Share Paper: Social Media-Based Professional Development for Teachers of BYOD Classrooms

  1. Michael Mills, University of Central Arkansas, United States
Tuesday, March 22 10:45 AM-11:15 AM Scarbrough 3

Abstract: Sustained professional development is needed to help teachers transition to the ever increasing availability of mobile devices in K-12 classrooms. The purpose of this study is to determine if follow-up professional development delivered through social media has any effect on teachers’ sense of efficacy in content delivery and instructional strategies within the scope of a Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) classroom. A professional learning community (PLC) was created as a Facebook group and included twice-daily posts regarding mobile device topics and strategies. Sixty participants attended one of three face-to-face professional development sessions and were then divided into two groups: one receiving follow-up professional ...