Analyzing online teacher networks: Cyber networks require cyber research tools

Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 86-100

  Schlager, Mark S ^a   Farooq, Umer ^a   Fusco, Judith ^b   Schank, Patricia ^b   Dwyer, Nathan ^c  

^a MICROSOFT   (United States)

^b SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c Atlassian

Author keywords

Cyberinfrastructure; Online Community; Professional learning community; Social network analysis; Tapped In; Teacher network

Indexed keywords

EID: 58649117576     PISSN: 00224871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022487108328487     Document Type: Article

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