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Commentary 1

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Commentary 2

Beach, R. (2012, March). Can online learning communities foster professional development? Language Arts, 89(4), 256-262. Retrieved from: http://www.mcte.org/BeachLA.pdf

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Final Reflection:

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Richardson, W., & Mancabelli, R. (2011). Personal learning networks: Using the power of connections to transform education. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree.

Siemens, G. (2005, April 5). Connectivism: A learning theory for the digital age. Elearnspace: everything elearning. Retrieved from: http://www.elearnspace.org/Articles/connectivism.htm

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