Faculty Development to Promote Effective Instructional Technology Integration: A Qualitative Examination of Reflections in an Online Community
The State University of New York Tools of Engagement Project (TOEP) < http://suny.edu/toep > is an online professional development model that encourages faculty and instructional support staff to explore and reflect on innovative and creative uses of emerging technologies through hands-on Disc...
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| description | The State University of New York Tools of Engagement Project (TOEP) < http://suny.edu/toep > is an online professional development model that encourages faculty and instructional support staff to explore and reflect on innovative and creative uses of emerging technologies through hands-on Discovery Learning Activities. TOEP is focused on creating peer-learning communities by providing a venue to experiment with the evolving landscape of social media and the latest web-based technology tools. The concept of lifelong learning and how it relates to technology change serves as a guiding principle of this project. This research examines the reflective summary posts shared by participants in the project's online community to understand their perspectives about their experiences with TOEP. Our findings show that participants felt that they gained knowledge from the experiences of peers in the community. Many faculty stated that they integrated technology into their courses while they were participating in the project, or they expressed explicit plans to do so in the future. Many participants also expressed a desire to continue to learn about emerging technologies after their formal participation concluded.
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| spelling | doaj.art-0760264654ec498fa83991510ba746db2024-02-03T07:55:52ZengOnline Learning ConsortiumOnline Learning2472-57492472-57302019-01-0122410.24059/olj.v22i4.1373Faculty Development to Promote Effective Instructional Technology Integration: A Qualitative Examination of Reflections in an Online CommunityRoberta (Robin) Sullivan0Victoria Neu1Fengrong Yang2University at Buffalo, State University of New YorkUniversity at Buffalo, State University of New YorkUniversity at Buffalo, State University of New YorkThe State University of New York Tools of Engagement Project (TOEP) < http://suny.edu/toep > is an online professional development model that encourages faculty and instructional support staff to explore and reflect on innovative and creative uses of emerging technologies through hands-on Discovery Learning Activities. TOEP is focused on creating peer-learning communities by providing a venue to experiment with the evolving landscape of social media and the latest web-based technology tools. The concept of lifelong learning and how it relates to technology change serves as a guiding principle of this project. This research examines the reflective summary posts shared by participants in the project's online community to understand their perspectives about their experiences with TOEP. Our findings show that participants felt that they gained knowledge from the experiences of peers in the community. Many faculty stated that they integrated technology into their courses while they were participating in the project, or they expressed explicit plans to do so in the future. Many participants also expressed a desire to continue to learn about emerging technologies after their formal participation concluded. https://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/olj/article/view/1373faculty developmentfaculty learning communitieslifelong learninginstructional technologiestechnology integrationdigital literacy |
| spellingShingle | Roberta (Robin) Sullivan Victoria Neu Fengrong Yang Faculty Development to Promote Effective Instructional Technology Integration: A Qualitative Examination of Reflections in an Online Community Online Learning faculty development faculty learning communities lifelong learning instructional technologies technology integration digital literacy |
| title | Faculty Development to Promote Effective Instructional Technology Integration: A Qualitative Examination of Reflections in an Online Community |
| title_full | Faculty Development to Promote Effective Instructional Technology Integration: A Qualitative Examination of Reflections in an Online Community |
| title_fullStr | Faculty Development to Promote Effective Instructional Technology Integration: A Qualitative Examination of Reflections in an Online Community |
| title_full_unstemmed | Faculty Development to Promote Effective Instructional Technology Integration: A Qualitative Examination of Reflections in an Online Community |
| title_short | Faculty Development to Promote Effective Instructional Technology Integration: A Qualitative Examination of Reflections in an Online Community |
| title_sort | faculty development to promote effective instructional technology integration a qualitative examination of reflections in an online community |
| topic | faculty development faculty learning communities lifelong learning instructional technologies technology integration digital literacy |
| url | https://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/olj/article/view/1373 |
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