ERIC Number: EJ1431566
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-2560-6050
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Faculty Engagement in Professional Development
Papers on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching, v7 p81-89 2024
Responses to the transition to online learning during the pandemic underscores the importance of faculty engagement in professional development (PD) to enhance their teaching practices. However, the creation and offering of PD opportunities does not always lead to faculty engagement. Using a change management perspective (the ADKAR framework), this paper examines the facilitators and barriers to instructor engagement in a self-paced, online PD program addressing instructional skills for managing students' experiences of test anxiety in the classroom. Seven university faculty members participated in focus groups to share their experiences of a pilot PD program in the program. The focus group data were deductively analyzed using the ADKAR framework. Key themes were identified, corresponding to the outcomes of ADKAR: awareness, desire, knowledge, ability, and reinforcements. Findings emphasized the value of considering PD as a change project, while also recognizing staff well-being as a significant factor that impacts engagement with the change process. [Articles in this journal were presented at the University of Calgary Conference on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching.]
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Learner Engagement, Teaching Methods, Facility Improvement, Individualized Instruction, Pacing, Electronic Learning, Barriers, Facilitators (Individuals), Change Strategies, Teacher Welfare, Test Anxiety, Classroom Techniques, Teacher Student Relationship, Teacher Participation, Educational Strategies, Foreign Countries, Universities
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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