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Personalized Professional Development
Robert SchuetzNovember, 2013
Twitter Back Channel #d211sum
How would you describe professional development in the 21st century?
Personal Learning Network
1. Local community: Purposeful F2F connections -“PLC”2. Global network: Individualized online connections -“PLN”3. Bounded community: Committed, collective, group - “CoP”
“Old School” Network
“New School” Network
The Big Learning Shifts
1. Analog to Digital2. Tethered to Mobile3. Isolated to Connected4. Generic to Personal5. Consumption to Creation6. Closed to Open
Tools for Connected Learning
Audio Video Photos Bookmarks Readers Information Networking
Why Personalized PD?
● Take responsibility for professional development, and model networked learning for colleagues and students
● Develop a PLN to investigate best practices, and feature professional goals and interests
● Anytime, anywhere social media spaces to engage learners “where they live”
● Adopt a “learner-first” mentality that drives curation and creation of content
Who is telling / sharing your web 2.0 story?
What is your web 2.0 story?
“Standing on the shoulders of Giants”
1. Twitter for microblogging & connecting
2. Blogger for sharing experiences, and reflections
3. Zite / Flipboard / Feedly social readers for information curating
4. Google Apps for searching, creating, and sharing
5. iLife Suite / iOS apps for creating new content
Why Blog?
● Reflect on your professional practice
● Record and document your thoughts & ideas
● Share teaching & learning resources
● Showcase best practices with examples
● Engage in professional conversations
● Establish or enhance your leadership voice
● Inspire others to learn and share
Professional Development - ePortfolio
eTeaching Portfolios - Dr. Helen Barrett
Next Steps...● Build expertise with one particular tool that supports
your professional development needs
● Brand yourself and establish a positive digital
footprint. Focus on outcomes not PD hours.
● Create a digital portfolio that tells your story and
shares your competencies and exemplary works
● Hitch your wagon to online mentors that can take your
networked learning to higher levels
● Allow your passions to feed your learning, model this
for colleagues and studentsWhat are the important pieces that should be included in a personalized professional development program?
Credits & References
● The Educator as Social Networked LearnerJackie Gerstein, Ed. D.
● Connectivism; A Learning Theory for the Digital AgeGeorge Siemens
● Dr. Helen Barrett’s ePortfolioGoogle Sites
● Social Media Tools for Personalized PDLucy Gray
● How to Use iPads for Personalized Professional DevelopmentJennifer Carey - “Indiana Jen”
