1.
Online community as a critical
part of STEM teachers’
education
Dr Nick Kelly

2.
RESOURCES
COMMUNITY
GOVERNMENT/INSTITUTION
CORPORATE/FOR-PROFIT/FOUNDATION
STEM discussions
(mailing list)

3.
The need to improve online STEM support
• Re-use of knowledge
• Available, accessible
• Professional practice conversations
• Modelling of practice
• Reflection on practice
• Emotional support
• Part of professional community (from day one)
• Professional learning network
• Retention

4.
Where to from here?
Leadership
EngagementTechnology

5.
TeachConnect project leaders: Dr Nick Kelly, Steven Kickbusch
Step Up project leader: Prof Les Dawes
Project partner: Queensland College of Teachers

6.
Selected references
• Kelly, N. (2013). An opportunity to support beginning teachers in the transition from higher education into practice, Proceedings of
ASCILITE 2013, Sydney
• Kelly N., Reushle S., Chakrabarty S. & Kinnane A. (2014). Beginning teacher support in Australia: Towards an online community to
augment current support, Australian Journal of Teacher Education 39(4), pp. 68-82 http://dx.doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2014v39n4.6
• Kelly N, Clara M. and Kickbusch S. (2015) How to develop an online community for pre-service and early career teachers, ASCILITE
2015, Perth
• Kelly N. and Antonio A. (2016). Teacher peer support in social network sites, Teaching and Teacher Education, 56: 138-149
[SNIP=2.8] http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2016.02.007
• Merceica B., & Kelly N. (2017). Early career teacher peer support through private groups in social media, Asia-Pacific Journal of
Teacher Education, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1359866X.2017.1312282
• Clara M., Kelly N., Mauri T. & Danaher P. (2015). Can massive communities of teachers facilitate collaborative reflection? Fractal
design as a possible answer, Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education [SNIP=1.097]
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1359866X.2015.1095280
• Kelly N., Kickbusch S., Hadley F., Andrews R., Wade-Leeuwen B., & O’Brien M. (In press). The praxis of online mentoring. In:
Ambrosetti A., Rorrison D., Kriewaldt J., & Capeness R. (eds). Educating Teachers: Innovative Perspectives in Professional
Experience. Springer.
• Kelly N., Russell N., Kickbusch S., Barros A., Dawes L., & Rasmussen R., (Under review). A network of preservice teachers for
transition into the profession: TeachConnect as design-based research, Australasian Journal of Educational Technology
www.nickkellyresearch.com