Chapter 2 Connected Educator
Chapter 2 of the Connected Educator discusses a new model for professional development called connected learning communities. It is through connected learning communities that a career professional in the hospitality industry can collaborate through the use of professional learning communities, personal learning networks, and communities of practice of inquiry. These three components of the connected learning communities model can be applied and used in an event coordinator career in the hospitality industry. A more in depth understanding of each of these key aspects is required in order to be applied to an event coordinator career. Professional learning communities are essentially a traditional school-like construct where colleagues work together to learn, continuously improve, and share leadership. In a event coordinating career, professional learning communities can include a multitude of individuals that work together with the event coordinator in order to brin...