ERIC Number: EJ1416980
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-2320-2653
EISSN: EISSN-2582-1334
The Rise of Webinars as Professional Development Modality: Investigating the Opinions of Teacher Educators of English
Shanlax International Journal of Education, v12 n1 p1-12 2023
Professional development is the essential part of education. Rapid development globaly, technology dominated our life. Language teaching and learning was mainly shaped by the digital mode and this necessiates teacher educators to relay on webinars to maintain professional exchange and networking during pandemic. Even after, it seems that webinars continue to be a part of professional lives. However, not many studies have been conducted about its impact on teacher educators. Given that a great amount of time and effort is invested in preparing and attending professional webinars, it is a good time to hear the participants' voices. With this in mind, a total of 115 English language teacher educators were requested to evaluate their webinar-attending experiences. The data were collected through an online survey and focus group interviews. Participants mentioned that webinars generaly are male keynote-speaker dominated, need improvement and propose some implications to increase the effectiveness of future webinars.
Descriptors: Videoconferencing, Professional Development, Educational Trends, Teacher Educators, English Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Learning Modalities, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Behavior, Teacher Characteristics, Instructional Improvement, Demography, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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