Teacher learning in an online social networking website

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dc.contributor.authorKamalodeen, Vimala
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-16T19:42:09Z
dc.date.available2015-06-16T19:42:09Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractThis study was designed to explore teacher learning using an online intervention with in-service secondary teachers in Trinidad and Tobago. It has been argued that traditional teachers' professional development practices do not adequately meet the needs of today's practitioners and that new models of teacher learning need to be explored for in-service teachers. In addition, non-traditional learning spaces such as social networking sites are being currently debated for their use in education. In this paper, an online social networking site is considered as an alternative learning space, which is mediated through Web 2.0 tools and the Internet. Social constructivism provides a framework to understand teachers' participation on the site as they interact with colleagues and add content to the site. Data were collected directly from the site and analysed using a mixture of methods. Data consisted of digital text and mixed media such as pictures, videos, and hyperlinks. Findings indicated that teachers participated in activities across space and time, and preferred certain activities over others. They shared knowledge and opinions of their classrooms and schools, reflected on their practice, and connected with new people. Learning is concluded to have taken place through participation on the site. This study provides an avenue for further research on how teachers can experience a shift from traditional professional developmenten_US
dc.identifier.citationKamalodeen, V. (2014). Teacher learning in an online social networking website. Caribbean Curriculum, 22, 133–155.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1017-5636
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/40059
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSchool of Education, UWI, St. Augustineen_US
dc.subjectInservice teacher educationen_US
dc.subjectSecondary school teachersen_US
dc.subjectProfessional developmenten_US
dc.subjectOnline learningen_US
dc.subjectSocial networking serviceen_US
dc.subjectTrinidad and Tobagoen_US
dc.titleTeacher learning in an online social networking websiteen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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