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What is Virtual Study Group

Chapter 11
Effective Practices in Online Teacher Preparation for Literacy Educators
Virtual study groups are a type of synchronous video conference facilitated study groups, or Professional Learning Community, in which teachers read and discuss texts to improve teaching and learning.
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Discussion Before the Discussion in Virtual Study Groups: Social Reading and Open Annotation
Sheri Vasinda (Oklahoma State University, USA)
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 23
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-0206-8.ch011
Abstract
The virtual study group project was designed to provide a framework for job-embedded, contextual professional development. Using an open annotation tool, Hypothes.is, provided opportunities for literacy specialist candidates to share marginal notes and written dialogue asynchronously during the process of reading online professional articles. Asynchronous engagement in the digital margins of online texts added another layer of social interaction to the synchronous virtual study groups. Findings indicate that this process supported content-knowledge building and also sparked and supported inquiry-based learning. Successes and missteps are included as well as project improvements.
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