Implementation of a Twitter-supported Personal Learning Network to Individualize Professional Development for Teachers

The results were mixed. Data analysis indicated that a Twitter-supported personal learning network was useful in meeting the individual professional learning needs of some, but not all participants. Secondary research questions addressed how Twitter can be used to develop a personal learning network, the types of resources and learning opportunities teachers would find using Twitter, teachers’ perceptions of the value of a personal learning network to support their professional learning goals, teachers' perceptions of the efficacy of Twitter to individualize professional development, and whether teachers’ progress toward a professional development goal via the use of a personal learning network could be enhanced. The results of the secondary questions indicated that Twitter was useful in developing a personal learning network; all of the participants reported finding value in a Twitter-supported personal learning network in supporting the individual professional learning needs of teachers.