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- Title
Twitter as a Professional Development Tool for Teachers and Aspiring Teachers: A Review of Literature.
- Authors
Reilly, Christine
- Abstract
Social media has become a common method to communicate in today's society. The widespread use of these communication tools has permeated the education profession. Both teachers and future teachers collaborate and share their expertise through sites such as Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter. Twitter's platform allows educators from around the world to collaborate and contribute their expertise related to various educational topics. This literature review begins to explore what the research says about how teachers and aspiring teachers use Twitter to contribute to their professional learning. With the ubiquitous nature of Twitter, future teachers' education should include current practices that could benefit them as they begin their journey into this ever-changing field. Current research is limited on the impact that Twitter has on teacher candidates' learning and academics. Future research is needed to determine the ways aspiring teachers use Twitter as they are made aware of how this social media tool can contribute to and inform their continuous professional development.
- Subjects
PROFESSIONAL education; TEACHER development; TEACHER education; TEACHER training; TWITTER (Web resource)
- Publication
National Teacher Education Journal, 2017, Vol 10, Issue 2, p57
- ISSN
2157-0590
- Publication type
Article