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It is in this context that we aim to present a case study of continuous training for teachers, carried out
within a b-learning framework. In this presentation, we shall present and discuss the concepts related to this approach to teacher education. We shall also present the structure of the platform used for collaborative work, characterise the participants in this research and illustrate the kind of activities and
tasks that were conducted by approximately forty teachers in two continuous courses for professional development.
Finally, we intend to address a number of reflections emerging from the data collected, including: i) the
functionality of the platform; ii) the constraint factors that can affect collaborative learning in such an
environment; iii) the changes in the role of the teacher as educator; iv) the changes in the role of the teacher as learner; v) the development of new pedagogical interrelations; vi) the complexity of
collaborative learning.
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Collaborative learning b-learning Virtual communities Teacher training
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Meirinhos, Manuel; Osório, António (2006). Collaborative learning environments for teacher education. In International Conference on Multimedia and Information and Communication Technologies in Education. Sevilha