Into the Driver's Seat

Excellent in depth article on Twitter as professional learning source - from Brisbane Catholic Education’s Information and Resourcing Centre. "The power of Twitter is that it places the teacher at the centre of a network to which all parts are equally accessible. Teachers who use Twitter can access not only traditional sources of information, but also the expertise and advice of internationally renowned experts from across many fields within and beyond education. Research has identified six ‘common patterns of participation’ for users of Twitter..."

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Report by Julie McCulloch, Ewan McIntosh and Tom Barrett

1: How are teachers and other educators currently using social media to aid their professional development, and what do they and their students gain from it?

2: What evidence is there for the benefits of peer-to-peer CPD, and for using social media in this way?

3: What can teaching learn from how business uses social media to drive improvement?

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