Improving Middle Grades Science Teachers’ Online and Blended Teaching Using MOOC-Delivered PD

• In Event: DDL - TPCK and MOOCs

Short Description

What are the benefits and challenges of utilizing MOOCs as a professional development platform for in-service science educators? Fifteen middle grades science teachers and four university facilitator-designers engaged in the Teaching Online Open Learning MOOC developed by Georgia Virtual School. Multiple sources of data were used to build a descriptive case and to search for themes. This presentation will conclude with a discussion related to design considerations for incorporating MOOCs into K-12 science PD.

Authors

• Kim C. Huett, University of West Georgia

• Jason Huett, University of West Georgia

• Phoebe Balentyne, University of West Georgia

• Andy Walter, University of West Georgia