Collaborative Design of Online Professional Development: Building the Milwaukee Professional Support Portal

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Eddy Spicer, D. & Dede, C. (2006). Collaborative Design of Online Professional Development: Building the Milwaukee Professional Support Portal. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 14(4), 679-699. Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
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Journal of Technology and Teacher Education
ISSN 1059-7069
Volume 14, Issue 4, October 2006
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)  Chesapeake, VA

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Authors

David Eddy Spicer, Chris Dede, Harvard Graduate School of Education, USA

Abstract

This case study describes an effort to design and pilot an interactive, Web-based, district-wide "professional support portal" to support new teacher retention and professional growth in the Milwaukee Public Schools. The study reviews the overarching goals of this program and focuses, in particular, on an account of the nature and kinds of collaboration among the district and its institutional partners that made possible the design and early use of this Portal. Findings identify key factors that proved either to facilitate or impede distant collaboration. These principles are essential to consider when planning and implementing district-wide initiatives for in-service professional development that embrace new technologies and include multiple partners.

Keywords

• Collaboration
• Research Methods
• Instructional Design
• Professional Development

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