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Promoting Collaborative Learning in Online Teacher Education

Promoting Collaborative Learning in Online Teacher Education

Vassiliki I. Zygouris-Coe
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 23
ISBN13: 9781466686328|ISBN10: 1466686324|EISBN13: 9781466686335
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8632-8.ch065
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Zygouris-Coe, Vassiliki I. "Promoting Collaborative Learning in Online Teacher Education." Professional Development and Workplace Learning: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2016, pp. 1183-1205. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8632-8.ch065

APA

Zygouris-Coe, V. I. (2016). Promoting Collaborative Learning in Online Teacher Education. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Professional Development and Workplace Learning: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 1183-1205). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8632-8.ch065

Chicago

Zygouris-Coe, Vassiliki I. "Promoting Collaborative Learning in Online Teacher Education." In Professional Development and Workplace Learning: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 1183-1205. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8632-8.ch065

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Abstract

Online learning continues to grow as a learning option for millions of students in US colleges and universities. Collaboration plays an important role in student learning. This chapter presents information on how collaborative learning was designed and implemented in a comprehensive online course in reading for pre-service and in-service educators in grades P-12. The author presents details on course design issues, instructional practices, benefits, and challenges associated with collaborative learning in this online course, and implications for further development and evaluation of collaborative learning in teacher preparation programs. The author also provides recommendations for promoting collaboration in online teacher education courses.

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