Interconnecting networks of practice for professional learning Mackey, Julie and Evans, Terry 2011, Interconnecting networks of practice for professional learning, International review of research in open and distance learning, vol. 12, no. 3, Special Issue - Connectivism : design and delivery of social networked learning, pp. 1-18. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads evans-interconnectingnetworks-2011.pdf Published version application/pdf 277.02KB 376 Title Interconnecting networks of practice for professional learning Author(s) Mackey, Julie Evans, Terry orcid.org/0000-0001-5087-5727 Journal name International review of research in open and distance learning Volume number 12 Issue number 3 Season Special Issue - Connectivism : design and delivery of social networked learning Start page 1 End page 18 Total pages 18 Publisher Athabasca University Place of publication Athabasca, Canada Publication date 2011-03 ISSN 1492-3831 Keyword(s) connecting online and professional communities online education networks of practice professional learning communities of practice Summary The article explores the complementary connections between communities of practice and the ways in which individuals orchestrate their engagement with others to further their professional learning. It does so by reporting on part of a research project conducted in New Zealand on teachers’ online professional learning in a university graduate diploma program on ICT education. Evolving from social constructivist pedagogy for online professional development, the research describes how teachers create their own networks of practice as they blend online and offline interactions with fellow learners and workplace colleagues. Teachers’ perspectives of their professional learning activities challenge the way universities design formal online learning communities and highlight the potential for networked learning in the zones and intersections between professional practice and study. The article extends the concepts of Lave and Wenger’s (1991) communities of practice social theory of learning by considering the role participants play in determining their engagement and connections in and across boundaries between online learning communities and professional practice. It provides insights into the applicability of connectivist concepts for developing online pedagogies to promote socially networked Notes Reproduced with the specific permission of the copyright owner. Language eng Field of Research 130103 Higher Education 130313 Teacher Education and Professional Development of Educators Socio Economic Objective 930202 Teacher and Instructor Development HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2011, Athabasca University Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30033663 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education School of Education Higher Education Research Group Open Access Collection   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Tue, 29 Mar 2011, 12:06:27 EST Wed, 30 Mar 2011, 08:20:10 EST Wed, 04 May 2011, 14:33:44 EST Wed, 04 May 2011, 14:35:20 EST Thu, 05 May 2011, 15:39:00 EST Thu, 05 May 2011, 15:50:00 EST Thu, 05 May 2011, 15:56:48 EST Thu, 05 May 2011, 15:59:23 EST Thu, 05 May 2011, 16:00:09 EST Thu, 05 May 2011, 16:03:55 EST Tue, 19 Jul 2011, 12:58:41 EST Mon, 29 Apr 2013, 14:59:39 EST Tue, 03 Feb 2015, 12:46:02 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 10:48:37 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 15:21:25 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 38 times in TR Web of Science Cited 50 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 908 Abstract Views, 377 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Tue, 29 Mar 2011, 12:06:20 EST by Terry Evans