Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6850792 | Teaching and Teacher Education | 2016 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
This paper describes the types of support that teachers are accessing through the Social Network Site (SNS) 'Facebook'. It describes six ways in which teachers support one another within online groups. It presents evidence from a study of a large, open group of teachers online over a twelve week period, repeated with multiple groups a year later over a one week period. The findings suggest that large open groups in SNSs can be a useful source of pragmatic advice for teachers but that these groups are rarely a place for reflection on or feedback about teaching practice.
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Authors
Nick Kelly, Amy Antonio,