Twitter: A Professional Development and Community of Practice Tool for Teachers. Issue 1 (11th May 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rosell-Aguilar, Fernando
• Is Part Of: Journal of interactive media in education. Issue 1(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018-05-11
• Subjects: Social networking -- Continuous Professional Development -- Twitter -- Communities of Practice -- teachers; Education -- Interactive multimedia -- Periodicals; Interactive multimedia -- Periodicals; Educational technology -- Periodicals; 371.1020285
• DOI: 10.5334/jime.452
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1365-893X

Abstract

This article shows how a group of language teachers use Twitter as a tool for continuous professional development through the #MFLtwitterati hashtag. Based on data collected through a survey (n = 116) and interviews (n = 11), it describes how this collective of teachers use the hashtag and evaluates the impact of their Twitter network on their teaching practices. The results show that most users try the suggestions and ideas that they find on this network, which have a positive impact on their teaching. Finally, the article assesses whether the hashtag users can be described as a community of practice.