In recent years, professional learning networks (PLNs) and online learning communities of
practices (CoPs) enabled by social media have emerged as a conduit and communal space …

The isolation that has historically plagued the teaching profession has particularly harmful
effects on novice teachers who need the guidance, wisdom, and encouragement of other …

Herein we examine the use of a program-wide Twitter hashtag as a part of pre-service
teacher education activities at one institution. After detailing the context around the hashtag's …

Social media use has spiked around the world during the COVID‐19 global pandemic as
people reach out for news, information, social connections, and support in their daily lives …

Many faculty and staff in higher education have turned to digitally-enhanced professional
learning networks (PLNs) as a means for situated learning that can help them grow in their …

There is growing evidence that educators engage in social media and virtual social
networks across formal and informal settings to direct the trajectory of their curriculum …

While prior research suggests that many educators turn to social media to grow and
enhance professional learning networks (PLNs) that extend beyond their schools, little is …

Interest in how to use mobile devices to support teaching and learning has increased as
technologies have become more sophisticated and ubiquitous. A recent focus in teacher …

Teachers participate in professional learning activities to enhance their pedagogical
knowledge and share best practices—and the increasing role of technologies in education …

Leaders in education are often the sole person in their particular role in a school, and have
thus frequently struggled with professional isolation. In recent years, social media tools such …