ERIC Number: EJ797349
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Jul
Pages: 24
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ISSN: ISSN-1059-7069
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An Exploration of Online Environments Supporting Follow-Up to Face-to-Face Professional Development
Green, Marybeth; Cifuentes, Lauren
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, v16 n3 p283-306 Jul 2008
In this study we examined the effects of online follow-up and online peer interaction following a face-to face professional development workshop on attitudes towards that professional development and completion of a professional development task. School librarians were invited to work online on a three page plan outlining interventions a library program would undertake to address student weaknesses on the state mandated test. The study used a posttest-only control group experimental design with randomly assigned self-selected participants. Three online environments were compared: (a) an environment that provided Follow-up with Peer Interaction, (b) one that provided Follow-up without Peer Interaction, and (c) a control environment that provided a traditional post workshop environment with Only Solicited Follow-up/No Peer Interaction. Online follow-up with or without peer interaction positively affected attitudes towards the professional development program. In addition, online Follow-up with Peer Interaction increased the likelihood of completion of the professional development task. No difference was found between the completion rates for participants in the follow-up group that did not have peer interaction and those in the Only Solicited Follow-up/No Peer Interaction. environment. Our findings indicate that teacher educators are well advised to provide online Follow-up with Peer Interaction in their professional development programs. (Contains 5 tables.)
Descriptors: Control Groups, Research Design, Interaction, Workshops, Library Services, Professional Development, Peer Relationship, Librarians, Librarian Attitudes, High Stakes Tests, Intervention, School Libraries, Educational Technology, Computer Mediated Communication, Distance Education, Interprofessional Relationship, Statistical Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
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