Browsing by Subject "Professional learning communities"
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Authentic instruction in the 21st Century: a professional development presentation
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2019)The goal of my master’s project is to develop a three-day professional development workshop via Google Slides that takes place over the time span of approximately six weeks. Its purpose would be to spark interest and to ... -
Blending our practice: Using online and face-to-face methods to sustain community among faculty in an extended length professional development program [post-print]
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2016)This paper outlines the design and implementation of a nine-month faculty development program delivered using a combination of face-to-face and online methods. Participants from a range of disciplines met at regular ... -
Cultivating belonging: Living leadership in communities of learning
(Royal Roads University, 2017-06-01)Learning Communities are an important element of the Royal Roads University (RRU) Learning and Teaching Model. Cohort members in Royal Roads University’s Master’s of Arts in Leadership (MAL) program remain connected and ... -
Faculty developers as allies (not experts) in supporting Indigenous perspectives
(Universities Canada, 2018-01-30)Situated in teaching and learning centres, faculty developers are well-positioned to be allies in the face of faculty uncertainty. Here and now, teaching and learning centres are being called to go beyond drawing rubrics ... -
The link: Building community in online learning environments
(Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, 2015)As the use of online technology for educational purposes continues to grow, there is a need for greater understanding of how learning communities are built in online environments. This paper outlines the results of a study ... -
Professional learning community focused on assessment for learning
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2010-03)This mixed methods study explored the questions: To what degree, if any, does the involvement in a structured professional learning community, focused on assessment for learning (AFL), lead to increases in secondary science ... -
Professional learning community focused on assessment for learning: teachers’ reported levels of adoption and changes in attitude
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2010-05)The empirical evidence on changing educators’ assessment practices shows what pedagogical changes effectively increase student achievement, but the question remains about how to support educators in making the necessary ... -
Professional learning through collaborative inquiry
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2013)The purpose of this project was to explore the experiences of a group of elementary school teachers, with regards to professional learning as they moved through a school-based collaborative inquiry process. As the newly ... -
Supporting teachers to increase retention in BC offshore schools
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2015)This design project seeks to provide administrators in British Columbia offshore schools with practical strategies to employ to support the teaching staff in their schools and potentially reduce the high rate of staff ... -
Teacher induction: learning in community
(Vancouver Island University, 2012)Teacher induction methods and their effects on teacher practices on Vancouver Island, BC were investigated using a mixed methods exploratory approach. An online survey instrument was used to collect the data from the ... -
Together we stand: exploring learning communities in trades programs
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2016)This study examined the effect of learning communities on the educational experiences of traditional and non-traditional students enrolled in trades programs at Vancouver Island University. Literature on learning communities ... -
The Twitter experience : the role of Twitter in the formation and maintenance of personal learning networks
(2011-09-01)This qualitative phenomenological study involving in-depth interviews with seven educators in K-12 and higher education examines the role that the microblogging service Twitter plays in the formation and development of ... -
Why some teachers are not likely to engage in Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) designed for teachers’ professional development to help them adapt to educational innovation
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2019)The purpose of the present study was to consider the reasons of teacher’s non-engagement of Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) and how to implement effective professional learning in schools. Teacher’s experience of ...
