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Twitter: A Professional Development and Community of Practice Tool for Teachers

Open Access
|May 2018

Abstract

This article shows how a group of language teachers use Twitter as a tool for continuous professional development through the #MFLtwitterati hashtag. Based on data collected through a survey (n = 116) and interviews (n = 11), it describes how this collective of teachers use the hashtag and evaluates the impact of their Twitter network on their teaching practices. The results show that most users try the suggestions and ideas that they find on this network, which have a positive impact on their teaching. Finally, the article assesses whether the hashtag users can be described as a community of practice.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jime.452 | Journal eISSN: 1365-893X
Language: English
Submitted on: Jul 11, 2017
Accepted on: Jan 26, 2018
Published on: May 11, 2018
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2018 Fernando Rosell-Aguilar, published by Ubiquity Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.