Teacher Resources Online

Authors

  • Susan Nichols University of South Australia
  • Amy Maynard University of South Australia
  • Christopher Brown University of South Australia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20360/G2TP4B

Abstract

The role of the internet is becoming ever more significant in the production and circulation of resources for literacy teaching, and in the process is changing teachers’ relationships with educational resources and professional communities. In this paper, we present case studies of four online resource networks established specifically for educational practitioners: TeacherTube, TES, TWRC Tank and Teacher Toolbox. We explore how and why the managers of these sites engage teachers, the online activities of educators using the sites, and the kinds of literacy teaching resources that are available to them. Based on an analysis of literacy teaching resources and associated activity on these websites, we argue that teacher professionalism in contemporary times involves new digital literacy practices in addition to conventional modes of using textual resources in teaching.

Author Biography

Susan Nichols, University of South Australia

Susan Nichols is senior lecturer in literacy education at the University of South Australia. Her research crosses sites of practice from classrooms to homes, communities and institutions, on and offline. Her work has been published in numerous edited books and journals including Literacy, International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, English in Australia and the Journal of Early Childhood Literacy.

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Published

2012-08-07

How to Cite

Nichols, S., Maynard, A., & Brown, C. (2012). Teacher Resources Online. Language and Literacy, 14(2), 62–74. https://doi.org/10.20360/G2TP4B

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 2 (2012)

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