Using stakeholder feedback to improve online professional development opportunities     

Rhonda N. T. Nese  Paul Meng  Sarah Breiner  Erin Chaparro  Robert Algozzine 《Journal of Research on Technology in Education》2020,52(2):148-162

Abstract

Traditional professional development is often characterized as being expensive, time consuming, and lacking impact. In contrast, online professional development provides greater flexibility and is becoming increasingly popular for school personnel. In this article, we report the process and outcomes of gathering feedback to adapt traditional in-person to online training differentiated for the participants to maximize utility, efficiency, and effectiveness in meeting the needs of key stakeholders. Focus groups were conducted with teachers, administrators, and other specialists to gather feedback on content as well as how online learning modules (OLMs) could be tailored to meet specific school site and team needs. We discuss our findings in the context of continuing efforts to improve general and specific professional development opportunities.  相似文献   

What makes a cMOOC community endure? Multiple participant perspectives from diverse cMOOCs     

Maha Bali  Maureen Crawford  Rhonda Jessen  Paul Signorelli  Mia Zamora 《Educational Media International》2015,52(2):100-115

Imagine the challenge of being immersed in a dynamic learning network where you play brinkmanship with being overwhelmed by a plethora of information, comments, and conversations on a topic of intense interest to you. Through adept facilitation, the comments and encouragement of fellow participants, and your own perseverance, you develop a network of personal connections which serve as metaphorical flying buttresses creating enough stability that you are able to learn in a new, yet profoundly meaningful way – the connectivist massive open online course (cMOOC) way. Through the lens of autoethnography, five seasoned educators collaboratively reflect on their motivation for participating in their initial cMOOC. They analyze their lived experience, what they found most engaging, and most importantly, they grapple with why cMOOC communities often endure past official end-dates. This article attempts to provide insight into the thrill and depth of learning and connection possible through participation in cMOOCs.  相似文献   

Boarding schools: A longitudinal examination of Australian Indigenous and non-Indigenous boarders’ and non-boarders’ wellbeing     

Anthony Dillon  Rhonda G. Craven  Jiesi Guo  Alexander S. Yeung  Janet Mooney  Alicia Franklin  Rob Brockman 《British Educational Research Journal》2022,48(4):751-770

Improving educational outcomes for Indigenous Australian students is a key strategy to helping Indigenous people reach their full potential. This has resulted in well-intentioned efforts by Australian educators and governments to ensure Indigenous children have positive school experiences. However, Indigenous students still lag behind their non-Indigenous counterparts in educational outcomes. This is particularly so for Indigenous students living in rural and remote parts of Australia where educational opportunities are limited, especially in high school. One solution to this problem has been to enrol these students in boarding schools in urban and metropolitan centres. While research on the success of boarding schools for Indigenous students is scarce, what little that does exist is not encouraging. The focus of this research was to examine the effects of boarding for Indigenous (n = 11) and non-Indigenous students’ (n = 158) wellbeing (N = 1423) in two large private boys’ schools. Participating students aged 12–18 years old completed a survey measuring wellbeing constructs on two occasions, 12 months apart. Non-Indigenous boys were generally higher in wellbeing compared with Indigenous boys. There was also evidence of improved social wellbeing beyond that of non-Indigenous boarders over time. Overall, while evidence of merit was weak, boarding schools may benefit their Indigenous students’ development in social wellbeing.  相似文献   

The Influence of Criminal Justice Major on Punitive Attitudes     

Tara O’Connor Shelley  Courtney A. Waid  Rhonda R. Dobbs 《Journal of Criminal Justice Education》2013,24(4):526-545

Students majoring in criminology and criminal justice are assumed to have more detailed and accurate knowledge about crime, criminal justice, and punishment practices than peers majoring in other disciplines. The purpose of this study was to examine if criminology/criminal justice majors were more or less punitive than students pursuing other majors at three universities using standard predictors of punitiveness that have not been consistently examined in previous research. The results indicate that criminology and criminal justice students are more punitive in the combined three‐campus sample and in two of the three‐campus samples considered separately.  相似文献   

The Big-fish–little-pond-effect Stands Up to Critical Scrutiny: Implications for Theory, Methodology, and Future Research     

Herbert W. Marsh  Marjorie Seaton  Ulrich Trautwein  Oliver Lüdtke  K. T. Hau  Alison J. O’Mara  Rhonda G. Craven 《Educational Psychology Review》2008,20(3):319-350

The big-fish–little-pond effect (BFLPE) predicts that equally able students have lower academic self-concepts (ASCs) when attending schools where the average ability levels of classmates is high, and higher ASCs when attending schools where the school-average ability is low. BFLPE findings are remarkably robust, generalizing over a wide variety of different individual student and contextual level characteristics, settings, countries, long-term follow-ups, and research designs. Because of the importance of ASC in predicting future achievement, coursework selection, and educational attainment, the results have important implications for the way in which schools are organized (e.g., tracking, ability grouping, academically selective schools, and gifted education programs). In response to Dai and Rinn (Educ. Psychol. Rev., 2008), we summarize the theoretical model underlying the BFLPE, minimal conditions for testing the BFLPE, support for its robust generalizability, its relation to social comparison theory, and recent research extending previous implications, demonstrating that the BFLPE stands up to scrutiny. Quotations (associated page numbers) to the Dai and Rinn (2008) article are based on a prepublication version of the article available to the authors of this article that may have changed during the final preparation for publication. The authors would also like to express thanks to David Dai and Anne Rinn for their encouragement and assistance to us in preparation of our article, whilst still acknowledging that they might not agree will all the views expressed here.  相似文献   

Cultivating Hope Through Learning for the Common Good     

Rhonda M. McEwen  Wayne R. Herman  Brant M. Himes 《Christian Higher Education》2016,15(5):307-319

This article examines how an orientation toward hope can guide institutions of higher education in achieving their ultimate purpose of providing education for the common good of society. In today's cultural context, colleges and universities must navigate a multitude of challenges and competing philosophies, many of which question the validity of their inherent value and purpose. As society continues to press questions of market relevance, sustainability, accessibility, quality, and the value of higher education, a basic question remains: How, amid all of these challenges, can today's postsecondary institutions contribute to the cultivation of a better society? In this regard, faith-based colleges and universities can offer guidance. By carrying out their distinctive mandate of infusing their educational mission with the holistic character formation of students, these institutions can promote the common good by coupling the Gospel message of personal hope in Jesus Christ with the call to cultural influence and transformation. To demonstrate this concept, a framework is offered that describes both a starting point—a biblical foundation for understanding humanity and hope—and a pathway through learning. The application of this framework—uncommon learning for the common good—invites implications for curricular design, the facilitation of learning, and institutional leadership that faculty and administrators from across the spectrum of higher education may find timely and relevant to their own learning contexts.  相似文献   

Share advanced courses with other schools via interactive cable television     

Rhonda S. Robinson  Keith M. Collins  Peter C. West 《TechTrends》1985,30(2):17-17

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《教育技术的含义》译文     

彭绍东  刘嘉  蒋玲玲  刘光义  王斌  王焱华 《现代教育技术》2005,15(3):70-78

教育技术是通过创造、使用、管理适当的技术性的过程和资源,以促进学习和改善绩效的研究与符合道德规范的实践。这是美国教育传播与技术协会(AECT)2004年在《教育技术的含义》文献中提出的关于教育技术概念的新定义。该文献包括背景、定义、定义的元素、与教育技术概念的关系、与绩效技术概念的关系、定义背后的假设、目的和受众、历史上的早期定义、结论、参考文献十个部分。  相似文献   

How should organizational leaders use employee engagement survey data?     

Shelley A. Gable  Seung Youn Chyung  Anthony Marker  Donald Winiecki 《Performance Improvement》2010,49(4):17-25

This evaluation study explores how a nonprofit health insurance provider responds to the results of its annual employee engagement survey. The study answers two questions: (a) What do organizational leaders do with the data collected? and (b) How do leaders perceive the usefulness of the survey? It provides study results, discussions, and recommendations relevant to human performance technology practitioners, to help maximize the value of an organizational survey by increasing its usefulness as a catalyst for change.  相似文献   

“Always a dance going on in the stone”: An interview with Russel Hoban     

Rhonda M. Bunbury 《Children‘s Literature in Education》1986,17(3):139-149

At the time of this interview Russell Hoban had published fifty-two books for children and five books for adults. The interview was recorded on videotape for the interest of distanced off-campus students of children's literature at Deakin University, Victoria, Australia.Rhonda Bunbury is a lecturer in Literature and Language Education at Deakin University in Australia. She was Director of the national reading project, Children's Choice in Australia, 1981–85. Her publications include the open campus courses in children's literature, entitled The Whole Story, More Than A Story, The Power of Story (1980), and Taught not Caught, Looking at Literature (1986).  相似文献