From Virtual Strangers to a Cohesive Learning Community: The Evolution of Online Group Development in a Professional Development Course

Shelley Waltonen-Moore; Denise Stuart; Evangeline Newton; Ruth Oswald; Evangeline Varonis

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 14, No. 2 (April 2006) pp. 287–311

Instructors who teach in online learning environments have the unique opportunity to enhance the interaction of their students through an online threaded discussion board. With effective planning and skillful facilitation techniques, this venue for...

Topics: Interaction, online learning, teacher education, Learning Communities, online education, Preservice Teacher Education, Professional Development, eLearning, Web-based Instruction, computer mediated communication