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

Kevin Thompson, Anglia Ruskin University, UK

Biography

Kevin Thompson worked in the Scottish Secondary Sector in a variety of teaching and Management posts teaching Chemistry and Computer Science. He has a variety of Computing books published. Kevin joined Ultralab at Anglia Ruskin University, in 2000. Recent projects include "Not school" a community for disaffected youngsters, "Talking Heads" online community for Head Teachers in England, "Heads Together"- online community for Scottish Head teachers, "Ultraversity" - an online, content free degree. He is now in the Faculty of Education at Anglia Ruskin and a frequent guest speaker at conferences.

Chapters

Volume 2, Chapter 12 - Heads Together: A Professional Online Community of Practice for Scottish Headteachers

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