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Title Virtual professional development and informal learning via social networks / Vanessa P. Dennen and Jennifer B. Myers, editors
Published Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (293 pages)
Contents Professional development through Web 2.0 collaborative applications / Indi M. Williams, Bolanie A. Olaniran -- Web 2.0, the individual, and the organization: privacy, confidentiality, and compliance / Kerry J. Burner -- Turn on your mobile devices: potential and considerations of informal mobile learning / Shuang Hao -- An activity theoretical approach to examining virtual professional development and informal learning via social networks / Joseph M. Terantino -- Applying social network analysis and social capital in personal learning environments of informal learning / Xiaojun Chen, Ji Hyun Yu -- Linguistic aspects of informal learning in corporate online social networks / Magdalena Bielenia-Grajewska -- Creating ongoing online support communities through social networks to promote professional learning / Maria Elena Corbeil, Joseph Rene Corbeil -- Developing professional competencies through international peer learning communities / Hanna Yakavenka -- Use of social network analysis to create and foster interdisciplinary research, projects, and grants among faculty / Kyle Christensen, Iris M. Saltiel -- Social media as a learning tool in medical education: a situation analysis / Mariliis Vahe, Khawaja Zain-Ul-Abdin, Yalin Kiliç Türel -- It's all about personal connections: pre-service English teachers' experiences engaging in networked learning / Luke Rodesiler, Lauren Tripp -- Online mentoring as a tool for professional development and change of novice and experienced teachers: a Brazilian experience / Aline Maria de Medeiros Rodrigues Reali, Regina Maria Simões Puccinelli Tancredi, Maria da Graça Nicoletti Mizukami -- An analysis of teacher knowledge and emotional sharing in a teacher blog community / Jung Won Hur, Curt Bonk -- Twitter-based knowledge sharing in professional networks: the organization perspective / Vanessa Paz Dennen, Wenting Jiang -- Story-based professional development: using a conflict management wiki / Wayne A. Slabon, Randy L. Richards -- Dermatological telemedicine diagnoses and andragogical training using Web 2.0 mobile medicine video conferencing / Richard Brandt
Summary "This book will examine how individuals and organizations are using Web 2.0 tools to create informal learning and professional development opportunities"--Provided by publisher
Analysis Informal online professional development
Pedagogical frameworks
Social networking frameworks
Technology support
Design and development
Norms and practices
Technologies used
Case studies
Evaluation
Empirical research
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Title screen (IGI Global, viewed May 24, 2012)
Subject Internet in education.
Career development -- Computer-assisted instruction
Occupational training -- Computer-assisted instruction
Professional learning communities -- Computer networks
Web 2.0.
Career development -- Computer-assisted instruction.
Internet in education.
Occupational training -- Computer-assisted instruction.
Web 2.0.
Form Electronic book
Author Dennen, Vanessa P., 1970-
Myers, Jennifer B., 1980-
IGI Global.
ISBN 9781466618176
1466618175