Blogs, webinars and significant learning: A case report on a teacher training program for college teachers

• প্রধান লেখক: Rodrigo Polanco-Bueno (Author)
• বিন্যাস: গ্রন্থ
• প্রকাশিত: Laureate Education Inc, 2013-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• বিষয়গুলি: article
• অনলাইন ব্যবহার করুন: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 10.18870/hlrc.v3i1.72; 2157-6254
• Keywords: Webinar; blogs; significant learning; higher education; teacher training; Education; L; Special aspects of education; LC8-6691; Theory and practice of education; LB5-3640
• Source: Higher Learning Research Communications, Vol 3, Iss 1 (2013)

This case study reports on a teacher training experience for college professors in which participants were trained, taking advantage of technological tools, in two main teaching competences. First, professors were trained to use technology to enrich students' learning outcomes. Second, they applied strategies of significant learning in the design of students' learning experiences. The learning experience consisted in an International Certificate on Significant Learning integrated by six modules, 20 hours each. Every module of the program consisted of two consecutive webinars with online activities in between. The results showed the positive impact of the program on participants' perceptions about the quality of the contents, evidence of learning and products (E-portfolios) that served as content mastery evidences, as well as learning products produced by their students. DOI: 10.18870/hlrc.v3i1.72