Online faculty perceptions of professional development to support personal academic growth: Qualitative case study
Format Type
Plenary
Format Type
Paper
Start Date
14-1-2021 10:15 AM
End Date
14-1-2021 10:35 AM
Abstract
The current qualitative case study research was centered on exploring perceptions of experiences of online faculty members from online institutions of non-traditional practitioner adult learners and their experiences and expectations of professional development (PD). From a professional sample of online faculty, each participant shared personal perceptions and expectations of their experiences in online PD through one-on-one interviews and questionnaires. From a sample of experienced online faculty from online universities, findings from this study could benefit online university PD programs, which are not location or time specific, and could be provided at a convenient time when social distancing was necessitated by events such as the COVID-19 pandemic (Setswe et al., 2019). Implementing an effective PD program could lead to increased career satisfaction and student success (Curwood, 2011; Darling-Hammond et al., 2017 ).
Keywords
Professional Development, expectations, qualitative, adult learner, online
ORCID ID
ORCID 0000-0001-6533-4990
Online faculty perceptions of professional development to support personal academic growth: Qualitative case study
The current qualitative case study research was centered on exploring perceptions of experiences of online faculty members from online institutions of non-traditional practitioner adult learners and their experiences and expectations of professional development (PD). From a professional sample of online faculty, each participant shared personal perceptions and expectations of their experiences in online PD through one-on-one interviews and questionnaires. From a sample of experienced online faculty from online universities, findings from this study could benefit online university PD programs, which are not location or time specific, and could be provided at a convenient time when social distancing was necessitated by events such as the COVID-19 pandemic (Setswe et al., 2019). Implementing an effective PD program could lead to increased career satisfaction and student success (Curwood, 2011; Darling-Hammond et al., 2017 ).
Comments
We sincerely appreciate this valuable opportunity to present our work at TQR 2021. Some of us were privileged to present last January in Ft. Lauderdale and loved every minute. We are looking forward with anticipation in hopes of being a part of 2021 conference, as well.