tesol12 making waves through online circles of learning
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Professional Development: Making Waves through Online Circles of Learning
Carla ArenaTESOL 2012Philadelphia
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WE must learn how to make WAVES
“Our strong TALENTS and DESIRES for group effort have been filtered through relatively rigid institutional
structures because of the complexity of managing groups. We haven’t had all the groups we’ve wanted,
we’ve simply had all the groups we could afford.”Clay Shirky
A PERIOD OF TECTONIC SHIFT
“Most of the barriers to GROUP ACTION have collapsed, and without those barriers, we are free to explore new ways of gathering together and getting
things done.”Clay Shirky
A PERIOD OF TECTONIC SHIFT
Technology
Talents
Group Action
WE are not INSTITUTIONALLY-BOUND
THE COFFEE DILEMMA
The power of the collectivity
Technology as a Game Changer
CONNECTING, making WAVES
What’s in your toolbox?
Passion Digital Tools
NetworkingLearning
Power Up with SOCIAL MEDIA
making WAVES in TWITTER
making WAVES with TWITTER hashtags
#eltchat
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making WAVES in FACEBOOK GROUPS
making WAVES all over!
making WAVES with a Community of Practice
Seth Godin - Tribes
The easiest thing is to REACT
The second easiest thing is to RESPOND
The hardest thing is to INITIATE
Ana LíselHermes
Evânia CleideDani
YOU!
TOOLBOX
MAKE IT SOCIAL
MAKE IT SMALL
MAKE IT UNIQUE
MAKE IT OPEN &
TRANSPARENT
MAKE IT AN ONGOING
PROCESS
MAKE IT PART OF YOUR OWN
MICRO-REVOLUTION
What would you like to have in your toolbox?
SWARMING
DIGITAL SWARMING
LEARNING
ALL LEARNING BEGINS WHEN OUR
COMFORTABLE IDEAS START TO
BECOME INADEQUATE
JOHN DEWEY
Credits
Background - http://www.flickr.com/photos/amattox/3207212988Slide 5 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/langwitches/4353817768/ Slide 9 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/marynbtol/5326460237 Slide 11 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/timothygreigdotcom/4975771901 Slide 12 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/protographer23/6792579564 Slide 13 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/langwitches/4353817768/ Slide 17 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/elenahneshcuetphotography/4771913912Slide 19 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/webwizzard/3931165612 / http://www.flickr.com/photos/soomaa/6626864445 /
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cricristina/5854034794/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/togasaki/2884621020/
Slide 33 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/midsummernightsdream/ Slide 40 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/kaibara/4632384645
