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Can Online Learning Communities Achieve the Goals of Traditional Professional Learning Communities? What the Literature Says. REL 2013-003
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Blitz, Cynthia L. – Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic, 2013
For more than a decade practitioners have promoted professional learning communities (PLCs) as an effective structure for providing teachers with professional development (Chappuis, Chappuis, & Stiggins, 2009; DuFour, Eaker, & DuFour, 2005). These collaborative networks are believed to be effective because they expose teachers to new ideas…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Educational Technology, Computer Uses in Education, Computer Mediated Communication
Can Online Learning Communities Achieve the Goals of Traditional Professional Learning Communities? What the Literature Says. Summary. REL 2013-003
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Blitz, Cynthia L. – Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic, 2013
Professional learning communities (PLCs)--teams of educators who get together regularly to exchange ideas--have sprung up to meet school districts' growing interest in promoting professional development that engages teachers and administrators. PLCs meet to develop lesson plans, monitor student progress, assess instructional effectiveness, and…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Educational Technology, Computer Uses in Education, Computer Mediated Communication