Volunteer Blended Coaching with Social Media and Telecollaboration Tools in Developing Teachers’ Action Research Skills

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10.2991/978-94-6463-388-7_13How to use a DOI?

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Blended Coaching; Social Media; Action Research

Abstract

Although public school teachers considered action research (AR) beneficial to teaching and professional development, data showed that teachers have less access to AR coaching. This research reports the impact of volunteer blended coaching among University of the Philippines Cebu Pahinungod (Volunteerism) professors who coached 14 public school teachers from various provinces in the Philippines in conducting AR. It used the IPARD Model in coaching. The Investigation Stage showed that teachers preferred blended due to COVID-19 virus anxiety, the resumption of face-to-face (FTF) classes, convenience, and island storms. In the Planning and Action Stages, we conducted a Blended Coaching Program for four months with these features: (1) FTF to start coaching the teachers on writing the research questions and using the proper methodology; and (2) Online multimodal platforms in social media like Facebook Messenger while collaborating with Google Docs for immediate feedback and revisions. In the Demonstration Stage, external district evaluators approved the teachers’ AR and the researchers presented their findings in local and international conferences. Findings from the participants’ anonymous evaluation and interviews showed the following: (1) Blended coaching developed their competence and confidence conducting AR; (2) The use of social networks and telecollaboration tools promoted convenience and flexibility.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Ericka Mae Encabo
AU  - Aurelio P. Vilbar
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/02/29
TI  - Volunteer Blended Coaching with Social Media and Telecollaboration Tools in Developing Teachers’ Action Research Skills
BT  - Proceedings of the Workshop on Computation: Theory and Practice (WCTP 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 215
EP  - 228
SN  - 2589-4900
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-388-7_13
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-388-7_13
ID  - Encabo2024
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