Title :
Implementation of online system for Teacher Professional Development based on collaborative learning activities
Author :
Zhen, Jingbo ; Tang, Yihui ; Zhou, Yueliang
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Teachers Educ., Zhejiang Normal Univ., Jinhua, China
Abstract :
Teacher Professional Development (TPD) is the most important means for teacher´s individual growth, and it is also an important aspect for students, schools and education development. Based on collaborative learning and activity theories, we built a network teaching and research environment, taken the learning activities as a core and using the personal studio and collaborative group. We hope to share recourses and enrich the practical experience according to individual planning, reflection blogs, collaborative lesson preparation, case studies and carry out the development for teachers and schools ultimately.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; continuing professional development; groupware; activity theories; case studies; collaborative learning activities; collaborative lesson preparation; education development; individual planning; network teaching; online system; reflection blogs; research environment; teacher professional development; Blogs; Cities and towns; Collaboration; Collaborative work; Education; Educational institutions; Electronic mail; Feedback; Hardware; Watches; collaborative learning; learning activities; learning community; teacher professional development (TPD);
Conference_Titel :
Networking and Digital Society (ICNDS), 2010 2nd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wenzhou
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5162-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICNDS.2010.5479223