A case study of using an online community of practice for teachers' professional development at a secondary school in China

Learning, Media and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 429-446

  Wang, Qiyun ^a   Lu, Zhiping ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b Huantai Senior Secondary School   (China)

Author keywords

community of practice; lesson planning; professional development; reflection; technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871246018     PISSN: 17439884     EISSN: 17439892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17439884.2012.685077     Document Type: Article

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