Section 1. Theoretical and Technological Foundations -- 1. Theoretical Foundations of Teachers' Professional Development -- 2. The Theory and Practice Divide in Relation to Teacher Professional Development --

Section 2. Methods and Models of Online Communities in TPD -- 3. Case Studies from the Inquiry Learning Forum: Stories Reaching Beyond the Edges -- 4. Changing the Metaphor: The Potential of Online Communities in Teacher Professional Development -- 5. Teacher Professional Development Practices: The Case of the Haringey Transformation Teachers Programme -- 6. Realising the Potential of Virtual Environments: A Challenge for Scottish Teachers -- 7. Challenges of Online Teacher Professional Development Communities: A Statewide Case Study in the United States -- 8. Teacher Professional Development through Knowledge Management in Educational Organisations -- 9. Thinking Things Through: Collaborative Online Professional Development --

Section 3. Innovations in the Use of technology and TPD -- 10. Innovations in the Use of Technology and Teacher Professional Development -- 11. Game Informed Virtual Patients: Catalysts for Online Learning Communities and Professional Development of Medical Teachers -- 12. VideoPaper as a Bridging Tool in Teacher Professional Development --

Section 4. Pedagogies Afforded by Technology in TPD -- 13. TPD as Online Collaborative Learning for Innovation in Teaching -- 14. Online Pedagogy Design and Development: New Models for 21st Century Online Teacher Professional Development -- 15. Challenges for the Teacher's Role in Promoting Productive Knowledge Construction in Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Contexts -- Compilation of References -- About the Contributors -- Index.