Examining Malaysian teachers’ online blogs for reflective practices: towards teacher professional development

References

• Ahern, T.C., J.A. Thomas, M.K. Tallent-Runnels, W.Y. Lan, S. Cooper, X. Lu, and J. Cyrus. 2006. “The Effect of Social Grounding on Collaboration in a Computer-Mediated Small Group Discussion.” Internet and Higher Education 9: 37–46.
   Google Scholar
• Avalos, B. 2011. “Teacher Professional Development in Teaching and Teacher Education Over Ten Years.” Teaching and Teacher Education 27 (1): 10–20.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Boud, D., R. Cohen, and D. Walker. 1993. Using Experience for Learning. Buckingham: Society for Research into Higher Education/Open University Press.
   Google Scholar
• Carroll, M. 2008. “Primary Science and ‘Communities of Collaborative Enquiry’.” Education Today 58 (1): 2–19.
   Google Scholar
• Clarke, M. 2013. “Promoting a Culture of Reflection in Teacher Education: The Challenge of Large Lecture Settings.” Teacher Development 15 (4): 517–531.
   Google Scholar
• Daudelin, M.W. 1996. “Learning from Experience Through Reflection.” Organizational Dynamics 24(3): 36–48.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Dewey, J. 1933. How We Think. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press.
   Google Scholar
• Dymoke, S., and J.K. Harrison. 2006. “Professional Development and the Beginning Teacher: Issues of Teacher Autonomy and Institutional Conformity in the Performance Review Process.” Journal of Education for Teaching 32 (1): 71–92.
   Google Scholar
• Farrell, T.S.C. 2007. Reflective Language Teaching: From Research to Practice. London: Continuum Press.
   Google Scholar
• Farrell, T.S.C. 2009. Teaching Reading to English Language Learners: A Reflective Guide. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press. Accessed 12 March 2012. http://www.corwinpress.com/booksProdDescnav?prodId=Book230708&
   Google Scholar
• Harris, A., and M. Jones. 2010. “Professional Learning Communities and System Improvement.” Improving Schools 13 (2): 172–181.
   Google Scholar
• Hussain, W., A.B. Salami, D.O. Ali, and A. Rahman bin Ahmed Dahlan. 2011. “Collaborative Web-Based Teacher Professional Development System: A New Direction for Teacher Professional Development in Malaysia.” International Journal of Humanities and Social Science 1 ( Special Issue 7): 208–216.
   Google Scholar
• Justice, J., Anderson, J., Nichols, K., Jones Gorham, J., Wall, S., Boyd, A. and Altheiser, L. 2013. “The Affordance of Blogging on Establishing Communities of Practice in a Pre-Service Elementary Teacher Education Program.” Journal of Technology and Teacher Education 21 (1): 49–88.
   Google Scholar
• Kolb, D.A. 1984. Experiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.
   Google Scholar
• Lee, K.W. 2007. “ESL Teacher Professional Development & Curriculum Innovation: The Case of the Malaysian Smart School Project.” Unpublished PhD diss., Lancaster University, UK.
   Google Scholar
• Lim, Tina Swee Kim, and Zoraini Wati Abas. 2010. “Online In-service Teacher Professional Development in Malaysia: A New Possibility?” Global Learn Asia Pacific (Global Learn) 2010, Penang, Malaysia, May 17.
   Google Scholar
• Loughran, J. 2006. Developing a Pedagogy of Teacher Education. Understanding Teaching and Learning About Teaching. London: Routledge.
   Google Scholar
• McKinsey and Company. 2007. “How the World's Best Performing School Systems Come Out on Top.” Accessed 25 March 2015. http://mckinseyonsociety.com/how-the-worlds-best-performing-schools-come-out-on-top/
   Google Scholar
• Ministry of Education. 1997. The Malaysian Smart School Implementation Plan. Kuala Lumpur: Ministry of Education.
   Google Scholar
• Murugaiah, Hazita Azman, Azizah Ya'acob, and Siew Ming Thang. 2010. “Blogging in Teacher Professional Development: Its Role in Building Computer-Assisted Language Teaching Skills.” International Journal of Education and Development Using Information and Communication Technology 6 (3): 73–87.
   Google Scholar
• Nawawi, M., M.F. Ayub, W.A. Z., A.S. Yunus, and R. Tarmizi. 2005. “Teachers’ Perceptions on the Conditions Facilitating the Use of Computers in Teaching Mathematics.” Malaysian Online Journal of Instructional Technology 2 (3): 88–98. Accessed 27 March 2012. http://pppjj.usm.my/mojit/articles/pdf/Dec05/11%20-%20MATHEMATICS_TEACHERS__PERCEPTIONS-f.pdf
   Google Scholar
• Nor, Hajar Mohd. 2005. “Conditions Facilitating the Implementation of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Integration in the Malaysia Smart School.” Unpublished PhD diss., Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor.
   Google Scholar
• Oner, D., and E. Adadan. 2011. “Use of Web-Based Portfolios as Tools for Reflection in Preservice Teacher Education.” Journal of Teacher Education 62 (5): 477–492.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Orland-Barak, L. 2005. “Portfolios as Evidence of Reflective Practice: What Remains ‘Untold’.” Educational Research 47 (1): 25–44.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Palmer, D. 2005. “A Motivational View of Constructivist Informed Teaching.” International Journal of Science Education 27 (15): 1853–1881.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Razak, N.A., and M.A. Embi. 2004. “A Framework of IT Competency for English Language Teachers.” Internet Journal of e-Language Learning and Teaching 1 (1). Accessed 15 March 2012. http://www.eltrec.ukm.my/ijelt
   Google Scholar
• Salim, Siti Suria, and Sharifah Mohd. Nor. 2005. “Teachers as Implementers of Change: The Smart School Experience.” International Journal of Learning 12 (10): 197–204.
   Google Scholar
• Samuel, R., and Z. Bakar. 2006. “The Utilization and Integration of ICT Tools in Promoting English Language Teaching and Learning: Reflections from English Option Teachers in Kuala Langat District, Malaysia.” International Journal of Education and Development Using Information and Communication Technology 2 (2): 4–14.
   Google Scholar
• Sawyer, R.D. 2007. “Professional Musings on Professional Development: Teacher Development in a New Key.” Journal of Educational Practices 5 (1): 29–36.
   Google Scholar
• Schön, D.A. 1991. The Reflective Turn: Case Studies in and on Educational Practice. New York, NY: Teacher College Press
   Google Scholar
• Selwyn, N. 2007. “The Use of Computer Technology in University Teaching and Learning: A Critical Perspective.” Journal of Computer Assisted Learning 23 (2): 83–94.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sutherland, R., V. Armstrong, V. Barnes, R. Brawn, N. Breeze, M. Gall, S. Matthewman, et al. 2004. “Transforming Teaching and Learning: Embedding ICT Into Everyday Classroom Practices.” Journal of Computer Assisted Learning 20: 413–425.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Thang, S.M., C. Hall, H. Azman, and G. Joyes. 2010. “Supporting Teachers’ Continuing Professional Development in and Through ICT: A Model for Change.” International Journal of Educational Development in Information and Communication Technology 6 (2): 5–20.
   Google Scholar
• Thang, S.M., P. Murugaiah, K.W. Lee, Hazita Azman, L.Y. Tan, and Y.S. Lee. 2010. “Grappling with Technology: A Case of Supporting Malaysian Smart School Teachers’ Professional Development.” Australasian Journal of Educational Technology 26 (3): 400–416. Accessed 10 April 2012. http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet26/thang.html
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Vighnarajah, L., S. Wong, and Kamariah Abu Bakar. 2008. “The Shift in the Role of Teachers in the Learning Process.” European Journal of Social Sciences 7 (2): 33–41.
   Google Scholar
• Wenger, E. 1998. “Communities of Practice: Learning as a Social System.” Systems Thinker 9 (5): 1–5.
   Google Scholar
• Wong, S.L., Kong, S.C. and Yu, F.Y., eds. 2010. Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Computers in Education. Putrajaya: Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education.
   Google Scholar
• Ya'acob, Azizah, Nor Fariza, Mohd. Nor, and Hazita Azman. 2005. “Teaching English the SMARTWAY.” The International Journal of English Language Learning and Teaching 2 (2): 11–22.
   Google Scholar
• Yang, S.H. 2009. “Using Blogs to Enhance Critical Reflection and Community of Practice.” Educational Technology and Society 12 (2): 11–21.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yates, L., and T.Q.T Nguyen. 2012. “Beyond a Discourse of Deficit: The Meaning of Silence in the International Classroom.” The International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives 11 (1): 22–34.
   Google Scholar
• Zeichner, K.M. 1994. “Research on Teacher Thinking and Different Views of Reflective Practice in Teaching and Teacher Education.” In Teachers’ Minds and Actions: Research on Teachers’ Thinking and Practice, edited by I. Carlgren, G. Handal, and S. Vaage, 9–27. London: Routledge Famler. Accessed 15 April 2012. http://companyadc.51job.com/companyads/2008/wh/shifan0606_7098/index.htm
   Google Scholar
• Zhu, Chang, M. Valcke, and T. Schellens. 2010. “A Cross-Cultural Study of Teacher Perspectives on Teacher Roles and Adoption of Online Collaborative Learning in Higher Education.” European Journal of Teacher Education 33 (2): 147–165.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar