Research Questions:
How do we measure to see if podcasts have a positive significant impact on timely and effective professional development?
How do you, as part of the iPod LC, feel about how the iPods/Podcasts have or have not enhanced your job performance?
What barriers have you encountered when trying to use the iPods/Podcasts? For those who would like to learn more, how have you overcome those barriers?
I am interested in this topic because. . .
Eventually:
How do we know that this technological tool will impact our participants? What evaluation tool can we implement in order to have a systematic measurement of the podcasts to ensure they are timely and effective for the end users?
Right Now:
In order for us to continuously improve we need to look at what we are doing to see if it has a positive impact on job performance. Right now, I'm more interested in looking at the impact of the iPods/Podcasting on the iPod learning community.
Problem identified and validated:
Several people have mentioned that there have been a few barriers with learning the new technology and how to incorporate it effectively and efficiently into their work environment.
Target Audience:
The iPod LC
Background Research (tbc):
What research already exists on evaluating timely and effective podcasts in any type of educational environment? . . . in professional development? What is timely? What is effective?
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There are so many facets to evaluating podcasts and this blog is opened with the intent of examining several to narrow them down to one. Evaluation, right now, is open to the evaluation of the information contained in the podcasts and of the use of the podcasts. How can we tell that the podcasts are useful?
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About Me
- Rebecca Kerr
- I work at the Broward County Public Schools Human Resource Development Department in Professional Development Support and Inservice. Each year, I try to make sure that the Professional Development System is aligned with state mandates and that it is more user friendly for program managers, administrators designers, trainers, coaches, inservice facilitators, organizers, and participants in professional development events.