Pathways to collaboration changing the face of teacher professional learning and development

Pathways to collaboration changing the face of teacher professional learning and development

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  Pathways to Collaboration Developing anOnline Community of Practice Justine Hughes The Innovative E
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  ● Teacher ● EducationConsultant ● Masters’ – 2015 ● PhD Candidate ● Global Education Conference - International Advisory Board member ● Social Media Manager ● Online Community Builder and Facilitator
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  How Did IBecome Intrigued... ● Previous professional learning experiences ● Looking for ways to sustain learning, continue to create learning ● Have applied this to several age groups now - from younger students through to adults
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  What are Communitiesof Practice? "A group of people who share a passion for what they do, something they know how to do and who interact regularly to learn how to do it better." Etienne Wenger
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  Etienne Wenger explains...
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  “Members of acommunity are informally bound by what they do together…” Defined by 3 dimensions: “What it is about…” “How it functions…” “What capability it has produced…” “...learning partnerships…” Wenger 1998
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  How do theydiffer from a traditional Professional Learning Community? (PLC or PLN) ● Can be solely online or a blend of online and face-to-face in real time ● Not reliant on a specific meeting time ● Anytime, anywhere learning, communication and support ● No one is an expert - everyone has expertise ● No definitive completion date – ongoing ● Ownership of learning ● Sustainability is built into the structure ● True collaboration and the creation of new learning and understandings
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  Online Communities ofPractice ● A blend of online and face-to-face communication works best ● Designed to evolve ● All perspectives and experience valued ● Public and private discussion spaces ● Trust is key
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  ● Focused onvalue for learning and ownership of learning ● Familiarity and excitement of new and potential learning ● Rhythm for the community - activities, meetings, virtual conferences and discussion, Internet activity - a mixture of formal and informal activity
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  The Vital Roleof Social Media ● Keep it simple and easy to access ● Decide on your platforms
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  Benefits ● Motivation ● Connection ●Engagement ● Support and encouragement ● Collaboration ● Shared learning ● Co-construction of knowledge ● Ownership of learning
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  The Te@chThought Journey ●February 2014: 13k members on the FB page ● Goals: Create an online community of practice using Etienne Wenger’s model : Increase the community to 15k by the end of 2014 (Currently standing at 19.5k) : Create a community where members are comfortable asking questions and sharing ideas and collaborate to share and create knowledge
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  Challenges ● Taking aFB page and attempting to create a community ● Global challenges - language, time zones, areas of interest / need
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  Initiatives to Date... ●Twitter Chat #ttchat ● Facebook - changing focus ● Te@chThought Online Community Wiki - includes a discussion forum ● Blogging Challenge
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  Coming up /Next phase.. ● October - Connected Educator Month ● Google Hangouts ● Skype ● Online Workshops built into the community and designed to kickstart thinking
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  Getting Started ● Knowyour target group and their common needs ● Be clear regarding your purpose ● Identify someone who is keen to be involved in running the community - preferably a student ● Allow for, and encourage, legitimate peripheral participation ● Create a safe, trusting learning environment to encourage participation ● ‘Any and all ideas count’
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  ● Focus onthe learning ● Build collaboration - look for your participants with expertise, passion and get them involved ● Create leadership opportunities within the community ● Developing ownership of the community by its members is key to its success ● Identity development is vital
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  Maintaining Momentum ● Findways to encourage participation without being overly prescriptive ● Relevancy is important ● Informal rather than formal ● Opportunities for face-to-face meetings where possible
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  A Final Thought... Theway we learn is changing. Everyone has knowledge to share.
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