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Educator perceptions of district-mandated Edcamp unconferences
Jeffrey Paul Carpenter; Miles R. MacFarlane
Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 75, No. 1 (October 2018) pp. 71–82
Edcamp unconferences are a non-traditional participant-driven form of educator professional learning. Although Edcamp participation has typically been voluntary, this mixed-methods paper presents participants' (N = 252) perceptions regarding their...
Language: English
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Mobile instant messaging for professional learning: Educators' perspectives on and uses of Voxer
Jeffrey Paul Carpenter; Tim D. Green
Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 68, No. 1 (November 2017) pp. 53–67
Voxer is a messaging tool that allows for voice, text, image, and video communication. To explore Voxer's role in education, we surveyed 240 educators. Heutagogy served as the theoretical framework for the study. Results indicated that participants...
Language: English
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Educators’ perspectives on the impact of Edcamp unconference professional learning
Jeffrey Paul Carpenter; Jayme Nixon Linton
Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 73, No. 1 (July 2018) pp. 56–69
Edcamps are a voluntary, democratic form of unconference. This paper presents participants’ perceptions regarding the impact of Edcamps. Data were gathered from a survey and interviews (N=105). Participants overwhelmingly reported that Edcamp...
Language: English
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Edcamp unconferences: Educators' perspectives on an untraditional professional learning experience
Jeffrey Paul Carpenter; Jayme Nixon Linton
Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 57, No. 1 (July 2016) pp. 97–108
Edcamps are a free, voluntary, and participant-driven form of unconference professional development. This article reports on survey data gathered from 769 Edcamp participants. Beforehand, these educators indicated diverse motivations for their...
Language: English
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Leading by Learning: Exploring the Professional Learning Networks of Instructional Leaders
Torrey Trust; Jeffrey Paul Carpenter; Daniel G. Krutka
Educational Media International Vol. 55, No. 2 (2018) pp. 137–152
Leaders in education are often the sole person in their particular role in a school, and have thus frequently struggled with professional isolation. In recent years, social media tools such as Facebook and Twitter have created new opportunities for...
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“Together we are better”: Professional learning networks for teachers
Torrey Trust; Daniel G. Krutka; Jeffrey Paul Carpenter
Computers & Education Vol. 102, No. 1 (November 2016) pp. 15–34
In recent years, many educators have turned to professional learning networks (PLNs) to grow in their craft with peers who are more accessible online because of reduced temporal and spatial constraints. While educators have cultivated PLNs, there is ...
Language: English
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Moving beyond silos: professional learning networks in higher education
Torrey Trust; Jeffrey Paul Carpenter; Daniel G. Krutka
Internet and Higher Education Vol. 35, No. 1 (October 2017) pp. 1–11
Many faculty and staff in higher education have turned to digitally-enhanced professional learning networks (PLNs) as a means for situated learning that can help them grow in their various professional responsibilities. However, there is scant...
Language: English