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REACH & IMPACT: Research Team

Conference Presentations

American Educational Research Association (AERA)
2006:

A Mixed-Methods Study of Shifts in Classroom Practice Related to Online Professional Development Courses
paper | presentation
David Eddy Spicer and Roland Stark
Division K, Section 7 Symposium -- Beyond Self-report: Analyzing Shifts in Teaching Practice Following Innovative Professional Development
Session Chair: Martha Stone Wiske
Organizer: David Eddy Spicer
Discussant: Joyce B. Evans, National Science Foundation

2005:

Quality Assurance "Middleware" for Gauging Learning Effectiveness in Online Teacher Professional Development
Division C, Section 7, Session: Examining the Use of Technology in Teacher Professional Development
David Eddy Spicer

Fostering Expertise through Collaborative Ongoing Assessment
Division K, Section 7, Session: Fostering Teacher Expertise: Theory, Methods, and Tools
Stone Wiske

Bridging the Gap between Schools and Universities: Networked Technologies As Support for Better Teaching
Division K, Section 8, Session: Networked Technologies and Web-based Teacher Professional Development
Lois Hetland

2004:

Facilitating Online Learning: Establishing the Research Agenda
Division C, Section 7, Technology Research Interactive Symposium:
Stone Wiske (Chair)

2003:

The Power of Peer Learning: Designing for Peer Interactions in Online Professional Development Courses for Educators
Pamela Whitehouse

2002:

WIDE World organized a panel presentation in 2002. The following documents are available from this presentation:

  • 5 slide shows
    PowerPoint prepared by five teams of WIDE World researchers presenting at the annual conference in New Orleans.
  • Contacts and Context: How Three Professionals Understand the Collegial Environment of an Online Course as an Aspect of Meaningful Professional Engagement (PDF)
    The research reported here found that the pattern of relationships sought and developed by three WIDE learners online over a span of five months mirrored participants' patterns of collegial interaction in other settings. The research identified three patterns: community-- in which primary importance is placed on colleagues within the school building; network-- in which colleagues beyond the local setting carry the most weight; and "loner"--in which collegial relationships are seen as of secondary importance or viewed as a detraction from the work at hand.
    David Eddy Spicer
  • New Technologies to Support Teaching for Understanding (PDF)
    This paper explores the ways in which online professional development provides significant opportunities for meeting the challenges of helping in-service educators study and promote the improvement of practice.

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