language teachers’ technology professional development
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Language Teachers’
Technology Professional
Development:Networking and Online Communities
Ali BostanciogluLearning2gether with Multi MOOC EVO sessions
02 Feb,2014
Orient Declare Network Cluster Focus
Previously
Network Cluster
Continuous Technology Professional Development, but Why?
Networks and Communities of Practice in the service of Professional Development
Session Outline
Pervasiveness of Technology Technological change isfast Teachers need to keep up with and develop
new ways of integrating technology. Online possibilities as an alternative to f2f
training (time and cost effective) Your presence here is a sign that you are
already aware of those topics so I will move on quickly.
Technology Professional Development
Network: ““refers to the set of relationships, personal interactions, and connections among participants who have personal reasons to connect” (Wenger et al., 2011, p. 9)
Definition of Terms: Community vs Network
Community “the development of a shared identity around a topic or set of challenges” and “represents a collective intention to steward a domain of knowledge and to sustain learning about it” (Wenger et al., 2011).
Any questions so far?
Community Provides a domain where members could
cooperate Resources which members could benefit
from Teaching techniques, tools, suggestions,
perspectives, and so on History
Communities and Networks in the Learning process
However, A certain amount of interaction and
engagement is necessary. Not everyone is required to commit to the
community at the same level A Community could dissolve if members feel
that they have achieved their shared goal. Not the case for technology though.
Nodes as ties for learning Learning partnership does not have to be
sustained No commitment to a domain is required Enables access to rich data Spontaneous and unpredictable Collective exploration is possible
Network
However, Noise and diffusion, Maintainingconnections Self-direction
Network
While they are two distinct terms, they are not at opposite ends.
In fact, they are interrelated. Big community can involve multiple
networks A network could essentially develop into a
community “The social learning process is enhanced by
dynamic interplay of both community and network processes” (Wenger et al, 2011, p.13)
Community and Network
Community; Open vs Closed communities Look for group description Look at the date and frequency of posts Orientate yourself Look for explicit/ implicit rules Keep up with the community
So what? Useful Tips
Check profiles of potential nodes Use Twitter and LinkedIn
Network
More on the use of Twitter
http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/files/2011/11/Published-Twitter_Guide_Sept_2011.pdf
Wikis and Blogs
How different Social Media Platforms could be used in the service of Professional development?
Review of Social Media Platforms; http://social-networking-websites-review.toptenreviews.com/
Reaching the end
Google +
Hootsuite
Integrating Twitter with Facebook
Lave, J., & Wenger, E. (1991). Situated learning: Legitimate peripheral participation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Wenger, E., Trayner, B., & De Laat, M.F. (2011). Promoting and assessing value creation in communities and networks: A conceptual framework. Heerlen: Ruud de Moor Centrum, OU
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Thank you for listening.
Any Questions?
Where does one’s social identity end and professional identity begin?
Is it possible/ useful to mix both identities? Could we separate them? (i.e. creating accounts for professional use and other accounts for personal use)