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Darla Runyon, MS Ed.

Professional Development@Your Fingertips: The Missouri Regional Professional Development Centers Online. Darla Runyon, MS Ed. Assistant Director/Curriculum Design Specialist Center for Information Technology in Education Northwest Missouri State University drunyon@mail.nwmissouri.edu

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Darla Runyon, MS Ed.

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  1. Professional Development@Your Fingertips: The Missouri Regional Professional Development Centers Online

  2. Darla Runyon, MS Ed. Assistant Director/Curriculum Design Specialist Center for Information Technology in Education Northwest Missouri State University drunyon@mail.nwmissouri.edu cite.nwmissouri.edu www.NorthwestOnline.org

  3. Time for professional development? • Busy work week schedules • Extensive travel time • Interruption of week nights and weekends^

  4. If only I… • ...had the ability to fit courses into my schedule. • ...didn’t have to drive for three hours take the course. • ...had easier access and convenience to professional development…. • an online course direct to my computer!^

  5. MORPDC Online • Missouri Regional Professional Development Centers Online • provides a central location for online professional development statewide • collaborative effort of the ten regional professional development centers • design and development assistance provided by Center for Information Technology in Education (CITE)^

  6. Missouri’s Regional Professional Development Centers • Geographically located on Missouri campuses • Created to promote professional development in the K-12 school districts • earn credits toward advancement on pay scale • work towards a graduate degree • enhance professional competencies • Assist school districts with the structuring of a professional development plan^

  7. Collaborative effort • Proposal submitted in 1999 to develop an online professional development delivery system statewide • collaboration of ten centers at statewide retreats • portal and online course prototype developed • schedule developed to incorporate a pilot project of the portal and online course^

  8. MORPDC Portal • Hosts an entry web page • located at http://www.morpdc.org • links to available online courses courses • access to state and national professional development standards • Missouri professional development contacts and guidelines • resources, tutorials, and a pd library^

  9. Professional Development 101 • Online pilot course • covers basic professional development organization and structure for school districts • one credit course • Hosted by CITE at Northwest Missouri State University • content provided by the ten centers • designed and developed using Blackboard’s CourseInfo^

  10. PD 101 pilot • Three regional professional development centers serve as pilot sites • Volunteers from K-12 school districts • Funded through the state for first pilot effort • Students registered via MORPDC portal site • Currently participating in the online pilot course^

  11. PD 101 pilot • Provided online instructors with training session • Provides re-design needs based on student input • Evaluation of course and instructor via online form • Focus group will provide re-design input^

  12. Going public • Launching MORPDC officially January 2001 • Implementing marketing plan via ten centers and state professional development conference • Design and develop additional online professional development courses • Tie into university degree programs ^

  13. Professional Development@Your Fingertips • Continued professional growth potentially increasing student success • Convenience and quality available to K-12 instructors • Authentically incorporates instructional technology integration^

  14. Darla Runyon, MS Ed. Assistant Director/Curriculum Design Specialist Center for Information Technology in Education Northwest Missouri State University drunyon@mail.nwmissouri.edu cite.nwmissouri.edu www.NorthwestOnline.org

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