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ERIC Number: EJ613907
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-426X
Structuring Computer-Mediated Communication for Collaborative Teacher Development.
Hawkes, Mark
Journal of Research and Development in Education, v33 n4 p268-77 Sum 2000
Examined the outcomes of a 2-year, technology-supported, problem-based learning project which built teacher knowledge through sustained, dialogue-driven collaboration. The qualitative research, involving 28 grade 5-8 teachers, identified key organizational structures for making the most of computer-mediated communication for inservice teacher development. Key considerations included: participant homogeneity, climate of interaction, and discourse focus. (SM)
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Faculty Development, Group Discussion, Inservice Teacher Education, Middle School Teachers, Middle Schools, Problem Based Learning, Teacher Collaboration, Teacher Improvement
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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