K-12 online learning continues to grow, and with it, the need for well-trained online teachers. This multiple-article dissertation explores K-12 online teaching professional development. A literature review describes research trends regarding unique strategies and competencies related to online teaching. It explores strategies such as acting as a facilitator, developing course knowledge, encouraging student engagement, interacting regularly with students, giving feedback, and developing time management skills. The literature review suggests that there is a lack of specific recommendations about what content should be covered and why professional development is beneficial for both teachers and students. Programs that incorporate online teaching professional development specific to their model may have more satisfied and motivated students and teachers. The second article provides insight into the design process for a K-12 online teaching professional development course that focuses on effectively communicating with online students. The course is designed as a professional development opportunity to enhance teachers' knowledge of online pedagogy and technology skills unique to communicating in the online environment. The course contains hands-on experiences and activities, allowing teachers the opportunity to learn in the role of teacher and student. The professional development was designed using Desimone's five core features commonly used for traditional classroom teacher professional development. This article describes the professional development goals, course structure, evaluation process, and preliminary findings. By sharing the development and design of this professional development course the hope is that other K-12 online designers and administrators will have a framework on which to build. The final article presents the implementation and evaluation results of the professional development course mentioned in article two. This case study shares the learning perspective of 80 teachers that completed the professional development course through pre and post assessments and a course evaluation. Researchers conducted interviews with 11 participants to further explore how the course impacted their pedagogical and technical knowledge in relation to effectively communicating with their online students. Overall, participants reported a satisfactory experience and personal growth in the topics provided. More research is needed on the effects of professional development for online teachers and if it can help lead to student success.

En el presente trabajo de investigación se realiza la descripción y el análisis de la posible relación entre los Drivers del Webrooming con el proceso de compra, considerando las blusas dentro de las tiendas departamentales como categoría del trabajo. En segundo lugar, es relevante conocer si es cuál es la importancia de estos drivers para la usuaria de Lima Metropolitana de 18 a 34 años, además de cuáles otros drivers se pueden identificar durante el proceso de compra. En el primer capítulo, se describe los términos relevantes para el tema y la actualidad, haciendo énfasis en las variables que influyen en la variable independiente: drivers del Webrooming. En el segundo capítulo, se explicará la metodología a desarrollar durante el trabajo. En el tercer capítulo, desarrollará el análisis de resultados cualitativos para concluir con ideas y recomendaciones que permitan validar las hipótesis realizadas, respondiendo el objetivo general y específico del trabajo de investigación. Finalmente, en el cuarto capítulo, se analizarán los datos cuantitativos, permitiendo obtener conclusiones propias y recomendaciones hacia el tema. / This research work makes the description and analysis of the possible relationship between Webrooming Drivers with the purchase process, blouses within department stores as a category of work. Secondly, it is relevant to know if it is relevant is the importance of these controllers for users of Metropolitan Lima from 18 to 34 years, in addition to other controllers that can identify during the purchase process. In the first chapter, describe the relevant terms for the topic and current affairs, emphasizing the variables that influence the independent variable: Webrooming drivers. In the second chapter, the methodology to be developed during the work is explained. In the third chapter, he will develop the analysis of qualitative results to conclude with ideas and recommendations that validate the hypotheses made, answering the general and specific objective of the research work. Finally, in the fourth chapter, analyze the quantitative data, obtain your own conclusions and recommendations on the subject. / Trabajo de investigación

El presente trabajo ha sido elaborado bajo la identificación de una problemática que enfrentan en su día a día muchas personas, a quienes en adelante se llamará público objetivo. La propuesta de este trabajo es ofrecer al mercado un sitio web donde ellos puedan encontrar paquetes de regalos, los cuales contengan un mix de productos que se adapte a los gustos y preferencias de la persona a quien piensan dirigir el regalo. Se considero los paquetes de regalos pues en la actualidad en el mercado de regalos y/o obsequios los usuarios suelen buscar un mix de productos en un solo lugar pues esto reduce el tiempo de búsqueda de un regalo en tiendas independientes y lo más importante, produce un ahorro en sus bolsillos. Ese fue el motivo por el cual se consideró un mercado atractivo que aún puede mejorar ofreciendo alternativas de compra llamativas que se adapten a los gustos de los interesados. Es por ello que nació Kamari, una tienda de regalos online en la cual se puede elegir entre una serie de distintos paquetes a regalar dependiendo de la ocasión e incluso cambiar ciertos productos del paquete seleccionado, haciéndolo personalizable para el cliente. Cabe mencionar que para corroborar la viabilidad de este proyecto el equipo de trabajo ha elaborado experimentos para la validación del proyecto a pesar de la situación actual que se vive a nivel mundial, logrando como resultado un proyecto viable. / This work has been prepared under the identification of a problem that many people face in their day-to-day life, who from now on will be called the target audience. The proposal of this work is to offer the market a website where they can find gift packages, which contain a mix of products that adapts to the tastes and preferences of the person to whom they plan to direct the gift. Gift packages were considered as currently in the market for gifts and / or gifts, users often look for a mix of products in one place as this reduces the time of searching for a gift in independent stores and most importantly, produces a savings in customer´s pockets. That was the reason why it was considered an attractive market that can still improve by offering eye-catching purchasing alternatives that suit the tastes of those interested. That is why Kamari was born, an online gift store where you can choose between a series of different packages to give away depending on the occasion and even change certain products from the selected package, making it customizable for the client. It is worth mentioning that to corroborate the viability of this project, the work team has carried out experiments for the validation of the project despite the current situation worldwide, achieving as a result a viable project. / Trabajo de investigación

The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of completing online diaries with specific topics on students’ self-regulated behavior in online courses. Also, this study sought to determine the impact of completing online diary topics with different topics (content-based or experience-based) on students’ self-regulation in online courses. The participants’ use of learning strategies was assessed to aid in this investigation. The research design utilized for this study was a quasi-experimental pretest/posttest design. The participants of this study included 30 undergraduate students from a variety of majors who were enrolled in one of two online courses. Of the 30 participants, 15 of the participants were in the content-based treatment group while the other 15 were in the experience-based treatment group. Convenience sampling was used to recruit participants for this study. Using data collected from the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) and the diary entries submitted by the participants, the researcher did not find associations between completion of online diary topics and participants’ self-regulated behavior within the online courses. However, results did indicate that the content-based group reported higher levels of critical thinking usage than the experience-based group after the treatment was administered.

Over the past decades, online learning has contributed to a large percentage of educational success in higher education and K-12 learning environments. It has not only allowed a number of opportunities for students to receive education due to flexibility, reachability, but also additional course offerings and educational advancement. As K-12 online learning has continued to soar as an option for educating students, concerns relating to students’ success in these courses have arose. Due to the concerns relating to student success, researchers have sought to determine what attributes can contribute to student success in online courses offered to students in elementary and secondary education. Therefore, this study examined the relationships between academic success and demographic characteristics of high school students enrolled in online courses in order to determine the predictability of various academic and demographic characteristics on students’ success. The demographic and academic characteristics examined in the study included: gender, ethnicity, attendance, grade level, GPA, previous online experience, and lunch code (free, paid, or reduced lunch). The population for this study included 987 students who enrolled in online high school courses at central and southern Alabama high schools between the semesters of fall 2015 through spring 2017. After the data were coded and analyzed using a multiple logistic regression, four variables -- GPA, gender, grade level, and lunch code were found significant in the predictability of students’ success in an online high school course. The results showed: a) students with high GPAs, b) upper-grade level high school students, c) female students, and d) students who paid for their lunch -- tend to be more successful in completing an online high school course. The findings of this study can benefit school enrollment counselors, principals, administrators, and advisors to better assist with student enrollments in online high school courses. Future research is recommended to examine if any relationship existed between online high school student’s success and other academic and demographic characteristics such as students with learning disabilities, economic status of parents, number of disciplinary infractions, etc.

This dissertation comprises of three essays that examine different aspects of e-commerce. Given that e-commerce is growing exponentially around the globe, these essays makes contributions to the literature that might continue to spur this growth.

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