Online Professional Development Through Virtual Learning Communities

Create a 21st-century professional development program!Can online learning deliver high-caliber professional development (PD) with lower costs? This timely book shows you how, and the answer lies in combining well-designed online instruction with the energy of peer-to-peer collaboration. Sonja Hollins-Alexander writes from her own experience building a successful online professional development program for a large urban district. Readers will find: Research-based support for online PD and the learner-learner model A thorough planning guide and ten action steps for program development Best practices for managing staffing and resources Strategies for establishing virtual learning communities that thrive

• | Author: Sonja Hollins-Alexander
• | Publisher: Corwin Publishers
• | Publication Date: May 16, 2013
• | Number of Pages: 120 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 1452276668
• | ISBN-13: 9781452276663