Coding descriptions for relevancy
| Themes | Definition | Quotes |
|---|---|---|
| Choice | The significance of choice and how it impacted the relevance of their learning in virtual teams | “…if it wasn’t relevant, it wasn’t a good experience. I don’t know we weren’t given a lot of choices then, with what needed to happen” (Mackenzie) |
| Needs | The kinds of needs those participants had during their virtual team experiences, how they were or were not met and how it impacted relevancy | “Not having to worry about travel time. That was wonderful. I really really liked that and it saves a lot of time. It’s so much time. Everyone has their coffee. Everyone has their snacks. No one needs to worry about water bottles. So like a lot of those human needs are obviously taken care of…” (Peyton) |
| Tangibility | The importance of practical strategies they could walk away with and how the lack of tangible resources impacted relevancy | “Professional learning. To be honest, I really have no idea. We had it. We had professional learning, but, like I said, it was really disconnected, and it felt like it was… ‘here’s a shoe figure out how it fits for you with your language learners…’ But it wasn’t like those tangible strategies and there was no follow through” (Bailey) |
| Themes | Definition | Quotes |
|---|---|---|
| Choice | The significance of choice and how it impacted the relevance of their learning in virtual teams | “…if it wasn’t relevant, it wasn’t a good experience. I don’t know we weren’t given a lot of choices then, with what needed to happen” (Mackenzie) |
| Needs | The kinds of needs those participants had during their virtual team experiences, how they were or were not met and how it impacted relevancy | “Not having to worry about travel time. That was wonderful. I really really liked that and it saves a lot of time. It’s so much time. Everyone has their coffee. Everyone has their snacks. No one needs to worry about water bottles. So like a lot of those human needs are obviously taken care of…” (Peyton) |
| Tangibility | The importance of practical strategies they could walk away with and how the lack of tangible resources impacted relevancy | “Professional learning. To be honest, I really have no idea. We had it. We had professional learning, but, like I said, it was really disconnected, and it felt like it was… ‘here’s a shoe figure out how it fits for you with your language learners…’ But it wasn’t like those tangible strategies and there was no follow through” (Bailey) |