proactive professional development: a networked teacher
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Proactive Professional Development: A Networked Teacher
Vanaja Nethi, Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University, USA
Adam Murray, M.A., Miyazaki International College, Japan
nethi@nova.edu Nova Southeastern University amurray@edu.miyazaki-mic.ac.jp Miyazaki International College
PLN and PDPersonal/ Professional Learning Network (PLN)
connections and resources used for informal learning, collaboration, and exchange of knowledge and ideas (Trust, 2012, p. 133)
“a popular alternative to conventional models of professional development” (Visser, Evering & Barrett, 2014, p.396)
Found mainly within online environments – social media, wikis, podcasts, blogs
“where a group of professionals meet, engage, and share best practices with others” (Klingen-Smith, 2009) on a “regular basis and through various mediums” (Sakamoto, 2012)
Professional Development
“…something which is self-directed, inquiry-based and directly relevant to teachers’ professional lives” (Burns & Richards, 2009, p.6)
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Couros (2008)
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Social Media in Higher Education Survey(Seaman & Tinti-Kane, 2013)
Faculty Professional Social Media Use (n= 7969)
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Personal
Professional
Teaching
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nethi@nova.edu Nova Southeastern University amurray@edu.miyazaki-mic.ac.jp Miyazaki International College
nethi@nova.edu Nova Southeastern University amurray@edu.miyazaki-mic.ac.jp Miyazaki International College
MOOCS
Continuing Education
Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, YouTube
Academia.edu
Formal
Informal
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nethi@nova.edu Nova Southeastern University amurray@edu.miyazaki-mic.ac.jp Miyazaki International College
nethi@nova.edu Nova Southeastern University amurray@edu.miyazaki-mic.ac.jp Miyazaki International College
Academia.edu
nethi@nova.edu Nova Southeastern University amurray@edu.miyazaki-mic.ac.jp Miyazaki International College
nethi@nova.edu Nova Southeastern University amurray@edu.miyazaki-mic.ac.jp Miyazaki International College
MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) & SPOCs (Small Private Online Courses)
MOOCs Mechanism for lifelong learning Enable collaborative and social engagement among students
University Teaching 101 – November 18th
Assessing and Teaching of 21st Century Skills – November 18th
Teaching Character and Creating Positive Classrooms – December 11th
Shaping the Way We Teach English, 1: The landscape of English teaching –January 5th
SPOCs restricted enrollment thus smaller numbers Course providers get to select suitable students Classes can be more interactive
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Start/ Enhance your Digital Footprint Establish your presence
Academia.edu, LinkedIn
Microblogging Twitter
Online Communities Ning, Classroom 2.0
Blogs Teach100, Edublogs, Wordpress
MOOCs Coursera, EdX
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Links
A recent (September 2014) step-by-step guide to starting a PLN.
http://teacherchallenge.edublogs.org/pln-challenge-1-what-the-heck-is-a-pln/
This guide covers Twitter, Twitter Chats, Blogs, Curation Tools (Diigo, Evernote, Scoop.it etc), Webinars, and Classroom 2.0
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ReferencesBurns, A. & Richards, J. C. (Eds.) (2009). The Cambridge guide to second language teacher education.
Cambridge University Press: New York.
Klingensmith, K. (2009). PLN: Your personal learning network made easy. Retrieved from https://onceateacher.wordpress.com/2009/05/05/pln-your-personal-learning-network-made-easy
Sakamoto, B. (2012) What is a PLN, anyway? [blog] Retrieved from http://www.teachingvillage.org/2012/01/03/what-is-a-pln-anyway/
Seaman, J. & Tinti-Kane, H. (2013). Social media for teaching and learning. Pearson Learning Solutions and Babson Survey Research Group.
Veletsianos, G. (Ed.) (2010). Emerging technologies in distance education. Athabasca University Press: Edmonton, CA.
Visser, R. D., Evering, L. & Barrett, D. E. (2014). #TwitterforTeachers: The implications of Twitter as a self-directed professional development tool for K-12 teachers, Journal of Research on Technology inEducation, 46(4), 396-413.
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Thank You!nethi@nova.edu
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