Dear AoIR Colleagues, I am pleased to introduce you the latest release from IGI Global: Online Learning Communities and Teacher Professional Development: Methods for Improved Education Delivery ISBN: 978-1-60566-780-5; 354 pp; August 2009 Published under Information Science Reference an imprint of IGI Global http://www.igi-global.com/reference/details.asp?id=34727 Edited by: J. Ola Lindberg, Mid Sweden University, Sweden and Anders D. Olofsson, Umea University, Sweden DESCRIPTION In today’s society, the professional development of teachers is urgent due to the constant change in working conditions and the impact that information and communication technologies have in teaching practices. Online Learning Communities and Teacher Professional Development: Methods for Improved Education Delivery features innovative applications and solutions useful for teachers in developing knowledge and skills for the integration of technology into everyday teaching practices. This defining collection of field research discusses how technology itself can serve as an important resource in terms of providing arenas for professional development. **************************************** "Online Learning Communities and Teacher Professional Development: Methods for Improved Education Delivery provides theoretical foundations for developing research on this topic together with cases, models, methods and pedagogies for improved education delivery with great potential to improve practice." - J. Ola Lindberg, Mid Sweden University, Sweden **************************************** TOPICS COVERED Collaborative online professional development Computer-supported collaborative learning Education delivery Knowledge management in education Models of online communities Online learning communities Online pedagogy design and development Pedagogies afforded by technology Teacher professional development Virtual environments For more information about Online Learning Communities and Teacher Professional Development: Methods for Improved Education Delivery, you can view the title information sheet at http://www.igi-global.com/downloads/pdf/34727.pdf To view the Table of Contents and a complete list of contributors online go to http://www.igi-global.com/reference/details.asp?ID=34727&v=tableOfContents. You can also view the first chapter of the publication at http://www.igi-global.com/downloads/excerpts/34727.pdf Regards, David _______________________________________ David Rodríguez Gómez Dpt. de Pedagogia Aplicada Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Edifici G6 - Despatx 243 Tfon: + 34 93 581 3191 Fax: + 34 93 581 3052 Campus de Bellaterra 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès Barcelona (Spain) http://dewey.uab.cat/drodriguezg/ _______________________________________