New Model of Teacher Learning in an Online Community of Practice

• In Event: 16.057 - Roundtable Session 5
  In Roundtable Session: 16.057-12 - Technology as an Agent of Change in Teaching and Learning SIG Roundtable 1: Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) as a Framework for Teacher Development

Abstract

Teachers are participating in online communities of practice in ever increasing numbers to find and share knowledge with educators around the world. However, the majority of the studies on teacher learning in online communities of practice often fail to examine the process of learning as a complex, dynamically evolving practice that is shaped by local classroom and school contexts. This study was designed to address the need for a more comprehensive and multifaceted exploration of teacher learning in an online community of practice. A Cultural Historical Activity Theory framework was used as a guide for examining how teachers acquired and made use of the shared knowledge from the Edmodo Math Subject Community.

Author

• Torrey Trust, University of Massachusetts - Amherst