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Boada, Diego A. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2022
This mixed methods study followed an explanatory sequential design to explore the formation, development, and evolution of a formal online teacher community of practice (CoP). The online CoP supported 382 teachers as they implemented the instructional conversation (IC) pedagogy, a collaborative conversation-based pedagogy for culturally and…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Computer Mediated Communication, Teacher Collaboration, Sequential Approach
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Sheppard, Rebecca S.; Kerrigan, Monica Reid – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 2018
The demands on and expectations of Institutional Research (IR) departments at colleges and universities have continued to expand over the years, yet there have been no studies on cost effective ways to develop and maintain the knowledge and skills needed by professionals in the field. Using a survey and social network analysis, this study explored…
Descriptors: Institutional Research, Communities of Practice, Social Networks, Professional Personnel
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Lin, Warangkana; Lee, Moosung; Riordan, Geoff – Peabody Journal of Education, 2018
This study aims to illuminate how professional interactions among teachers form different types of teacher leadership in schools, which, in turn, shape different levels of teachers' involvement in activities related to their professional learning community (PLC). To investigate certain patterns of teachers' interactions that contribute to the…
Descriptors: Teacher Leadership, Advanced Placement Programs, Social Networks, Faculty Development
Rinio, Deborah – Online Submission, 2018
Social capital, in the form of relationships among teachers, results in sharing information and resources, which leads to improved student academic achievement. However, school librarians in secondary schools often face challenges when it comes to collaboration. Not surprisingly, collaboration between teachers and librarians is a major focus of…
Descriptors: Social Capital, Social Networks, Network Analysis, School Libraries
Nyairo, Franklin – Online Submission, 2013
Communication, the flow of ideas and information between individuals in a social context, is the heart of educational experience. Constructivism and constructivist theories form the foundation for the collaborative learning processes of creating and sharing meaning in online educational contexts. The Learning and Collaboration in…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Cooperative Learning, Social Networks, Network Analysis
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Scherff, Lisa – Teacher Education and Practice, 2013
In this article, we explore findings from a semester-long online mentoring project between graduate students enrolled in a doctoral program and university students observing in local high schools early in their teacher education program. The project's goals were to provide supervised mentoring experiences for doctoral students to better prepare…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Mentors, Online Systems, Graduate Students