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Internet Communities of Practice for the Professional Development of Beginning Teachers
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, Edith Cowan University, Australia ; , University of Georgia, United States

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA ISBN 978-1-880094-47-1 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC USA

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The professional development of beginning teachers is necessary for the sustainability of the teaching profession within the context of a reform-based curriculum. The trend in professional development indicates a shift from traditional approaches such as presenter-led workshops, to building communities of practice where teachers work together to embrace educational change. Internet sites have been developed as virtual communities of practice to support different varied societal groups. This paper will describe and analyse sites that have been developed to support beginning teachers.

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Herrington, A. & Glazer, E. (2003). Internet Communities of Practice for the Professional Development of Beginning Teachers. In C. Crawford, N. Davis, J. Price, R. Weber & D. Willis (Eds.), Proceedings of SITE 2003--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 1859-1861). Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved January 23, 2021 from .

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