically contrasted with previous evaluation models, and a series of recommendations for the evaluation of technology-enhanced teacher professional development workshops are proposed.

Mobilisation and Enactment of Malaysian ESL Teachers' Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge

2020 ◽  
pp. 279-315
Author(s):  
Cynthia C. James ◽  
Kean Wah Lee
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Technology Integration ◽  
Pedagogical Content Knowledge ◽  
Learning Community ◽  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Professional Learning ◽  
Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge ◽  
Esl Teachers ◽  
Pedagogical Content ◽  
The Third

This chapter is a review of a three-year journey into exploring the development, mobilisation, and enactment of Malaysian ESL teachers' technological pedagogical content knowledge through a professional learning community known as ‘Going Digital'. The first part of the chapter summarises the investigation on the effectiveness of the TPACK-IDDIRR + PLC as a transformative model of professional development to engender technology integration practices in the classroom. The findings reveal that the model is effective in enhancing technology integration practices of ESL teachers. In the second part, individual experiences of four members of the ‘Going Digital' are narratively explored to understand the mobilisation and enactment of TPACK from professional development to practice in the classroom. The affordances and constraints of technology integration is explored in the third part. The chapter concludes with discussions on the interconnectedness of knowledge, context, and identity; and how it has led to the proposition of the model for TPACK mobilisation, appropriation, and enactment.

Mobilisation and Enactment of Malaysian ESL Teachers' Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge

2021 ◽  
pp. 674-711
Author(s):  
Cynthia C. James ◽  
Kean Wah Lee
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Technology Integration ◽  
Pedagogical Content Knowledge ◽  
Learning Community ◽  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Professional Learning ◽  
Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge ◽  
Esl Teachers ◽  
Pedagogical Content ◽  
The Third

This chapter is a review of a three-year journey into exploring the development, mobilisation, and enactment of Malaysian ESL teachers' technological pedagogical content knowledge through a professional learning community known as ‘Going Digital'. The first part of the chapter summarises the investigation on the effectiveness of the TPACK-IDDIRR + PLC as a transformative model of professional development to engender technology integration practices in the classroom. The findings reveal that the model is effective in enhancing technology integration practices of ESL teachers. In the second part, individual experiences of four members of the ‘Going Digital' are narratively explored to understand the mobilisation and enactment of TPACK from professional development to practice in the classroom. The affordances and constraints of technology integration is explored in the third part. The chapter concludes with discussions on the interconnectedness of knowledge, context, and identity; and how it has led to the proposition of the model for TPACK mobilisation, appropriation, and enactment.

Examining the Technology Integration Planning Cycle Model of Professional Development to Support Teachers’ Instructional Practices

2018 ◽  
Vol 120 (10) ◽  
pp. 1-44
Author(s):  
Amy C. Hutchison ◽  
Lindsay Woodward
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Technology Integration ◽  
Professional Learning ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Instructional Planning ◽  
Cycle Model ◽  
Planning Cycle ◽  
Integration Planning

Background Presently, models of professional development aimed at supporting teachers’ technology integration efforts are often short and decontextualized. With many schools across the country utilizing standards that require students to engage with digital tools, a situative model that supports building teachers’ knowledge within their classrooms is needed. Purpose of Study The purpose of this study was to examine how teachers’ instructional planning and delivery, as well as their perceptions of their proficiency with technology integration, changed when they participated in a model of technology-focused professional development titled the Technology Integration Planning Cycle Model of Professional Development. The researchers also examined the relationship between students’ (N = 1,335) digital literacy skills and teachers’ participation in the Technology Integration Planning Cycle Model of Professional Development. Program The TIPC Model of PD comprised whole-group professional development sessions, long-range planning, access to instructional coaches, professional learning communities, digital tool resources, observations with reflections, and a comprehensive project website. Research Design This mixed-methods study combined numerous quantitative and qualitative data sources and data analysis techniques to answer the research questions. Pre- and posttest comparisons were used to examine changes in students’ digital literacy skills and changes in teachers’ perceptions of their pedagogical expertise for integrating digital technology. Daily diaries, classroom observations, interviews, and field notes were analyzed to understand the role of the professional development in teachers’ instructional planning and their perceptions of their proficiency. Findings Results indicate that students in classrooms with participant teachers performed significantly better on a digital literacy assessment, the Survey of Internet Use and Online Reading, than did control group students. Selective exposure to digital tools, professional learning communities, and opportunities for reflection were the most transformative elements of this model for teachers. Teachers were better prepared to envision their roles in the classroom and the purposes for integrating technology because of the TIPC framework. Conclusions The results of this study provide important implications for professional development, particularly in regard to (1) providing a model in which to ground discussion and application of technology integration; (2) situating digital tools within context-driven instruction; and (3) using multiple modes of teacher engagement.

Language Teaching during a Pandemic: A Case Study of Zoom Use by a Secondary ESL Teacher in Hong Kong

RELC Journal ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 003368822098178
Author(s):  
Anisa Cheung
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Technology Integration ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Pedagogical Beliefs ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Online Mode ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Synchronous Online

This article reports a case study of an English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher in Hong Kong who conducted lessons via Zoom during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study focused on the factors influencing her technology integration in synchronous online teaching mode. Using data from classroom recordings, stimulated-recall and semi-structured interviews, this study uncovered how Zoom functioned as a substitute for face-to-face lessons. The findings revealed that although there were fewer interactions between the teacher and her students, teaching in synchronous online mode provided the teacher with opportunities to utilize certain online features to augment methods of checking student understanding. The study identified the teacher’s pedagogical beliefs, the context and professional development as factors that influenced the level of technology integration in her Zoom classes. The study concludes that embracing process-oriented pedagogies may be necessary for a higher level of technology integration among ESL teachers who have adequate professional development opportunities and school support.

Teacher perceptions of effective professional development: insights for design

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Ling Zhang ◽  
Richard Allen Carter ◽  
Jihong Zhang ◽  
Tiffany L. Hunt ◽  
Christopher R. Emerling ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Teacher Perceptions ◽  
Effective Professional Development

scholarly journals Reframing Professional Development Through Understanding Authentic Professional Learning

2009 ◽  
Vol 79 (2) ◽  
pp. 702-739 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann Webster-Wright
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Educational Research ◽  
Professional Learning ◽  
Recent Literature ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
The Past ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Alternative Conceptualization ◽  
Professional Development Programs ◽  
Evaluating Professional Development

Continuing to learn is universally accepted and expected by professionals and other stakeholders across all professions. However, despite changes in response to research findings about how professionals learn, many professional development practices still focus on delivering content rather than enhancing learning. In exploring reasons for the continuation of didactic practices in professional development, this article critiques the usual conceptualization of professional development through a review of recent literature across professions. An alternative conceptualization is proposed, based on philosophical assumptions congruent with evidence about professional learning from seminal educational research of the past two decades. An argument is presented for a shift in discourse and focus from delivering and evaluating professional development programs to understanding and supporting authentic professional learning.

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