Teachers’ Informal Learning via Social Networking Technology
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https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v11i10.5908Keywords:
Teacher professional development, English language teaching, Malaysia, Facebook Timelines, teacher knowledgeAbstract
Discussion on teacher learning is often limited to a focus on formal professional development programmes. What and how teachers learn informally through their daily experiences is rarely explored. This research attempts to investigate how teachers engage in informal learning for their professional development when using Social Networking Site (SNS) technology. Data were generated using ethnographic approach whereby Facebook Timelines belonged to 22 English language teachers were observed for a period of six months. The analysis shows that the teachers frequently exchanged teaching related knowledge in their Timeline conversations and they received rich responses from both teaching and non-teaching Friends. This paper thus argues that social networking site, such as Facebook is a potential platform to engage teachers in informal learning for their professional development.
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2016-10-27
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Ab Rashid, R., Yahaya, M. F., A Rahman, M. F., & Yunus, K. (2016). Teachers’ Informal Learning via Social Networking Technology. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 11(10), pp. 76–79. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v11i10.5908
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