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  • Educational Technology
  • Cross-cultural Education
  • Teacher Professional Development

Background:

  • Academic teaching quality is enhanced by professional development (PD).
  • Blended and online professional development (OPD) formats have increased, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Cross-institutional and cross-national OPD initiatives facilitate collaboration and sharing of best practices among educators.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore educators' preferences for cross-institutional online professional development (OPD).
  • To empirically investigate the effectiveness of peer learning in cross-cultural OPD contexts.
  • To understand the lived experiences of educators participating in a cross-institutional OPD program.

Main Methods:

  • A mixed-methods case study design was employed.
  • Data were collected from 86 educators across three European countries.
  • Pre- and post-assessments were used to measure knowledge gains.

Main Results:

  • Participants demonstrated substantial average gains in knowledge.
  • Significant cultural differences emerged in expectations, experiences, and the intention to transfer learning.
  • Cross-institutional OPD offers economic and pedagogical advantages.

Conclusions:

  • Cross-institutional online professional development (OPD) effectively increases educator knowledge.
  • Cultural context plays a crucial role in the implementation of learned practices.
  • Further research is needed to address cultural nuances in cross-national educational collaborations.