Gail Wilson
Gail Wilson
Associate Professor
Bond University
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New skills and ways of working: Faculty development for e-learning.
Gail Wilson
DATE: January 2007
ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT:
Wilson, G. (2006) New skills and ways of working: Faculty development for e-learning. In M. Bullen & D. Janes (Eds.) Making the transition to e-learning: Strategies and issues. Chapter 8, pp. 121-138. Hershey, PA: Idea Group. ISBN: 1591409500
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ABSTRACT:
This chapter provides a practitioner-focused review and analysis of the different approaches to faculty development in order to prepare staff for new roles and skills for teaching and learning in the online environment.
The chapter examines these new sets of skills, knowledge and capabilities required by faculty and ways in which higher education institutions have instituted professional development support for teachers to address these requirements.