Asli Saglam: Information Superhighway for the Networked Teachers: Online Communities of Practice

Recording (39min): http://lancelot.adobeconnect.com/p93xdh0xazf/

This session aims at examining the role of on-line Community of Practice (COP) in order to enhance professional development of ELT teachers. The presenters will discuss their lived experiences of participating in on-line teacher networks and argue the effectiveness of social virtual collaboration to meet the emerging educational challenges presented by new technologies.

Asli Saglam is a language teacher, teacher trainer, ICT enthusiast and educational researcher. She has been an English teacher for 15 years and she loves teaching a lot (like Gollum loves the ring). She is a doctorate candidate. Her research interests include; teacher education, ICT and testing and assessment. She shares her reflections about teaching in her blog at http://aslisaglam.edublogs.org/ and on Twitter (@aslilidice)