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Strategies to Engage and Transform Teacher Learners in an Online Course

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Creative Dimensions of Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century

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The demand for online courses for teacher learners (TLs) across all disciplines continues to increase, as does the diversity of those who enroll in these courses. This diversity constitutes both a benefit and a challenge for online learning where active engagement and the creation of community are of utmost importance. Modeling strategies that reflect what works well with language learners and that can be adapted for students of different ages, levels and goals is also important when working with teachers online.

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  1. OISE/University of Toronto, Canada

    Antoinette Gagné

  2. OISE/University of Toronto, Canada

    Sreemali Herath

  3. OISE/University of Toronto, Canada

    Marlon Valencia

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  1. Antoinette Gagné
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  1. Yorkville University, Canada

    Jill B. Cummings

  2. University of New Brunswick, Canada

    Mary L. Blatherwick

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Gagné, A., Herath, S., Valencia, M. (2017). Strategies to Engage and Transform Teacher Learners in an Online Course. In: Cummings, J.B., Blatherwick, M.L. (eds) Creative Dimensions of Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century. Advances in Creativity and Giftedness. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6351-047-9_35

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