Virtual Mentoring for Teachers
Online Professional Development Practices
Nonfiction, Computers, Advanced Computing, Virtual Reality, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Teaching, Computers & Technology
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781466623835 | |
| Publisher: | IGI Global | Publication: | August 31, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Information Science Reference | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781466623835 |
| Publisher: | IGI Global |
| Publication: | August 31, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Information Science Reference |
| Language: | English |
A major investment in professional development is necessary to ensure the fundamental success of instructors in technology-integrated classrooms and in online courses. However, while traditional models of professional development rely on face-to-face instruction, online methods are also gaining traction-viable means for faculty development. Virtual Mentoring for Teachers: Online Professional Development Practices offers peer-reviewed essays and research reports contributed by an array of scholars and practitioners in the field of instructional technology and online education. It is organized around two primary themes: professional development models for faculty in online environments and understanding e-Learning and best practices in teaching and learning in online environments. The objective of this scholarship is to highlight research-based online professional development programs and best practices models that have been shown to enhance effective teaching and learning in a variety of environments.
A major investment in professional development is necessary to ensure the fundamental success of instructors in technology-integrated classrooms and in online courses. However, while traditional models of professional development rely on face-to-face instruction, online methods are also gaining traction-viable means for faculty development. Virtual Mentoring for Teachers: Online Professional Development Practices offers peer-reviewed essays and research reports contributed by an array of scholars and practitioners in the field of instructional technology and online education. It is organized around two primary themes: professional development models for faculty in online environments and understanding e-Learning and best practices in teaching and learning in online environments. The objective of this scholarship is to highlight research-based online professional development programs and best practices models that have been shown to enhance effective teaching and learning in a variety of environments.
