An Exploration of the Significance, Challenges, and Solutions of the E-learning Platform for Middle School Teachers’ Professional Development

Abstract

The purpose of the present study is to investigate the significance, challenges and solutions of implementing the E-learning platform into middle school teachers’ professional development. Results showed that the convenience, the immediacy of communication, students’ records and information storage, and the development of teachers’ ICT-related competencies were the main features that teachers mostly took advantages of. Meanwhile, teachers reported most frequently of the disadvantages of the operational obstacles, which provided various defects about incorporating communication software during teaching and learning.