University teacher competencies in a virtual teaching/learning environment: Analysis of a teacher training experience

Guasch, Teresa; Valdivia, Ibis Marlene Álvarez; Espasa, Anna

doi:10.1016/j.tate.2009.02.018

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“…Most online education programs still adopt a traditional homogenous learning model with one single set of learning materials for all learners, though they have different backgrounds, learning styles, and cognitive capabilities. This lack of flexibility in a homogeneous model could be one reason that VLEs supporting those online education programs have not been as successful as expected [5,6,9,23,24,27,29].…”

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Enhancing e-learning effectiveness using an intelligent agent-supported personalized virtual learning environment: An empirical investigation

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“…This instrument was developed by Green and Taber. 5 Learning Performance was measured by two constructs, Perceived learning Performance and Actual Learning Performance were measured by the final examination score.…”

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Enhancing e-learning effectiveness using an intelligent agent-supported personalized virtual learning environment: An empirical investigation

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“…In the e-learning environment, the social role of tutors has been highlighted as a component of emotional support (González-Sanmamed, Muñoz-Carril, & Sangrà, 2014;Baran, Correia, & Thompson, 2011;Guasch et al, 2010), which was suggested to affect the learning process and outcomes. The social role is identified by Berge (1995) as one of four necessary roles assumed by instructors in CMC situations and is ranked fourth in terms of the priority of eight roles associated with online instructors in Bawane and Spector's (2009) study.…”

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Rethinking Distance Tutoring in e-Learning Environments: A Study of the Priority of Roles and Competencies of Open University Tutors in China

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This study aims to identify the priority of the roles and competencies of tutors working in the e-learning environments where the tutors are experiencing the changes brought by reforming traditional TV and broadcasting university to open universities. The mixed methods, DACUM, non-participatory observation, and questionnaires were used to identify the priority of the roles and competencies of tutors. The findings suggested that the priority of the roles and competencies has significantly changed accompanied to the shift of pedagogy from cognitive behaviorist to social-constructivist and connectivist. Changes in the roles of the instructional designer and instructor were highlighted.Significant differences in perceptions of the importance of the roles and competencies corresponding to learning management and technology use also merit further attention.

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“…Teacher culture is a sub culture of the school culture, which is the formation of teachers in teaching activities and values and behavior development mainly include teachers' occupation consciousness, role identity, education concept, value orientation, emotional and behavioral reactions [5] [6].Local colleges and universities should gradually change the concept of management, with the "soft control" of teachers' culture to balance the "high voltage centralization" under the rigid institutional environment, so that the management of teachers is more humane. University education is characterized by individuality and creativity, respect for knowledge and respect for talent, only through the development of teachers' subjective initiative.…”

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Problems and Countermeasures of teachers' management in local colleges and Universities

Zhang¹

2017

Proceedings of the 2017 3rd International Conference on Economics, Social Science, Arts, Education and Management Engineering (

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Abstract:The level of teacher management is closely related to the quality of education in local colleges and Universities. The existing problems in the management of teachers in local colleges and universities have lowered the quality of higher education and restricted the development of colleges and universities. Restricting the development of colleges and universities include: a single channel of talent introduction; weak teachers; less investment in personnel training; lack of stamina for teachers' development; rigid management; teachers' subjective initiative is not strong. We can improve the management level of teachers from three aspects: to broaden the channels for the introduction of talents, to create teachers training institutions, to strengthen the infiltration of teacher culture, and to highlight the humane management. Keyword: Teacher management; local colleges; UniversitiesIn recent years, the rapid expansion of the scale of colleges and universities, then the number of colleges and universities showed a spurt of growth. Among them, the local universities occupy a large proportion of the higher education is becoming the main body of higher education. China's higher education is big and not strong, and the quality of higher education is not high, improving the quality of education in local colleges and universities will have a significant impact on the overall level of national higher education development. The management of teachers in local universities belongs to the senior human resources management system, strengthen the management of teachers quality is conducive to improve the quality of higher education overall level, determines the quality of personnel training in Colleges and universities and its development level. It is especially important to strengthen the management of university teachers and improve the efficiency of management. At present, there are some problems in the management, we should fully understand and put forward corresponding countermeasures. It is of great significance to improve the management of teachers and improve the quality of higher education.

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University teacher competencies in a virtual teaching/learning environment: Analysis of a teacher training experience

Cited by 148 publications

References 12 publications

Enhancing e-learning effectiveness using an intelligent agent-supported personalized virtual learning environment: An empirical investigation

Enhancing e-learning effectiveness using an intelligent agent-supported personalized virtual learning environment: An empirical investigation

Rethinking Distance Tutoring in e-Learning Environments: A Study of the Priority of Roles and Competencies of Open University Tutors in China

Problems and Countermeasures of teachers' management in local colleges and Universities

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