Blog-based professional development of English teachers in Mumbai: The potential of innovative practice under scrutiny

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  • Atiya Khan RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14742/ajet.2784

Keywords:

Teaching of English, ICT, English teachers, blogging, professional development

Abstract

The professional development of teachers in India is still, by and large, based on formal and outdated professional learning traditions, often characterised by crash courses and one-off workshops. In education, blogs have proven to be an effective means of establishing and maintaining collaborative learning networks and helping members reflect on their professional practices. Information and communications technology (ICT) enabled practices of teacher professional development is still in its infancy in India. Moreover, there is limited research in India to secure foundational understanding of how and in what ways teachers of English in India use blogs for their professional development. This study explores the use of teacher reflective practice, teacher networking, and teacher collaboration, beyond formal ICT training, through blog-based professional development of English teachers in the Mumbai region of India. Using data collected from 32 teachers from three private schools in Mumbai, through ICT interactive workshop observations, questionnaires, interviews, and blog comments, this action case study explains whether and why blogging, as a learning community, has the potential to add significant value to existing professional development of English teachers in Mumbai.

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Author Biography

Atiya Khan, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

Atiya Khan is currently a PhD scholar at the University of Melbourne. She is a recepient of the Melbourne International Research Scholarship (MIRS). She has recently completed research masters in Education from RMIT University in Melbourne. She has taught Business Communication and Advertising at university level, and English Language and Literature at school level in Mumbai, India.

Her qualifications include:

B.A. (English Literature) – University of Mumbai, India

M.A. (English Literature) – University of Mumbai, India

B.Ed. (English) – University of Mumbai, India

M.B.A. (Education Management) – Alagappa University, India

P.G.D.I.D. (Instructional Designing) – Symbiosis Center for Distance Learning, India

M.Ed. (Research) - RMIT University, Melbourne

 

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Published

2017-08-31

How to Cite

Khan, A. (2017). Blog-based professional development of English teachers in Mumbai: The potential of innovative practice under scrutiny. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 33(4). https://doi.org/10.14742/ajet.2784

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