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Professional development in the transition to online teaching: The voice of entrant online instructors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 July 2017

Müge Adnan
Müge Adnan*
Affiliation:
Department of Computer Education and Instructional Technology, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Muğla, Turkey (mugea@mu.edu.tr)
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Abstract

Professional development (PD) is critical for instructors who are adopting new roles and competencies in online teaching environments. This mixed-method study examines an online faculty development programme in Turkey, reflecting upon participants’ expectations, readiness and satisfaction. The findings indicate a significant relationship between individual readiness and satisfaction, and reveal that readiness positively predicts satisfaction. Participants’ reflections demonstrate that, to enhance their traditional roles, they need competencies for online learning environments and active practice in real-life applications. PD is important for introducing the new pedagogies required and for integration of technology, while the adoption of new roles is key to developing competent online instructors who have a positive attitude to online learning.

Keywords

adult educationonline tutoringprofessional developmentlanguage instructiononline language teaching
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Regular papers
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ReCALL , Volume 30 , Issue 1 , January 2018 , pp. 88 - 111
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Copyright © European Association for Computer Assisted Language Learning 2017 

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