A strategic analysis of the online learning community for continuing professional development of university faculty in Taiwan: a SWOT analysis

Author

Chen, Tzy-Ling ; Chen, Tzu-Jung

Author_Institution

Agric. Extension Educ., Nat. Chung-Hsing Univ., Taichung, Taiwan

fYear

2002

fDate

3-6 Dec. 2002

Firstpage

1408

Abstract

This paper delineates an instrumental multi-case study conducted in Taiwan with university faculty. The study explores higher education teachers´ standpoints concerning adoption of online learning community (OLC) as a strategy for continuing professional development (CPD) taking advantage of the technique frequently applied to program planning or decision making analyses on internal effects of Strength and Weakness as well as external possibilities of Opportunity and Threat (SWOT). In the end, discussions of use of OLC for CPD of university faculty in Taiwan are elaborated.

Keywords

Internet; commerce; computer aided instruction; information resources; professional aspects; teaching; CPD; SWOT analysis; Taiwan; continuing professional development; higher education; instrumental multi-case study; online learning community; university faculty; Continuing education; Continuing professional development; Decision making; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Engineering profession; Humans; Instruments; Probes; Strategic planning;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computers in Education, 2002. Proceedings. International Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7695-1509-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CIE.2002.1186271

Filename

1186271