Exploring Virtual PLCs: Professional development for the busy practitioner.

Davis, Kerry

doi:10.1044/sbi14.2.28

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“…The most prominent online learning principle generated from the PSTs' open-ended survey responses was for the Principle 'Authentic Learning' with a number of themes including Twitter having an 'application to learning', providing 'engagement with technology platforms', 'keeping up-to-date' and 'professional development'. Research has indicated that professional connections on Twitter are important to gain insight into specialised topics and to determine how to translate particular teaching practices to their own classes (Britt & Paulus, 2016;Davis, 2013;Erwin, 2016;van Dijck, 2011;Wesely, 2013). Many of the themes in the present study related to Authentic Learning (e.g.…”

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“…Twitter has been recognised by a number of studies in the education literature as being a platform to positively develop educational delivery for 'in-service' teachers (Carpenter & Krutka, 2014Davis, 2013;Krutka & Carpenter, 2016;Visser, Evering, & Barrett, 2014). Communication via Twitter being the most commonly reported facilitator of educational practices (Carpenter and Krutka, 2016).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Health and Physical Education Teacher Education 2.0: Pre-service Teachers’ Perceptions on Developing Digital Twitter Skills

Hyndman¹,

Harvey

2019

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The advent of Web 2.0 technologies such as Twitter are reflective of an improved capacity for global educative collaboration. Yet there is an absence of research determining the potential of social media within Health and Physical Education Teacher Education (H-PETE). The aim of this paper was to therefore determine pre-service teachers' (PSTs) perceptions of the potential of using Twitter within H-PETE training. The study was underpinned by a constructivist online learning framework. PSTs (n=35) enrolled at a regional Australian university were recruited to participate via online survey. Themes revealed PSTs perceived Twitter could be valuable during H-PETE for facilitating learning, technology engagement, capturing international insight, enhancing collaboration and communication. In contrast, PSTs described potential barriers to using Twitter relating to receiving adequate training, privacy, excessive technology use, determining Twitter's functionality and application across educational contexts. Unpacking PSTs' perceptions of the potential of Twitter within H-PETE can contribute to the pedagogical decisions made by teacher educators to improve social media uptake in PSTs.

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Health and Physical Education Teacher Education 2.0: Pre-service Teachers’ Perceptions on Developing Digital Twitter Skills

Hyndman¹,

Harvey

2019

AJTE

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“…As& social& networking& tools& proliferate,& research& studies& seek& to& understand& communication& via& these&networks.&In&the&library&field,&much&of&this&research&is&focused&on&how&academic&and&public& libraries& use& social& media& to& share& information& with& stakeholders& (Aharony,& 2010;& Palmer,& 2014;& Shiri&&&Rathi,&2013;&Shulman,&Yep,&&&Tomé,&2015;&Young,&&&Rossmann,&2015).&PD&carried&out&via& social& media& is& a& growing& area& of& research& as& a& once& exclusively& faceLtoLface& phenomenon& has& moved&into&virtual&worlds.& Studies&of&educators&appropriating&social&media&cite&the&use&of&Twitter&as&a&meaningful&PD& venue& that& enhances& collegiality! (Davis,& 2013;& Goodyear,& Casey,& && Kirk,& 2014;& Holmes,& Preston,& Shaw,&&&Buchanan,&2013;&Wesley,&2013).&Carpenter&and&Krutka& (2014)…”

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#schoollibrarians Tweet for Professional Development: A Netnographic Case Study of #txlchat

Moreillon¹

2015

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Social media has become an important venue for building professional learning networks. More and more school librarians employ these flexible, free tools to make connections with colleagues and build a community of practice in the virtual learning environment. In this netnographic case study, the motivations and benefits to co-founders, core group members, and participants in creating and/or participating in a grassroots regionally based Twitter chat group are examined.

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Bowen

2015

Children's Speech Sound Disorders

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Exploring Virtual PLCs: Professional development for the busy practitioner.

Cited by 10 publications

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Health and Physical Education Teacher Education 2.0: Pre-service Teachers’ Perceptions on Developing Digital Twitter Skills

Health and Physical Education Teacher Education 2.0: Pre-service Teachers’ Perceptions on Developing Digital Twitter Skills

#schoollibrarians Tweet for Professional Development: A Netnographic Case Study of #txlchat

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