Communities of Practice: Creating Learning Environments for Educators

Editors, Chris Kimble, Paul Hildreth and Isabelle Bourdon
Publisher, Information Age Publishing

As a two volume set:
Hard cover ISBN: 1593118678 , Soft cover ISBN: 159311866X

As separate volumes:
Hard Cover - Vol 1 ISBN: 1593118635 , Vol 2 ISBN: 1593118651
Soft Cover - Vol 1 ISBN: 1593118627 , Vol 2 ISBN: 1593118643

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Author

Erik Jacobson, Montclair State University, USA

Biography

Erik Jacobson is an Assistant Professor in the Early Childhood, Elementary and Literacy Education Department at Montclair State University (New Jersey, United States of America). He worked in community based adult education for ten years, teaching in a variety of programs (e.g., English as a Second Language, Citizenship, Family Literacy). For the last five years he has been involved in professional development at the individual, program, and state-wide level. During this time he has become increasingly interested in the role that technology can play in helping educators develop and share their professional wisdom.

Chapters

Volume 2, Chapter 16 - The Adult Literacy Education Wiki as a Virtual Community of Practice

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