Facebook Groups for effective online teacher professional development

Ida Nurmila Isandespha

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This paper explores the potential of Facebook Groups (FG) as a platform for formal teacher professional development (TPD) in disadvantaged community in Indonesia. As a social media, FG was a powerful tool in facilitating an effective online TPD regarding spatialising mathematics. The participants were thirteen primary school teachers (grade 3, 4, 5, and 6) located in North Maluku, Indonesia. The data were captured from the FG activities of 14 weeks online TPD, then systematically analysed using content analysis. The results showed that FG could facilitate online TPD to be ongoing, collaborative, student-oriented, take into consideration teacher contexts, and enhancing teacher pedagogical and content knowledge. The study suggested to utilize FG in areas that have better internet connection and educational resources to organize a formal online TPD.


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Facebook Groups; effective online teacher professional development

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