Now, more than ever, it seems that the age of professional learning
networks has well and truly arrived. The rise and proliferation of
digital communication, coupled with the circumstances enforced during
the pandemic experience, have led to a dynamic re-imagining of
Professional Learning Networks (PLNs) - both in terms of what they are
for and what they can achieve. Set against this context this book
provides a stimulating insight into the current state of the art of
professional learning networks and the transformative difference they
are poised to make to our educational future. Drawing on a wealth of
expertise, each chapter is written by leading thinkers and doers in the
field, and covers a range of topics and emerging areas. These include:
the professional learning vistas opened up through digital
opportunities; how these networks have helped to enhance teachers'
identity and sense of well-being: the new sense of practitioner
ownership and partnership now at the heart of PLNs; new openings for
professionalization; how PLNs have become vehicles for radically
different forms of professional development and learning; and what this
all means for school leadership.