Report: The McREL Rural Technology Initiative: Research and Evaluation Study
Report:
The McREL Rural Technology Initiative: Research and Evaluation Study
Authors: Lauer, Patricia A.; Stoutemyer, Kirsten L.; Van Buhler, Rebecca J.
Date: 2005
Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning
This study investigated McREL's Rural Technology Initiative (RTI), an online professional development intervention that provides opportunities for teacher collaboration while delivering training to teachers and administrators on instructional improvement, including the use of technology for teaching and learning. The purposes of the study were: (1) to examine the effects of online professional development on teacher professional community and teacher retention, (2) to evaluate the influences of the RTI on teacher instruction, teacher and administrator use of technology, and administrator practice, and (3) to identify those aspects of the RTI intervention that worked best and those that should be changed.
