Communities of practice with International Participants: Using synchronous technology to facilitate learning.

• In Event: SICET - Community of Practice, Technology for Communication

Short Description

Using a synchronous technology, this program brings learners and instructors across the continents together. The participants include (1) pre-service teachers and professors at a state university, (2) in-service teachers from its Professional Development Schools and (3) English major students and their professors from a university in China. The presentation covers the program details, lessons learned, suggestions for using synchronous technology to facilitate communities of practice, and suggestions for implementing such a collaborative program.

Authors

• Xiaoxue Wang, Florida Gulf Coast University

• Michele Stork, Florida Gulf Coast University

• Robert F Kenny, Florida Gulf Coast University

• Sarah Vasquez, Florida Gulf Coast University

• Amanda Lynne Rose, Florida Gulf Coast University