ICT professional development for teachers in online forums: Analysing the role of discussion

Teaching and Teacher Education

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 252-258

  Prestridge, Sarah ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community of practice; ICT pedagogy; ICT professional development; Online forums

Indexed keywords

EID: 72149101875     PISSN: 0742051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2009.04.004     Document Type: Article

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