Introduction to the Special Issue: Faculty Development for Online Teaching

Volume, Issue - Date: 
Volume 16, Issue 2- March
Author(s): 
Stephanie J. Jones
Author(s): 
Katrina A. Meyer
Oganization: 
Stephanie J. Jones, Texas Tech University
Oganization: 
Katrina A. Meyer, University of Memphis
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Keywords: 
faculty development, professional development, adult education, transformational learning
Abstract: 

As co-editors of this special issue on faculty development for online teaching, we would like to make a few points before readers engage in the articles included in the issue. First, we intended the special issue to include research on faculty development programs, especially research that was based on an appropriate theory. These studies seem especially important given their exploration of the usefulness of theory for creating faculty development activities and evaluating theireffectiveness