Five scenarios that take place in 2025 have been developed to better understand what are the needs of collaboration networks in the future for teachers continuous professional development.
Collaboration networks, like learning networks, are technology supported communities through which participants share knowledge with each other and jointly develop new knowledge. In this way, learning networks enrich the experience of formal learning (e.g. school, university), but more importantly, form a viable setting for professional development and lifelong learning. An example of a learning network for professional development are communities like eTwinning where teachers can share and learn from one another.