Online informal professional development for distance tutors: experiences from The Open University in Scotland Export

@article{citeulike:3689089, abstract = {Academic staff who work away from the university campus have few informal opportunities to keep in touch with their peers, and the provision of appropriate professional development for them can be problematic. At the Open University in Scotland an online forum provides a platform for the development of an informal community of distance tutors. It encourages exchange and reflection on the subject of using online media to support students, and has been running continuously for over three years. This paper presents the findings from research undertaken to establish who uses the forum, how and for what purposes, and draws out issues relevant to others supporting and developing staff at a distance.}, author = {Cornelius, Sarah and Macdonald, Janet}, citeulike-article-id = {3689089}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02680510701815319}, doi = {10.1080/02680510701815319}, journal = {Open Learning: The Journal of Open and Distance Learning}, keywords = {ou, professional\_development\_for\_distance, tutors}, number = {1}, pages = {43--55}, posted-at = {2008-12-02 14:05:33}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Routledge}, title = {Online informal professional development for distance tutors: experiences from The Open University in Scotland}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02680510701815319}, volume = {23}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3689089 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3689089 N2 - Academic staff who work away from the university campus have few informal opportunities to keep in touch with their peers, and the provision of appropriate professional development for them can be problematic. At the Open University in Scotland an online forum provides a platform for the development of an informal community of distance tutors. It encourages exchange and reflection on the subject of using online media to support students, and has been running continuously for over three years. This paper presents the findings from research undertaken to establish who uses the forum, how and for what purposes, and draws out issues relevant to others supporting and developing staff at a distance. IS - 1 JF - Open Learning: The Journal of Open and Distance Learning EP - 55 TI - Online informal professional development for distance tutors: experiences from The Open University in Scotland PB - Routledge VL - 23 SP - 43 KW - ou KW - professional_development_for_distance KW - tutors AU - Cornelius, Sarah AU - Macdonald, Janet PY - 2008/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02680510701815319 ER -