Using information technology in education to manage a professional learning community (PLC)

Maree A. Skillen

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-19715-4_16

Using information technology in education to manage a professional learning community (PLC)

Maree A. Skillen

School of Education

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This paper considers professional learning communities (PLC) and the role that they have in a developing secondary School in New South Wales, Australia. A brief identification and discussion of the importance of professional learning is presented, together with an examination of the effects of professional learning on teachers and subsequent classroom practice. Models and frameworks that have been utilised along with the implementation of information technology as a tool to manage the PLC are presented, and the sustainability of such structures considered. Practical examples will be used to further support and illustrate how the developing School embraced professional learning to build a culture, a discourse and a community.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Information Technology and Managing Quality Education: 9th IFIP WG 3.7 Conference on Information Technology in Educational Management (ITEM 2010): Kasane, Botswana, July 26-30, 2010. Revised Selected Papers
Publisher	Springer
Pages	149-155
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Print)	9783642197147
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19715-4_16
Publication status	Published - 2011
Event	IFIP TC 3/WG 3.7 International Working Conference on Information Technology in Educational Management - Duration: 1 Jan 2011 → …

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ISSN (Print)	1868-4238

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Conference	IFIP TC 3/WG 3.7 International Working Conference on Information Technology in Educational Management
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Skillen, M. A. (2011). Using information technology in education to manage a professional learning community (PLC). In Information Technology and Managing Quality Education: 9th IFIP WG 3.7 Conference on Information Technology in Educational Management (ITEM 2010): Kasane, Botswana, July 26-30, 2010. Revised Selected Papers (pp. 149-155). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19715-4_16

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Skillen MA. Using information technology in education to manage a professional learning community (PLC). In Information Technology and Managing Quality Education: 9th IFIP WG 3.7 Conference on Information Technology in Educational Management (ITEM 2010): Kasane, Botswana, July 26-30, 2010. Revised Selected Papers. Springer. 2011. p. 149-155 doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-19715-4_16

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