Online Staff Development Analysis

The Online Learning Module was created to supplement and improve the county's technology needs just as the Face-to-Face Professional Development workshop. However, the Online Learning Module was intended to be given completely online. I found this assignment very challenging, yet also very rewarding. I stepped out of my comfort zone and created a module that was intended to be completed fully online. I had never done this before, so it was a new experience. I actually found that creating the online module was fairly simple and easy to do once I got started. I believe that the Online Learning Module would be more effective than the Face-to-Face Professional Development workshop because the Online Learning Module adds flexibility to the lesson. The staff can complete any portion of the module at any time that is convenient to them. They can also easily go back into the lesson to reread or watch the lessons to help them to become successful and understand the learning objectives. T

I found that the teachers that completed this workshop did very well with their Symbaloo webmixes. They used a variety of tools in their webmixes. Addtionally, the feedback that I got back with the Google Forms survey was very positive. The teachers especially liked the screencast video because it helped them to create their own Symbaloo step-by-step. I did find that some teachers did not use the markers to help separate and organize their webmix. However, if the whole webmix is only intended for one subject or topic, they wouldn't need the markers. The link to the Online Staff Development and a summary of the feedback from the workshop is provided below.


Online Staff Development Module