The COVID-19 crisis mustn’t be used to rationalize hasty education reforms. (2020, May 19). BOLD. https://bold.expert/the-covid-19-crisis-mustnt-be-used-to-rationalize-hasty-education-reforms/

Pandemic may reverse human development for first time in 30 years, UN says. (n.d.). World Economic Forum. Retrieved June 1, 2020, from https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/05/pandemic-international-human-deveolpment-covid19-coronavirus/

Gusso, H., Archer, A. B., Luiz, F. B., Sahão, F. T., de Luca, G. G., Henklain, M., Panosso, M. G., Kienen, N., Beltramello, O., & Gonçalves, V. M. (2020). Higher Education in the Times of Pandemic: University management guidelines [Preprint]. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/by5xj

Velez, G., & Power, S. A. (2020). Teaching students how to think, not what to think: Pedagogy & political psychology [Preprint]. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/yedap

This website outlines digital literacy initiatives provided by the Literacy Information and Communication System (LINCS). The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) implements these intitatives to aid adult learners in the successful use of technology in their education and careers. Students have free access to learning material on different subjects under the "LINCS Learner Center" tab. Teachers and tutors also have access to resoruces on implementing educational technology for professional development and effective instruction. Rating 8/10

This website is part of Angelo State University's online teaching training course for faculty members. This section outlines three prominent theories of education-Behaviorism, Social Cognitive Theory, and Constructivism-and applies them to online learning. Instructional Designers and course instructors can use this guide for the construction of meaningful and active learning environment for students. Rating: 10/10

Community of Practice

Faculty Development as Community Building

Article to understand that faculty development is community building

Professional learning expectations in all professions. Evaluations of PD programs and understanding authentic pd

Setting up a Teacher Community Blog

Google Teacher Center for App

How to start a PD community

The disconnected life of a teacher

Facts on PD and its effects on student achievment

Supporting instructors in PD in math

Effective Professors through PD producing impactful student outcomes

This article proves that just in case professional development must now change with new technologies to just in time PD.

Salesforce Chatter for Module 2 DB post and Paper For overall authentic Professional Developement in Higher Education.

This article is about PD for professors in HE that is authentic and complete.

Technology Infused Professional Development by Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education relays information about the best practices for technology to be a large part of professional development. Knowledge base consists of three major domains. They are knowledge of learner, knowledge of content and knowledge of best ways and means to help students learn. Learning is considered both an active and social process. True, deep learning must be applied to new situation and this is not easy with new learning. "If we don't change the direction we are going, we're likely to end up where we are heading"

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Create is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing resources for the development and creation of educational technology to enhance the independence and productivity of older adult learners.

The sight includes publications, resources, research, news, social media and information all relevant to aging and technology. It is the consortium of five universities including: Weill Cornell Medicine,University of Miami, Florida State University,Georgia Institute of Technology, and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

RATING: 4/5 (rating based upon a score system 1 to 5, 1= lowest 5=highest in terms of content, veracity, easiness of use etc.)

This article uses librarians at graduate institutions to study the effect of a professional development program. The instruction was designed to teach adult learning theory. The article includes the instruction and assessment of the program.

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To develop their own "mindsets" in a nurturing environment that values their agency and supports them in seeing and realizing the possibilities in their lives? :-)

Mindfulness training in schools seems to have some major benefits.