To be clear, this paper studies teachers as learners. Specifically, "Three elementary teachers were involved in a series of in-depth, one-on-one self-directed online learning (SDOL) sessions where they informally used the Internet for their professional learning." Specifically, the study employs " Thinking aloud (as) a method for generating direct data about the ongoing cognitive processes that occur during learning." I think this is a useful mode of study and have provided examples of my own in my 'Stephen Follows Instructions' video series. I think we learn more in this paper about how to study this kind of data than from the data itself. And I think we see a bit of a Heisenberg effect here, where the fact that their experiences are being voiced aloud actually shapes their experience, and leads to different forms of learning (for example, "teachers in our study also critically evaluated the content and architecture of the online environments"). Note that there's an image missing (from Beach, 2020). Also, I'd have preferred to see a table listing what they said rather than what buttons they clicked. Related: Beach & Willows, Understanding Teachers' Cognitive Processes during Online Professional Learning: A Methodological Comparison.
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