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Construction Of The Teachers' Learning Community Based On The Network Environment

Posted on:2010-03-11Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Y M ZhangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2167360275963146Subject:Education Technology
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As the rapid development of information technology and network technology, as well as the wide dissemination of the idea of lifelong education, the Network Learning Community has gradually become an ideal learning environment for teachers to construct their knowledge and promote the professional development. This study refers three major connotations of communication, cooperation and development. Combines with modern learning theory, it in-depth analyses the experience and insufficiency of online professional development for teachers, and proposes the construction model of Teacher Learning Community Based on the Network Environment. Then on this basis, it preliminary designs and develops a network platform. The purpose is to provide a theoretical foundation and practical experience for effective construction of the Teachers'Learning Community, and find a new road of teacher professional development based on life-long learning.In chapter one, it discusses the historical background,theoretical background,practical background and technical background of this study. It analyzes the situation of the Teachers' Learning Community at home and abroad, and points out the shortage of the current study of the professional development of teachers, then elaborates on the issue and significance of the research in this article, and also does a brief statement on the research methods.In chapter two, "professional development for teachers" and "learning community" is two core concepts. First it introduces the content related to the professional development for teachers. Then, it elaborates the concept of the Learning Community, and makes the definition of the Teachers'Learning Community Based on the Network Environment. Finally, analyzes the constructivist learning theory, distributed cognition theory, group dynamics theory, learning organization theory for the enlightenment of this study. In chapter three, it introduces a questionnaire survey, which takes online professional development for teachers as its subject, covering the background of the object being investigated, the attitude and purpose of participating in online learning, network behavior, constraints and expectations of the demand, and so on. By analyzing the data, we learn the shortage and the successful experience of online professional development for teachers, as well as searching the possible space of building the Teachers'Learning Community Based on the Network Environment.In chapter four, first it analyzes the ecological model of the Teacher Learning Community Based on the Network Environment. The activities of teachers'network learning under ecological view is comprehensive, overall coordination and sustainable, and the main characteristic of the teachers'network learning community is harmonious performance, dynamic balance and wide contact. Then from informal learning and knowledge management perspective, it analyzes study model and knowledge architecture of Teachers'Learning Community. Finally it designs the theoretical model of Teachers'Learning Community Based on the Network Environment, and proposes construction strategy.In chapter five, based the on design framework of Teachers'Learning Community, it conducts a preliminary design and development from the organizational layer, events behavior layer and supporting layer. Finally it realizes the basic framework and functional modules of the platform.In chapter six, it's summary and prospects of this article.
Keywords/Search Tags:Learning Community, Teachers' Professional Development, Network, Online Learning
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