Online Professional Development Program for Teachers

With the ongoing development in the use of §technology, institutions are encouraged to have §online programs in their systems. Teacher §Professional Development programs are one of these §branches. This book provides background information §about online teacher professional development (oTPD)§programs, the design process of a specific oTPD §program, implementation of it and results of this §program.§§The aim of this study was to investigate teachers §perceptions about the program. The research study §included two consecutive steps. The first step was §related to the design of the oTPD program. With the §help of related literature, examples of oTPD §programs and expert opinions, an oTPD program was §designed. In the second step, it was implemented. §The program consisted of instructional activities §such as reading case studies, self reflection, forum §discussions, watching videos of a sample lesson, §hands-on activity and WebQuest.§§The analysis of steps in this book should be useful §to professionals in pre-service and in-service §teacher education and also experts that deal with §professional development programs.