TY - JOUR
T1 - Field-based professional development of teachers engaged in distance education
T2 - Experiences from the Arctic
AU - Veletsianos, George
AU - Doering, Aaron
AU - Henrickson, Jeni
PY - 2012/5
Y1 - 2012/5
N2 - We examine the experiences of five teachers who traveled with a team of educators, scientists, and explorers on circumpolar Arctic expeditions to deliver adventure learning (AL) programs to K-12 students at a distance. Results highlight the personal and professional impacts this opportunity had on teachers, including their empowering, fulfilling, and mentally exhausting experiences while assisting in delivering distance education to students worldwide. The article concludes with a discussion of issues to consider in the development of similar programs.
AB - We examine the experiences of five teachers who traveled with a team of educators, scientists, and explorers on circumpolar Arctic expeditions to deliver adventure learning (AL) programs to K-12 students at a distance. Results highlight the personal and professional impacts this opportunity had on teachers, including their empowering, fulfilling, and mentally exhausting experiences while assisting in delivering distance education to students worldwide. The article concludes with a discussion of issues to consider in the development of similar programs.
KW - K-12 online education
KW - adventure learning
KW - expedition field experiences
KW - field experiences
KW - online distance education
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U2 - 10.1080/01587919.2012.667959
DO - 10.1080/01587919.2012.667959
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84860741251
SN - 0158-7919
VL - 33
SP - 45
EP - 59
JO - Distance Education
JF - Distance Education
IS - 1
ER -
