Educators' perceptions of using Twitter as a professional development tool

<p>Educator professional development has the power to affect day-to-day educational practice. Every school district wrestles with planning professional development for improving educators professionally to better student achievement. With the largest portion of the budget being spent on personnel, developing educators and staff professionally should be a school district’s main priority. Taking into consideration the nature of adult learners and changes in educational and technological resources, professional development is ripe for a change. The purpose of this case study was to explore educators’ perceptions of using Twitter to receive and engage in professional development over a five-week period. Interviews of the study participants were conducted before and after the study to determine their perceptions of using Twitter for professional development. Through analysis of interviews, this dissertation investigates educators’ perceptions of using Twitter for professional development. The researcher concluded that when proper training and preparatory measures are taken, the use of Twitter can provide professional learning opportunities for educators as adult learners in an efficient and meaningful way. Study results indicated that future professional development opportunities should include choice for the learner, through the use of Twitter.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Level thesis:degree_level

Open Access Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Leadership and Counseling

Year dc:date.available

2021

Author dc:creator

• Lusk, Bradford

Contributors dc:contributor

• James Berry, Ed.D.
• David Anderson, Ed.D.
• Toni Stokes Jones, Ph.D.

• professional
• development Twitter
• Education

Repository record dc:identifier

https://commons.emich.edu/theses/1062

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:commons.emich.edu:theses-2446