Teacher education in 140 characters - microblogging implications for continuous education, training, learning and personal development

The generic purpose of this paper is to explore the way teachers’ activities and continuous education blend with the microblogging technology. The research question focused on whether and how microblogging succeeds to be a quality factor in teacher education. The analysis was made possible by the facilities provided by the cirip.eu microblogging platform, specially designed for educational settings. We performed a SWOT analysis of the platform for teachers’ personal/professional development. Our findings revealed the efficiency of microblogging as a training technology, positioning cirip.eu within the spectrum of educational services for an efficient continuous education, training, learning and personal development of teachers.