Chapter 5 Building Faculty SoTL Skills Through a Multi- and Interdisciplinary Writing Community of Practice...... 72 Sandra Sgoutas-Emch, University of San Diego, USA Judith Liu, University of San Diego, USA Moriah Meyskens, University of San Diego, USA Tara Ceranic Salinas, University of San Diego, USA Jane Friedman, University of San Diego, USA Perla Myers, University of San Diego, USA

Chapter 6 Leading Learning Communities with Creative Practice...... 91 Susannah L. Brown, Florida Atlantic University, USA Jennifer Lynne Bird, Florida Atlantic University, USA Ann Musgrove, Florida Atlantic University, USA Jillian Powers, Florida Atlantic University, USA

Chapter 7 Teacher Identity (Re)Construction within Professional Learning Communities: The Role of Emotions and Tensions...... 104 Pinar Kocabas Gedik, Yildiz Technical University, Turkey Deniz Ortactepe, Bilkent University, Turkey

Chapter 8 Collaborative Approaches for Communities of Practice Activities Enrichment...... 116 Ziska Fields, University of Johannesburg, South Africa Sulaiman Olusegun Atiku, Namibia University of Science and Technology, Namibia

Chapter 9 A New Perspective in Competitiveness for Business Education: Communities of Practice – The Crystal Palace...... 147 Ana Martins, University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa Isabel Martins, University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa Orlando Petiz Pereira, University of Minho, Portugal

Chapter 10 Communities of Practice for Promoting Organizational and Informal Learning in Public Administration...... 167 David Rodríguez-Gómez, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain Joaquin Gairin, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain

Section 2 Online Communities and Tools for Virtual Collaboration

Chapter 11 Professional Development to Promote Online Communication, Collaboration and Learning Among Faculty: A Community of Practice Approach...... 191 Mayela Coto, Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica Lone Dirckinck-Holmfeld, Aalborg University, Denmark

Chapter 12 Conceptualizing Characteristics of Professional Learning in an Online Environment...... 225 Aimee L. Morewood, West Virginia University, USA Julie W. Ankrum, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA Allison Swan Dagen, West Virginia University, USA

Chapter 13 Efficacy of Organizational Learning and Social Capital in Online Communities of Practice: Dualities and Intersections...... 240 Serkan Gürsoy, Beykoz University, Turkey Murat Yücelen, Yeditepe University, Turkey

Chapter 14 Enhancing Learner-Driven Informal Learning in a Virtual Practice Community: The Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) as a Learning Solution for Professional Development...... 267 Chungil Chae, Pennsylvania State University, USA Boyung Suh, The University of Georgia, USA Seung-hyun Han, The University of Georgia, USA Heeyoung Han, Southern Illinois University, USA Doo Hun Lim, University of Oklahoma, USA

Chapter 15 In-Service Teachers’ Use of ICT for the Promotion of Collaborative Professional Learning...... 287 Ana García-Valcárcel, University of Salamanca, Spain Juanjo Mena, University of Salamanca, Spain

Chapter 16 Creating Virtual Communities That Work: Best Practices for Users and Developers of E-Collaboration Software...... 302 Ashley Van Ostrand, California State University, Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA, USA Spencer Wolfe, California State University, Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA, USA Antonio Arredondo, California State University, Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA, USA Andrea M. Skinner, California State University, Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA, USA Ramon Visaiz, California State University, Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA, USA Megan Jones, California State University, Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA, USA J. Jacob Jenkins, California State University, Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA, USA

Chapter 17 Nurturing Collaborative Networks of Mobile Learning Researchers and Practitioners...... 325 Thomas Cochrane, Centre for Learning and Teaching (CfLAT), Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand Vickel Narayan, Centre for Learning and Teaching (CfLAT), Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand

Chapter 18 Learning Communities: Theory and Practice of Leveraging Social Media for Learning...... 347 Heather Robinson, University of North Texas, USA Whitney Kilgore, University of North Texas, USA Aras Bozkurt, Anadolu University, Turkey & University of South Africa, South Africa

Chapter 19 “I Found Myself Retweeting”: Using Twitter Chats to Build Professional Learning Networks...... 366 Julie A. Delello, The University of Texas at Tyler, USA Annamary L. Consalvo, The University of Texas at Tyler, USA

Chapter 20 Achieving Rural Teachers’ Development Through a WeChat Professional Learning Community: Two Cases From Guangdong Province...... 382 Xue Zheng, East China Normal University, China Haixia Liu, LuoGang Middle School, China Dongmei Lin, NaLong Primary School, China Jiacheng Li, East China Normal University, China

Section 3 Use in General Teaching and Learning

Chapter 21 Advancing a New General Education Curriculum Through a Faculty Community of Practice: A Model for Intentional Design...... 395 Judith A. Giering, University of Virginia, USA Gail M. Hunger, University of Virginia, USA

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Chapter 22 Using Communities of Practice to Identify Competencies...... 411 Mambo G. Mupepi, Grand Valley State University, USA

Chapter 23 A Teacher Educator’s Meaning-Making From a Hybrid “Online Teaching Fellows” Professional Learning Experience: Toward Literacy Practices for Teaching and Learning in Multimodal Contexts...... 422 Christi Edge, Northern Michigan University, USA

Chapter 24 Teachers’ Professional Learning Focused on Designs for Early Learners and Technology...... 456 Michele Jacobsen, University of Calgary, Canada Sharon Friesen, University of Calgary, Canada Barbara Brown, University of Calgary, Canada

Chapter 25 The “Co-Creation-Wheel”: A Guiding Instrument for Sustainable Change – A Case History of “Communities of Practice” in Dutch Elementary Schools...... 478 Corry Ehlen, CoCreata Consultancy, The Netherlands & Zuyd University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Paul Hennissen, Fontys University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands

Chapter 26 Impact of Group Mentoring on the Professional Development of Early Childhood Teachers in a Shanghai Kindergarten...... 491 Lingyun Lu, Shanghai Normal University, China

Section 4 Use in Language Arts and Literacy Learning

Chapter 27 Using Online Writing Communities to Teach Writing MOOCs...... 522 Rebekah Shultz Colby, University of Denver, USA

Chapter 28 Peer Review in Online Professional Communities to Support Elementary Disciplinary Literacy Planning...... 536 Jamie Colwell, Old Dominion University, USA Valerie Taylor, Old Dominion University, USA

Chapter 29 Preservice Teachers Collaborating and Co-Constructing in a Digital Space: Using Participatory Literacy Practices to Teach Content and Pedagogy...... 557 Chrystine Mitchell, York College of Pennsylvania, USA Carin Appleget, Creighton University, USA

Chapter 30 I Do and I Understand: Professional Learning Communities to Engage Learners in Authentic Practice...... 575 Claire Mitchell, University of Wisconsin – La Crosse, USA

Chapter 31 Reforming Pre-Service English Language Teacher Training Using Professional Community of Learning...... 595 Abdulmalik Yusuf Ofemile, University of Nottingham, UK

Chapter 32 Teachers Learning to Teach English Learners in an Online Community of Practice in an Urban District...... 622 Karla del Rosal, Southern Methodist University, USA Paige Ware, Southern Methodist University, USA Nancy Montgomery, Southern Methodist University, USA

Chapter 33 Exploring a Transformative Teacher Professional Development Model to Engender Technology Integration in the 21st Century ESL Language Classrooms...... 637 Kean Wah Lee, School of Education, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Semenyih, Malaysia Cynthia C. James, Kota Kinabalu District Education Office and Sabah State Education Department, Sabah, Malaysia

Chapter 34 Integration of Videoconferencing in ESP and EAP Courses: Focus on Community of Practice Interaction...... 658 Hana Katrnakova, Masaryk University, Czech Republic

Chapter 35 Mobilisation and Enactment of Malaysian ESL Teachers’ Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge: From Professional Learning to Professional Practice...... 674 Cynthia C. James, University of Cambridge, UK Kean Wah Lee, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Malaysia

Section 5 Use in Science and Math Learning

Chapter 36 Online Mathematics Teacher Education: Examples From Professional Learning Programs for Inservice Teachers...... 713 Jennifer Chauvot, University of Houston, USA Stephen J. Pape, Johns Hopkins University, USA Sherri K. Prosser, Austin Peay State University, USA Kimberly Hicks, Houston Independent School District, USA

Chapter 37 A Guide to Professional Learning for Secondary Mathematics Teachers...... 734 Karen M. Hamond, New England College, USA

Chapter 38 Assessment Literacy Within Middle School-Level Math Professional Learning Communities...... 767 Jennifer Wheat, Tangipahoa Parish School System, USA

Chapter 39 Preservice Teachers Decomposing Ambitious Mathematics Teaching: Video Analysis and Professional Learning Communities...... 788 Jennifer M. Suh, George Mason University, USA Melissa A. Gallagher, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA

Chapter 40 Sustaining a Teacher Professional Learning Community in China Through Technology...... 800 Jayne Fleener, North Carolina State University, USA Lianfang Lu, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, USA Jian Dun, Beijing Institute of Education, China Yang Mingquan, Beijing Normal University, China

Chapter 41 The Role of a WhatsApp Group of a Professional Learning Community of Chemistry Teachers in the Development of Their Knowledge...... 820 Ron Blonder, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel Ruth Waldman, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

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