Wolodko, Brenda and Stewart, Cherry and Green, Nicole and Edwards, Helen and Brooks, Margaret and Littledyke, Roz (2013) Shifting mindsets within: self-study of professional learning. In: Global challenges and perspectives in blended and distance learning. IGI Publishing (IGI Global), Hershey, PA. United States, pp. 191-201. ISBN 9781466639782
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In an educational environment focused on providing flexible learning options to diverse student groups — rural and remote, cross-cultural, mature-aged, and second-chance learners—there need to be effective capacity building strategies for the professionals who provide these educational services. People do not resist change; they resist being changed. This chapter describes the capacity building of early childhood educators redesigning curriculum for distance learning. They engaged in self-study using metaphor as a research strategy to investigate their own adaptive practices. The creation of a professional learning community was made possible by supporting personal mastery and reflecting on the shared vision. The process of focusing meta-cognition on one's own values and beliefs brought about a change in attitudes and perspectives relating to what could be achieved in an online learning environment. This chapter describes the research strategies and outcomes of an academic self-study professional development project. In addition, the authors suggest broader application of metaphor analysis as an elucidating strategy for capacity building.
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