ERIC Number: EJ1235266
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
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"Nobody Else Organized": Teachers Solving Problems of Practice in the Twitterblogosphere
Risser, H. Smith; Bottoms, SueAnn; Clark, Candice
Educational Media International, v56 n4 p269-284 2019
The purpose of this paper was to examine the relationship between the problems of practice teachers encounter and social media use. In this study seven teacher bloggers were interviewed about their professional use of blogs and Twitter. Data from the interviews were compared with data from teachers' blogs and Twitter networks. Results indicated that each participant saw being able to choose which problem of practice on which they would work, as well as with whom they would work on these problems, as benefits of virtual networks.
Descriptors: Social Media, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Electronic Publishing, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Problem Solving, Teacher Collaboration, Social Capital, Interaction, Secondary School Teachers, College Faculty
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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