The Online Faculty Development and Assessment System

The Online Faculty Development and Assessment System

This article evaluates the role of the Online Faculty Development and Assessment System (OFDAS), created at universities in the Canary Islands, Spain, in staff development. The evaluation indicates that the system helped staff in learning to teach curriculum and teaching capacities. The tasks, onlin...

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Main Authors: Luis M. Villar, Olga M. Alegre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association for Learning Technology 2007-12-01
Series:Research in Learning Technology
Online Access:http://www.researchinlearningtechnology.net/index.php/rlt/article/view/10932
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spelling doaj-4ba3796d1ea54fc9b5c6a52df6ffa3fd2020-11-24T23:23:54ZengAssociation for Learning Technology Research in Learning Technology2156-70692156-70772007-12-0115310.3402/rlt.v15i3.10932The Online Faculty Development and Assessment SystemLuis M. VillarOlga M. AlegreThis article evaluates the role of the Online Faculty Development and Assessment System (OFDAS), created at universities in the Canary Islands, Spain, in staff development. The evaluation indicates that the system helped staff in learning to teach curriculum and teaching capacities. The tasks, online resources and opportunities for discussions provided within the learning environment created for the system helped shape their attitudes towards learning curriculum and teaching capacities and enabled them to share their concerns about students' classroom learning environment assessment.http://www.researchinlearningtechnology.net/index.php/rlt/article/view/10932
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