Online professional development: Building administrators’ capacity for technology leadership

Author(s)

Peggy A. Ertmer, Purdue University
Hua Bai, Purdue University
Chaoyan Dong, Purdue University
Mohammed Khalil, Purdue University
Sung Hee Park, Purdue University
Ling Wang, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Journal of Computing in Teacher Education

ISSN

1040-2454

Publication Date

1-1-2002

Abstract

This research examined changes in administrators’ ideas about technology integration and technologyleadership while participating in an online professional development course. Eight administrators who were enrolled in a semester-long course participated in 16 discussion forums related to K–12 technologyimplementation issues. Pre- and postcourse surveys indicated significant changes in ideas about technologyintegration as well as methods used to support teachers’integration efforts. Analyses of interview and course discussion data suggest that administrators view technology leadership as a “shared responsibility” that requires both administrative skills and technical knowledge.

DOI

10.1080/10402454.2002.10784453

Volume

19

Issue

1

First Page

5

Last Page

11

NSUWorks Citation

Ertmer, Peggy A.; Bai, Hua; Dong, Chaoyan; Khalil, Mohammed; Park, Sung Hee; and Wang, Ling, "Online professional development: Building administrators’ capacity for technology leadership" (2002). CCE Faculty Articles. 173.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/gscis_facarticles/173