Abstract
In the last decade there has been a shift in the mode of continuous professional teacher development. In the past these instances of training were conducted mainly in the form of face-to-face contact sessions. The mode of delivery evolved as access to technology became more ubiquitous and online learning solutions more readily available. Of some concern is the high drop-out rates that have been typical of such online solutions. As such, the sustainability of various solutions remains problematic and conditions for scaling have not yet been addressed. At present, not much is known about the online patterns of behaviour within online continuous teacher professional development environments and how teachers enact their choices of learning materials and courses. This study seeks to investigate what influences successful outcomes of learning in an online learning environment by exploring the patterns of use of teachers as they engage with various course materials. Data logs extracted from such a bespoke learning ecosystem specific to teacher development were analysed for patterns of engagement and instances of self-efficacy. These data records consist of more than 557 users over a 7-month period. Raw data was treated to anonymise users and further reduced to exclude incomplete entries.
M.Ed. (Information and Communication Technology in Education)