Role of E-learning in Professional Development: A Proposed Framework

The professional development of teaching staff in tertiary education organizations (TEOs) and of those who support them has been identified as an essential element of future progress towards implementing and building capability in e-learning in tertiary education. This framework addresses this perceived need, but also suggests that many of the features of the professional development of teachers can and should be replicated at other levels. Departments and divisions within TEOs, the TEOs themselves, and the governmental organizations that support them, all need to undergo progressive development as learning organizations to properly understand and promote the development of teachers. Whether we regard this as the professional development of staff within these organizations, or as a development of the ethos of the organizations, development is needed.