Interconnecting networks of practice for professional learning

International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1-18

  Mackey, Julie ^a   Evans, Terry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communities of practice; Connecting online and professional communities; Networks of practice; Online education; Professional learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954511474     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14923831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.19173/irrodl.v12i3.873     Document Type: Article

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