Online teacher communities of practice: a proposed model to increase professional development in Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorLiana, Leyla H.
dc.contributor.authorNgeze, Lucian V.
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-12T13:29:09Z
dc.date.available2023-10-12T13:29:09Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.descriptionAbstract. Full text article. Also available at https://tinyurl.com/yc333tc6en_US
dc.description.abstractCommunities of Practice (CoPs) have been deployed in many settings and proven to be very successful in sharing knowledge in many settings. In today ‘s world, people from different organizations and sectors need to work together in many ways to achieve a common goal. In the education sector, CoPs have played a key role in sharing some pedagogical skills among teachers at different levels. However, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in these CoPs has not been fully deployed to help in the teacher‘s professional development. This paper aimed at designing a CoP using ICT to increase collaboration among teachers, assist in their professional development and improve pedagogy. Data were collected through an online questionnaire. Sixty teachers from 11 different Secondary School Inspectorate Zones participated and responded. The results showed that the use of CoPs can help accelerate teachers ‘professional development. The study proposed a model of an effective CoP for teachers using information and communication technologies. It consists of a website linked to social networks which give alerts to other teachers elsewhere using mobile phones or computers. The suggested model once implemented will help teachers share skills and knowledge in different subjects of their interest.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLiana, L. H., & Ngeze, L. V. (2015). Online teacher communities of practice: A proposed model to increase professional development in Tanzania. Journal of Informatics and Virtual Education, 3(1), 22-27.en_US
dc.identifier.otherURL: https://tinyurl.com/yc333tc6
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/4154
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Informatics and Virtual Educationen_US
dc.subjectICTen_US
dc.subjectPedagogyen_US
dc.subjectOnline Social Networken_US
dc.subjectCommunities of practiceen_US
dc.subjectInformation and communication technologiesen_US
dc.subjectCoPen_US
dc.titleOnline teacher communities of practice: a proposed model to increase professional development in Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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