Teachers making connections: Online communities as a source of professional learning

British Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 324-340

  Duncan Howell, Jennifer ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; DISCUSSION LISTS; ONLINE COMMUNITIES; PROFESSIONAL LEARNING; SOCIAL INTERACTIONS;

INTERNET; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; TEACHING;

ONLINE SYSTEMS;

EID: 76849083981     PISSN: 00071013     EISSN: 14678535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2009.00953.x     Document Type: Article

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