Applying Constructionist Principles to Online Teacher Professional Development

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Applying Constructionist Principles to Online Teacher Professional Development

This report explores the first iteration of a teacher professional development courseletgrounded in constructionist theory and activities. This online teacher professional development(oTPD) courselet provided opportunities for teachers to engage in just-in-time, ongoingTPD within a social networking...

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Main Authors:	Ostashewski, Nathaniel, Moisey, S., Reid, D.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Athabasca University 2011
Subjects:	oTPD robotics Constructionist teacher professional development courselet
Online Access:	http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/976/1958 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33595

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