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Strategies for Successfully Completing Online Professional Development

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Recently, increasing demand for teacher professional development andsignificant advances in information and communication technologieshas led to a proliferation of online professional development. In spiteof online professional development's popularity and advantages, researchindicates that there is a concern of considerably high dropout ratesof online learners. Therefore, to reduce the dropout rates of the learners,this paper is designed to help teachers identify professional developmentopportunities that are tailored to their needs as well as successfullycomplete these learning experiences. To achieve the purpose of thestudy, the paper explores the considerations for evaluating the characteristicsof online learners and online professional development. Usingthese evaluations, this paper provides practical strategies for helpingelementary and secondary education teachers successfully complete onlineprofessional development without dropping out an online course.

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Recently, increasing demand for teacher professional development andsignificant advances in information and communication technologieshas led to a proliferation of online professional development. In spiteof online professional development's popularity and advantages, researchindicates that there is a concern of considerably high dropout ratesof online learners. Therefore, to reduce the dropout rates of the learners,this paper is designed to help teachers identify professional developmentopportunities that are tailored to their needs as well as successfullycomplete these learning experiences. To achieve the purpose of thestudy, the paper explores the considerations for evaluating the characteristicsof online learners and online professional development. Usingthese evaluations, this paper provides practical strategies for helpingelementary and secondary education teachers successfully complete onlineprofessional development without dropping out an online course.

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