Online Professional Development Through Virtual Learning Communities

by Sonja Hollins-Alexander

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

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1452276668
• ISBN13: 9781452276663
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Corwin Publishers
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"