@proceedings{809,
title = {Promoting Professional Development in Open and Distance Learning Settings: Developing Communities of Instructional Practice},
author = {Olga Fragou and Achilles Kameas},
url = {http://daissy.eap.gr/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/ECEL2014_draft.pdf},
year = {2014},
date = {2014-01-01},
journal = {14th European Conference on E Learning},
address = {Kopenhagen, Denmark},
abstract = {The increasing emphasis on Higher Education standards has created a shift in the mode Universities deliver professional development. Universities have answered the call of professional development by redesigning curricula and structuring tutorstextquoteright training programs. Open and Distance Learning Standards in Higher Education promote educational content reusability and modularity so as to adapt in various subject domains. Communities of Practice (CoPs) have constantly posed challenges to Higher Education Institutions (HEI), in particular those engaged in open and distance learning. These communities develop their practice through problem solving, requesting information, seeking experience, coordination and synergy, discussing developments, documenting project mapping knowledge and identifying gaps. This paper presents design framework, methodological aspects and preliminary data analysis of research conducted in (3) Thematic Units of Hellenic Open University with the volunteer participation of (9) Tutors, in forming Communities of Instructional Design in Open and Distance Learning settings.},
keywords = {communities of practice, Instructional Design, Open and Distance Learning, Professional Development},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {proceedings}
}
The increasing emphasis on Higher Education standards has created a shift in the mode Universities deliver professional development. Universities have answered the call of professional development by redesigning curricula and structuring tutorstextquoteright training programs. Open and Distance Learning Standards in Higher Education promote educational content reusability and modularity so as to adapt in various subject domains. Communities of Practice (CoPs) have constantly posed challenges to Higher Education Institutions (HEI), in particular those engaged in open and distance learning. These communities develop their practice through problem solving, requesting information, seeking experience, coordination and synergy, discussing developments, documenting project mapping knowledge and identifying gaps. This paper presents design framework, methodological aspects and preliminary data analysis of research conducted in (3) Thematic Units of Hellenic Open University with the volunteer participation of (9) Tutors, in forming Communities of Instructional Design in Open and Distance Learning settings.
