This study sought to identify the most effective elements required in online professional development to enable teachers to improve their use of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) in their classrooms. Four schools in Queensland were involved, with twelve classroom teachers participating in a year-long online professional development program over the school year supported by an on...

The article proves that formation of professional competence with the help Russian language is a daunting challenge which professors as foreign often face. Professional complex construct including communicative competence. matter PR specialists’ activity presupposes wide range business communications strategies, well different types communication and leverage.

This paper discusses the potential of two information and communications technology tools designed to support the management of school teachers’ professional knowledge. Framed by drawing on experience of teacher education in England, the paper is structured around a consideration of what is meant by teachers’ professional knowledge and issues in technology-mediated professional development. Two...

During the past decade, the proliferation of social media has infiltrated various sectors of social and business communications. Of particular interest is the growth of health related websites and the healthcare sector’s adoption of social media. In this paper, we develop a typology of health 2.0 collaboration platforms and websites. According to the proposed typology, two major types of actors...

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