Online learning communities and teacher professional development methods for improved education delivery /

• Other Authors: Lindberg, J. Ola, 1966-, Olofsson, Anders D., 1973-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Hershey, PA : Information Science Reference, c2010.
• Subjects: Professional learning communities.; Teachers > In-service training.; Educational technology.; EDUCATION > Professional Development.; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess; MyiLibrary

"This book features innovative applications for the integration of technology into everyday teaching practices"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents:

• Section 1. Theoretical and Technological Foundations
• Chapter 1. Theoretical Foundations of Teachers' Professional Development / Ingrid Helleve
• Chapter 2. The Theory and Practice Divide in Relation to Teacher Professional Development / Shelleyann Scott
• Section 2. Methods and Models of Online Communities in TPD
• Chapter 3. Case Studies from the Inquiry Learning Forum : Stories Reaching Beyond the Edges / Rebecca Scheckler
• Chapter 4. Changing the Metaphor : The Potential of Online Communities in Teacher Professional Development / Margaret Lloyd, Jennifer Duncan-Howell
• Chapter 5. Teacher Professional Development Practices : The Case of the Haringey Transformation Teachers Programme / Norbert Pachler, Caroline Daly, Anne Turvey
• Chapter 6. Realising the Potential of Virtual Environments : A Challenge for Scottish Teachers / Alastair Wilson, Donald Christie
• Chapter 7. Challenges of Online Teacher Professional Development Communities : A Statewide Case Study in the United States / Vassiliki I. Zygouris-Coe, Bonnie Swan
• Chapter 8. Teacher Professional Development through Knowledge Management in Educational Organisations / J. Gairin-Sallán, D. Rodriguez-Gómez
• Chapter 9. Thinking Things Through: Collaborative Online Professional Development / John P. Cuthell
• Section 3. Innovations in the Use of technology and TPD
• Chapter 10. Innovations in the Use of Technology and Teacher Professional Development / Donald E. Scott, Shelleyann Scott
• Chapter 11. Game Informed Virtual Patients : Catalysts for Online Learning Communities and Professional Development of Medical Teachers / Michael Begg, David Dewhurst, Michael Ross
• Chapter 12. VideoPaper as a Bridging Tool in Teacher Professional Development / Trond Eiliv Hauge, Svein Olav Norenes
• Section 4. Pedagogies Afforded by Technology in TPD
• Chapter 13. TPD as Online Collaborative Learning for Innovation in Teaching / Diana Laurillard, Elizabeth Masterman
• Chapter 14. Online Pedagogy Design and Development : New Models for 21st Century Online Teacher Professional Development / Pamela Whitehouse, Erin McCloskey, Diane Jass Ketelhut
• Chapter 15. Challenges for the Teacher's Role in Promoting Productive Knowledge Construction in Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Contexts / Maarit Arvaja, Raija Hämäläinen, Helena Rasku-Puttonen.