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ERIC Number: EJ1203660
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0826-435X
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Building a Community of Connected ELT Professionals on Twitter
Nicholas, Bonnie; Avram, Augusta; Chow, Jennifer; Lupasco, Svetlana
TESL Canada Journal, v35 n2 p166-178 2018
Although English language teaching professionals are committed to ongoing continuous professional development, economic and workload factors may impede their ability to attend a traditional 2-day annual conference. Teachers have turned to social media as an alternative approach to self-directed professional development. In particular, Twitter has become the choice of many educators with its potential for networking and collaboration. There are scheduled Twitter chats held regularly on a variety of topics of interest to language teaching professionals, including #CdnELTchat. In addition, connected educators have built a community of practice on the Twitter platform and provide inspiration and support to their colleagues online. In this article, four connected educators who have found their community on Twitter share their stories of how they got started on Twitter, how they connected with each other, and what they value about the open Twitter platform.
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Language: English
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