• International Journal of Knowledge Content Development & Technology
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.43-51
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• 2011

Recently, increasing demand for teacher professional development and significant advances in information and communication technologies has led to a proliferation of online professional development. In spite of online professional development's popularity and advantages, research indicates that there is a concern of considerably high dropout rates of online learners. Therefore, to reduce the dropout rates of the learners, this paper is designed to help teachers identify professional development opportunities that are tailored to their needs as well as successfully complete these learning experiences. To achieve the purpose of the study, the paper explores the considerations for evaluating the characteristics of online learners and online professional development. Using these evaluations, this paper provides practical strategies for helping elementary and secondary education teachers successfully complete online professional development without dropping out an online course.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.389-395
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• 2022

This quantitative study explored the extent to which convenience enhances professional development (PD) online. The sample of the study consisted of 421 teachers and supervisors. Findings evinced that convenience stimulated online PD. Another salient finding is the absence of significant differences among participants' responses concerning position and gender. Nonetheless, a significant difference exists in the variable of teaching experience. Teachers with more than 26-year experience were motivated to use online PD, which evidently could be attributed to the convenience they had over teachers with fewer years of experience.

• 한국문헌정보학회지
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• 제50권2호
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• pp.215-243
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 온라인교육과 역량기반 교육을 중심으로 사서직 계속교육의 국내외 동향을 분석하였다. 현재 국내 사서 계속교육 프로그램의 70% 이상이 온라인교육방식으로 수행되고 있었고, 주로 온라인 코스웨어 형태의 표준화된 콘텐츠가 동영상으로 제작되어 반복 활용되고 있는 것으로 파악되었다. 반면, 미국과 호주에서는 주로 웨비나 등 쌍방향 커뮤니케이션이 가능한 이러닝 방식을 사용하여 도서관 안팎의 최신 이슈를 다양한 교육강좌로 구성한 비표준화된 콘텐츠가 활용되고 있었다. 또한 최근 주목할 동향으로 미국, 영국, 호주 등 해외에서 전문직 역량기준에 기반하여 계속교육을 제공하려는 시도들이 파악되었다. 따라서 국내에서도 기 개발된 사서직 역량기준들을 계속교육에 접목시킴으로써 체계적인 교육프로그램을 운영할 것이 요청된다. 본 연구에서 분석한 해외 모범사례들은 향후 국내 온라인 계속교육 프로그램을 현장의 계속교육 수요와 요구에 부응하며 현장사서들의 역량을 강화시키는 방향으로 개선하는데 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

• 영어어문교육
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.1-22
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• 2011

Little has been known about the process of the language teacher professional development. The present study aims to investigate an assumption that anybody who has subject matter knowledge will be a good language teacher. A teacher with rich linguistic knowledge started to question the effectiveness of his online class. The teacher, in collaboration with a teacher trainer, became involved in the critical examination of his online class, seeking for more effective ways of teaching. The trainer provided the teacher with clinical supervision, which is characterized as developmental, collaborative, non-judgemental, interactive, and teacher-centered. The data collected at the multi-facets of the online teaching shows how the process of the teacher's decision-making became principled on the basis of recent developments in English language teaching, and how the teacher has gained pedagogical knowledge through reflection upon his teaching. The feedback from the students reveals that such teacher professional development is beneficial to student learning. These findings suggest that language teacher's professional development can take place when they are engaged in reflective teaching and classroom investigation. It is also suggested that the process of teacher development can be enhanced through collaborative supervision with trust, openness and congeniality between parties involved.

• Educational Technology International
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.193-213
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• 2017

This study aimed to explore online learning profiles of in-service teachers in South Korea, focusing on video lecture and discussion activities. A total of 269 teachers took an online professional development course for 14 days, using an online learning platform from which web log data were collected. The data showed the frequency of participation and the initial participation time, which was closely related to procrastinating behaviors. A cluster analysis revealed three online learning profiles of in-service teachers: procrastinating (n=42), passive interaction (n=136), and active learning (n=91) clusters. The active learning cluster showed high-level participation in both video lecture and discussion activities from the beginning of the online course, whereas the procrastinating cluster was seldom engaged in learning activities for the first half of the learning period. The passive interaction cluster was actively engaged in watching video lectures from the beginning of the online course but passively participated in discussion activities. As a result, the active learning cluster outperformed the passive interaction cluster in learning achievements. The findings were discussed in regard to how to improve online learning environments through considering online learning profiles of in-service teachers.

• 한국게임학회 논문지
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.31-41
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• 2008

한국 청소년의 95.6%가 인터넷을 이용하고 있고, 이 중 온라인 게임을 경험한 적이 있는 청소년은 82.5%이다. 인터넷 이용의 주 목적이 온라인 게임이라는 비율도 47%에 달한다. 심지어 10.6%가 심각한 게임 과몰입 증상을 보이고 있다. 이러한 상황에서 학생과 학부모들은 온라인 게임과몰입 문제를 인식하고 있으면서도, 대부분의 학생과 학부모들은 전문상담사가 부족하여 제대로 상담을 받지 못하고 있는 실정이다. 현장에서 게임 과몰입 상담의 대부분을 담당하고 있는 청소년 상담사들도 게임과몰입 전문 교육과정이 절실히 필요하고 참여할 의향이 있다는 조사결과가 나왔다. 본 연구는 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위해 학생, 학부모, 그리고 현장의 상담사들을 대상으로 상담 중 필요한 교육과정을 조사하여 효과적인 교육과정을 개발하여 제안하는데 있다. 본 연구 결과는 게임과몰입 전문상담사 양성을 가능하게 하여 게임 과몰입으로 고통 받고 있는 청소년들에게 도움을 줄 것이며, 궁극적으로는 청소년들이 건전하게 게임을 이용하게 될 것이다.

• Educational Technology International
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.41-63
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• 2005

E-Learning is widely introduced with cyber universities in Korea from 2001 whencyber universities were first authorized by the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development. E-learning amplified by cyber university gave a big impact in the campus based university which became the cause for the educational paradigm shift. The changes of status of cyber university shows important trend in college education which was analyzed by enrollment rate, types of cyber university, demography, and study areas. The enrollment rate of cyber universities is ever since 2001 and variety of study areas gives popularity to students. The demography of students is as expected older than traditional students. Female students at the cyber university outnumbered that at campus based university in Korea. For analyzing the trend of e-learning in Korea, there were studies twice in 2001 May-June from 213 faculty members and staff, 630 students and in 2004 May-June with 401 students. Most of e-learning students tent to spend less time yet, students feel more burden with e-learning. Professors tend to load more materials for the e-learning in 2001but in 2004 study, the difference no longer exists. Professors and students feel the academic achievement through e-learning is not as good as from the traditional classes. Difficulties for e-learning in 2001 were the lack of administrative information but in 2004, boring contents and lack of instructional strategies for e-learning. Technical problems still do exist but less serious. Suggestions for e-learning are blended learning, online students prefer video streaming with their own lecturer, new definition of instructor is needed, professional development for content development and online instruction is needed, success story of online learning should be encouraged, guidance for online students needed. The cyber university experiencegave a positive impact on the traditional universities such as rethinking the roles of universities, the quality control of classes, professional development, student oriented educational service of e-learning pedagogy.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• 제24권8호
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• pp.135-138
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• 2024

The elementary stage is of great importance in establishing and supporting students during the beginning of their school life. Therefore, the current study aims to explore the Saudi teachers' perspectives about online learning and its effectiveness on some students' skills. The sample consisted of 250 male and female elementary teachers from different Saudi regions, and they responded to an online questionnaire consisting of both open and closed items to investigate their perspectives on online learning and face-to-face learning. The results showed a great perception and awareness among male and female teachers about the advantages and disadvantages of online learning. In addition, the results show that elementary teachers prefer face-to-face learning because it is the most stable and avoids many of the disadvantages mentioned for online learning. From this point of view, the study emphasizes the importance of integrating the two types of learning and directing teachers' professional development practices towards enhancing and developing their digital skills.

• 한국게임학회 논문지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.11-20
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• 2006

네트워크 게임이나 온라인 게임을 개발하는 데 있어서 네트워크 관련 프로그래밍 기술은 필수적이다. 그러나 필요한 네트워크에 관련 전문적인 지식을 포함하여 네트워크 통신 관련 고급 프로그래밍 기술들을 습득하고 또 이를 구현해 내는 데에는 적지 않은 노력과 시간이 소요된다. 본 연구는 이와 같은 노력과 시간을 줄일 수 있는 기술적 방법에 대한 것이다. 특히 Virtools 엔진의 서버 기술을 이용하여 P2P 방식의 네트워크 연결 모듈을개발해 봄으로써 개선할 수 있는 가능성을 제시하고자 한다.

• 복식
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• 제65권7호
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• pp.101-117
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• 2015

Along with the development of overall internet service, online fashion communities appeared and have started to thrive. The growth of mobile service has led to an even bigger expansion of these communities, and will wield a strong influence for the foreseeable future. The purpose of our study is to investigate the relationship between the behavior of these fashion communities and personality characteristics of the community features. For our data analysis, our study used 302 men and women, aged from their 20's and their 40's. The study results are as follows: First, some features, such as interaction, entertainment, promotion, information, and system technique, were drawn as the factors of the online fashion communities. Second, we could divide the community behavioral types into three different groups: buyer, maven, and onlooker groups. Third, all three groups showed different community characteristics. The primary concern for the buyer group was promotion while the mavens and the on-lookers were most interested in information. Fourth, they also showed different demographic characteristics in terms of gender, age, duration of membership, on-line time per visit and number of visits per week. These results show that a new strategy is necessary for online fashion communities to differentiate themselves and their marketing to consumers and their community behavioral types.