TY  - JOUR
TT  - ASSESSMENT OF A MULTINATIONAL ONLINE FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ON ONLINE TEACHING: REFLECTIONS OF CANDIDATE E-TUTORS
AU  - Adnan, Muge
AU  - Kalelıoglu, Filiz
AU  - Gulbahar, Yasemin
PY  - 2017
DA  - January
DO  - 10.17718/tojde.285708
JF  - Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education
JO  - TOJDE
PB  - Anadolu University
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 1302-6488
SP  - 22
EP  - 38
VL  - 18
IS  - 1
KW  - Professional development
KW  - faculty development
KW  - e-tutor
KW  - e-learning
KW  - online teaching and learning
N2  - Teaching online requires different skills, roles and competencies for online instructors compared to teaching in traditional learning environments. Universities should offer ongoing support in various forms to help academic staff through their online journey. This paper provides insights into a multinational faculty development program for teaching online, elaborating on results of expectancy and satisfaction surveys. From a local program to a subproject within the Swiss National Science Foundation Project Scopes, e-Tutor aimed at expanding competencies in online lecturing and providing OER material for training colleagues. Designed in the form of a descriptive case study, this research was conducted with 34 attendees of e-Tutor. Data was collected using an e-learning readiness and expectancy questionnaire, and open-ended questions after the program to measure satisfaction. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the survey data and content analysis for open-ended data. Participants considered e-Tutor a well-planned and targeted program with good theoretical and practical balance. Duration of such courses, opportunities for adaptation to real-life situations, and localization of the content are areas to be explored further. For future studies, it would also be interesting to see whether participants can apply their newly acquired knowledge and skills to create efficient online learning environments.
CR  - Adnan, M. & Boz, B. (2015). Faculty Members’ Perspectives on Teaching Mathematics
CR  - Online: Does Prior Online Learning Experience Count?. Turkish Online Journal of
CR  - Qualitative Inquiry, 6(1).
UR  - https://doi.org/10.17718/tojde.285708
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/268186
ER  -