Creating an Online Virtual Staffroom for Teachers that Encourages Collaboration and Community

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dc.contributor.authorBurnham, Lorrie
dc.contributor.supervisorIrvine, Valerie
dc.contributor.supervisorPelton, Tim
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-17T21:58:26Z
dc.date.available2015-12-17T21:58:26Z
dc.date.copyright2015en_US
dc.date.issued2015-12-17
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Curriculum and Instruction
dc.degree.levelMaster of Education M.Ed.en_US
dc.description.abstractMore often than not professional development still occurs during one-day top-down instructed workshops on specific dates and times. It is often considered to be ineffective due to a knowledge driven approach rather than a situated learning experience. With access to Web 2.0 tools, like Google+ communities and Twitter, that easily allow for co-collaboration and co-creation, an online community of practice is a feasible option that can provide asynchronous and synchronous professional development. In this project, Google+ Communities were created to provide teachers within a school district a place to be actively involved in collaboration, sharing of ideas, information, resources and practices. With careful design and consideration this virtual space will satisfy a teacher’s need for extended professional development and provide a rich repository of shared resources. This in turn will result in a teacher’s improved practice and increased student achievement.en_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/6952
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.5/ca/*
dc.subjectCommunity of Practice
dc.subjectTeacher Professional Development
dc.subjectOnline
dc.subjectEducational Technology
dc.subjectDigital
dc.subjectContinuing professional learning
dc.subjectProfessional Development Reform
dc.subjectKnowledge Sharing
dc.subjectVirtual professional development
dc.subjectTeacher Collaboration
dc.titleCreating an Online Virtual Staffroom for Teachers that Encourages Collaboration and Communityen_US
dc.typeprojecten_US

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