Risorse digitali per lo sviluppo professionale sull’e-learning: un approccio self-paced all’apprendimento professionale

Contenuto principale dell'articolo

Maria Ranieri
Juliana Elisa Raffaghelli
Francesca Pezzati

Abstract

Dato il numero crescente di università che hanno adottato soluzioni e-learning o blended, lo sviluppo professionale degli accademici viene considerato sempre più come una strategia fondamentale per innovare le pratiche didattiche dei docenti. Tuttavia, numerose barriere, tra cui i vincoli spaziotemporali, impediscono ai docenti di frequentare programmi di formazione. Un formato online flessibile dovrebbe adattarsi meglio alle esigenze degli utenti. A questo proposito, sebbene esista una letteratura sugli interventi in presenza, gli studi sui corsi online self-paced sono ancora limitati. Questo articolo presenta un corso online self-paced per lo sviluppo professionale dei docenti sull’e-learning e ne esplora la corrispondenza con i bisogni degli utenti. Si apre con un esame della letteratura e una spiegazione delle strategie progettuali adottate. Illustra poi i metodi utilizzati e l’analisi dei dati raccolti. I risultati mostrano che, a seconda dei livelli di esperienza e di motivazione, gli utenti manifestano modelli diversi di uso dei contenuti e delle attività selezionate. In tal senso essi confermano l’importanza di adottare approcci progettuali basati su principi self-paced.

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Articoli - Numero speciale
Biografie autore

Maria Ranieri, Università degli Studi Firenze

Dipartimento di Scienze della Formazione e Psicologia

Juliana Elisa Raffaghelli, Università degli Studi Firenze

Dipartimento di Scienze della Formazione e Psicologia

Francesca Pezzati, Università degli Studi Firenze

Sistema Informatico dell'Ateneo Fiorentino (SIAF)

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