Where Do I Go When I Don’t Know What to Do: Using the Internet to Create a Virtual Learning Community
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Cynthia J. Hutchinson, University of Central Florida, United States ; Lynda A. Delius, Sweetwater Episcopal Academy, United States
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, ISBN 978-1-880094-37-2 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC USA
Abstract
This paper presents a case study describing the efforts of teachers to improve communication among their colleagues at their respective schools, an elementary school and a college of education. Frustrated by the lack of time to collaborate with fellow teachers the creators used the Internet to improve communication and to work toward developing a community of learners among teachers. Still in their infancies the two sites are constantly changing as their use suggests improvements, but the goal of the endeavors has been reached: the creation of learning communities among teachers, replete with a true sense of communication and collaboration.
Citation
Hutchinson, C.J. & Delius, L.A. (2000). Where Do I Go When I Don’t Know What to Do: Using the Internet to Create a Virtual Learning Community. In D. Willis, J. Price & J. Willis (Eds.), Proceedings of SITE 2000--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 666-669). Waynesville, NC USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved March 28, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/15637/.
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