3. Why e-PD? . Access: e-Learning is available for FREE on the Internet. Convenience: e-Learning can take place anytime and any place there is Internet access. Choice: e-Learning increases professional development opportunities for teachers. Simplicity: visit the Web site to enroll, complete the course, take an assessment, perform the follow-up activities, then incorporate what you learn into the classroom. http://www2.ed.gov/teachers/how/tools/initiative/e-learning.html Flexibility of Time and Place 7/19/2011 Virginia Crisanti3 3
4. 7/19/2011 Virginia Crisanti4 4 INNOVATION SUCCESS EVALUATION DEVELOPMENT GROWTH SOLUTION PROGRESS MARKETING Student/Enrollment Trends The current higher education infrastructure cannot accommodate the growing What problem or need existed that gave rise to your innovation?
5. 5 RESEARCH What were their findings? This study provides a body of evidence that teachers’ participation in a coordinated series of OPD courses have effects that translate into improvements in targeted student outcomes. What seems to be lacking is a system for helping educators to continually learn about new educational resources and more effectively keep track of and inform each other about the best practices for technology supported learning. Using online communities for professional development at a distance can help reduce isolation in the classroom (Schlager, Fusco & Schank, 2002)
6. E-PD RESEARCH What research organization or people developed a solution to this problem or need? e-Learning for Educators (efe) Project. inTASC@bc.edu.) 7/19/2011 Virginia Crisanti 6 6
7. E-PD Who were the “lead thinkers” for this innovation? How did they convince a manufacturer to produce it? 7
8. DEVELOPMENT What problems did your innovation encounter in the development process? “It depends on the individual,” she says. “Just like online learning isn’t for all students, it’s not for all teachers either.” (Davis. 2009). CPD activities should: be spread over time be collaborative use active learning be delivered to groups of teachers include periods of practice, coaching, and follow-up promote reflective practice encourage experimentation, and respond to teachers’ needs.[7][8][9] ^ see: Snow-Renner and Lauer, ‘Professional Development Analysis (synthesis of 54 studies), McREL, 2005 ^ see Garet, Porter, Desmoine, Birman, Kwang, What makes professional development effective? American Education Research Journal 38(4) 915-946. 2001 ^ see General Teaching Council for England ,‘Teachers’ Professional Learning’, London, 2005. 8
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10. Provide skillful school and district leaders who guide continuous instructional improvement.
11. Use technology as a resource to support adult learning and collaboration.
14. Educators should be prepared to apply research to decision making, and to use research-based strategies.http://www.cehd.umn.edu/EdPA/licensure/leader/2005Fall/CPS.html
15. E-PD COMMERCIALIZATION Production 10 Professional Learning is differentiated includes teacher collaboration is job-embedded that is supported by a coach, whether live or virtual includes learning built into activities teachers and leaders are already doing during the school day includes the use of technology
18. E-PD RESOURCES COMMERCIALIZATION Distribution of your innovation. Ravitz, J. & Hoadley. C. Supporting change and scholarship through review of online resources in professional development settings. Schlager British Journal of Educational Technology March, 2005. M., Fusco, J. & Schank, P. (2002). Evolution of an online education community of practice. In K. Renninger and W. Shumar (Eds.), Building virtual communities: Learning and change in cyberspace. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 129-158. Davis. M.R. (2009) Online professional development weighed as cost-saving tactic. IT Management. Retrieved from Kezar. S. (2011). 21st Century Teaching and Learning Online Best Practices: Professional Development (PD) Support for Individuals, Schools, and Districts - Sylva Kezar, ASCD . Notes from TCEA 2011 Session. Retrieved from O’Dwyer, L.M., Masters, J.,Dash, S., De Kramer, R.M., Humez, A., & Russel, M., (2010). e-Learning for Educators Effects of On-Line Professional Development on Teachers and their Students: Executive Summary of Four Randomized Trials. Retrieved from http://www.bc.edu/research/intasc/PDF/EFE_Findings2010_ExecutiveSummary.pdf Because traditional face-to-face professional development gathers people in one place at one time, it can’t reach as many educators. (Davis. 2009). As part of its popular Teacher-to-Teacher Initiative, the U.S. Department of Education launched the groundbreaking e-Learning professional development Web site. Teachers receive free training focused on content knowledge and instructional skills. Thirty-two digital workshops are currently available on a wide variety of topics, including elementary-level reading, vocabulary, reading in content areas, algebra, turning data into information, and differentiated instruction. The Department's Web site has a searchable database of over 1,500 free teaching resources and lesson plans. To date, the e-Learning site has logged more than 300,000 visits http://www2.ed.gov/teachers/how/tools/initiative/e-learning.html 13
22. Allows multiple levels: accelerated vs. extra time.Change agent must meet the need of the learner and show them the advantage relative to their need.
23. Anticipated laggards Are those who: Persuasive Strategies Communication strategies that target the laggards. Use internet to reach them. Show positive results and rewards. Motivate slowly and in a safe environment. Offer significant support. 15 Live in the Past Are suspicious of change Are resistant to change Maintain the status quo. Have limited resources/opportunities. Are cautious.
24. Which combination of perceived attributes would be best for helping your innovation meet critical mass in your industry? PERCEIVED ATTRIBUTE ROLE IN MEETING CRITICAL MASS Courses must meet the National, State , Districts, and personal needs of educators. The more user-friendly the process is, the faster it will be adopted. Interdistrict promotion. Modeling by Administration and peers is key to adoption. The higher the perceived advantage, the faster the innovation will meet critical mass. Free offers, limited trails and customer support would increase usage. 16 Compatibility Complexity Observability Relative advantage Trailability
25. Adoption of E-PD Centralized approach Continued use of My Learning Plan.com Identify pre-approved online PD. Direct teachers to select goal courses. ***Establish means to obtain approval for individual courses necessary to meet educational goals. 17
26. 18 Building webmaster As Change Agent 1. Establish an information exchange relationship 7. Develop need for change 6. Achieve a terminal relationship Change Agents & 7 Roles 2. Diagnose problems 5. Stabilize adoption and prevent discontinuance 3. Create an intent to change 4. Translate an intent into action
27. 19 Achieving Critical Mass Has the innovation you are proposing to the Board already met critical mass in society? If it has not met critical mass, which of the four strategies for achieving critical mass do you recommend to the Board for your innovation? “Use incentives” Based upon goals of previous year Link number of courses completed to annual evaluation
28. Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, Volume VI, NumberIII, Fall2003State University of West Georgia, Distance Education Center.retrieved from http://www.westga.edu/~distance/ojdla/fall63/howell63.html 20
29. Computers & EducationVolume 51, Issue 2, September 2008, Pages 955-967 http://www.newman.ac.uk/Students_Websites/~m.m.friel/index.htm E-learning: emerging uses, empirical results and future directions Elizabeth T. Welsh, Connie R. Wanberg, Kenneth G. Brown, Marcia J. Simmering Article first published online: 14 NOV 2003 DOI: 10.1046/j.1360-3736.2003.00184.x 21
30. "We want to provide teachers with strategies that are proven to work. And teachers want to hear from other teachers who are getting real results in the classroom. That's why professional development through e-Learning is such an important part of the No Child Left Behind Act."— U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=yOpH1aOuopcC&oi=fnd&pg=PR6&dq=research+and+development+about+E-learning+technology&ots=jvB2_Zj_Ln&sig=8tkx5RymbTYOzrODAkn_qlDRSUs#v=onepage&q=research%20and%20development%20about%20E-learning%20technology&f=false 22
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