Date of Award
12-2020
Document Type
Action Research Project
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education
Department
Education, Montessori
Second Advisor
Alisha Brandon
Department/School
Montessori Early Childhood, Montessori Elementary Education
Abstract
This action research project investigated how to establish effective instruction and learning tools, specifically, Google Slides within Google Classroom, in an online Montessori Teacher Training Center. Effective instruction includes ways to simulate the positive experiences found in an inperson model, such as community building and collaborative learning. This study investigated training modules, surveys, document collection, and interviews of enrolled adult learners and program instructors. Students and instructors had similar previous experience with Gmail and Google Docs, and less experience with Google Slides. Following the intervention, students reported that Google Slides worked well as an asynchronous learning tool, and the positivity of the impact changed depending on how Google Slides was used. Based on these results, I recommend that instructors incorporate multi-media into Google Slides for both shared and individual use. It is important to consider ways to incorporate group participation in shared Google Slides. Overall, Google Slides is an effective way to engage students in an online setting.
Recommended Citation
Harper, Devon. (2020). The Efficacy of Google Slides on Adult Learning Outcomes in a Montessori Teacher Training Center. Retrieved from Sophia, the St. Catherine University repository website: https://sophia.stkate.edu/maed/387
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