Opening your training and PD to the web
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[edit] Birds of a Feather Session
[edit] Session Discussion, Questions and Ideas
- What are some points of interest you would like to cover during this session?
- What are some questions you have around this topic?
- What are some of the assumptions we make about web-based training and PD?
- What are some of the key learnings we've already experienced through the implementation of web-based PD?
- Share some ideas, examples or exemplary practices.
[edit] Session Notes and Reflection
Feedback and discussion.
Sorry for the delay - Lynn passed these notes to me a week ago! Please feel free to edit the information - I have copied it below and also will post Lynn's chart :) Sue Fried
[edit] Professional Development and Technology
These were some of the key points to the Birds of a Feather group discussion
[edit] Assumptions
Every day is a Professional Learning Day It takes time and energy to build a Culture of Technology. We have a great number of our teachers who are great consumers, in particular, our new teachers. Time: Technology is actually a time-saver! It offers the greatest flexibility of time. Computers: access is becoming more equitable
[edit] Right Around
Time: One of the excuses Evaluate Effectiveness: Difficult to measure learning other than user data. This was probably the case in workshops End to Event-like PD: PD is no longer sit and get what we tell you is needed· PD starts with the professional. Redirecting $$$: It's more expensive to run a large face-to face workshop. The price of technology is becoming more accessible Why? This is often the question we have to answer to others.
[edit] Next Step Learning
- Online workshops - Scheduled learning time - Must have face-to-face - Complexity - Culture building - Adobe Connect?/ License of -40
[edit] Aha!
Great resources include: - Share point - CamStudio - Camtasia - Survive and Thrive (www.survivethrive.on.ca) - Captivate - Wink 2 http://www.debugmode.com/wink/(Open Source screencasting) - Adobe Connect webconferencing tool (recently osapac licensed)
[edit] Right On!
- Non linear - Network: Virtual subject councils - Face-to-face: better focus on 2 way - Access - Time maximizing $$$ - On-going - Permanent - Review/ go back - Adaptability - Collaborative - Maintain focus on learner styles and needs - Connecting teachers from travel time to learning time - PD access/ support - Training: access - Build on/ teach on