Teaching about volcanoes: Practices, perceptions, and implications for professional development

Teaching about development: Some professional issues

Developing ITV Best Teaching Practices and Effective Professional Development Programs

The purpose of this study is to explore the characteristics of an effective State Interactive Video (ITV) program relating to teacher qualifications and strategies, student research and involvement, organization, economical benefits, and technical support. Evidence from this study suggests that ITV instructors need more organization and preparation than is typically required for face-to-face te...

ICT Teachers’ Professional Growth Viewed in terms of Perceptions about Teaching and Competencies

Technology integration into the classroom has a major role in creating rich learning and teaching environments. It is obvious that the success of the effective use of technology in classrooms highly depends on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) teachers who are responsible for integrating technology and mentoring other teachers in using it successfully. However, it is unclear how IC...

Professional development for online university teaching

Almost every higher education institution is challenged to develop increasing numbers of staff to teach online or blended modes of learning. The process needs to be rapid, cost-effective and lead directly to practical outcomes. From our experience, we had little time, opportunity or the need to start from scratch, and we chose to adopt and adapt a course that was based on a well-rehearsed and r...

Social Media in Professional Medicine: New Resident Perceptions and Practices

BACKGROUND For younger generations, unconstrained online social activity is the norm. Little data are available about perceptions among young medical practitioners who enter the professional clinical arena, while the impact of existing social media policy on these perceptions is unclear. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to investigate the existing perceptions about social media and p...