NETWORKING ON THE NET Barbara Dieu BRAZ-TESOL 10th NATIONAL CONVENTION Teaching, Leading, Learning Braslia, July 9th 2006 WHO AM I? I started at the Cultura Inglesa in 1973, where I worked for 18 years. Coordinator Foreign Languages Dept, member ICT committee at the Franco Brazilian school in Sao Paulo since 1983 Online since 1997 A Webhead in Action and co-run Dekita.org, a collaborative blogging project Member of Tesol USA TAC (Technology Advisory Committee) Braz-Tesol EduTech SIG Coordinator ROOM POLL How many public school teachers are here today? How many public school teachers are here today? How many are private school teachers? How many are private school teachers? How many teach at language institutes? How many teach at language institutes? How many here teach at university? How many here teach at university? Any other groups represented? Any other groups represented? How many of you have already incorporated ICT in your daily practice? How did you learn to use these new technologies? AGENDA TODAY societal/organizational/educational changes societal/organizational/educational changes continuing professional development (CPD) continuing professional development (CPD) communities of practice (CoPs) communities of practice (CoPs) tools and platforms for networking and collaboration online tools and platforms for networking and collaboration online interaction webheads/examples projects interaction webheads/examples projects EduTech SIG goals EduTech SIG goals invite you to sign in for the EduTech SIG invite you to sign in for the EduTech SIG CHANGE IN SOCIETY PARADIGM 1st Wave Agricultural (the village) 2nd Wave Industrial (the factory) 3rd Wave Information (the computer) Decentralized Homogeneity Holistic Informal Autonomy Decentralization De-institutionalization Customization Pluralism Personalization Heterogeneity Networks and connections Centralization Institutionalization Standardization Conformity Bureaucracy Hierarchy Mechanization Specialization CHANGE IN ORGANIZATIONAL PARADIGM From pyramid to network Centralized, bureaucratic,risk averse, multi-leveled, limit access to data, inward focused culture Empowering, non bureaucratic, risk tolerant, fewer levels, distribute data widely, externally oriented. CHANGE IN EDUCATIONAL PARADIGM SCHOOLING = instruction SCHOOLING = instruction Clockwork model The teacher knows it all. All students learn the same things in the same way from the same people at the same time in the same place LEARNING = knowledge Adaptive/flexible All persons are learners. Each learner learns different things in different ways from other learners at different times in different places USING ICTs IN CLASS facilitates language practice, improves fluency stimulates creativity helps build up intercultural, interpersonal skills and promote personal, social, civic responsibility provides realistic context for communication and interaction advances technological, visual and information literacy helps develop a sense of ownership, voice, self awareness Skills and Competencies Use the technology Understand the technology Reflect upon technology CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT In-service education Study groups Curriculum writing Continuing education FormalInformal Individual development Peer collaboration Peer coaching or mentoring FORMAL INFORMAL You go where the bus goesYou go where you choose Jay Cross Internet Time ONLINE DEVELOPMENT $$$ Cost and convenienceImmediate application ONLINE DEVELOPMENT ChoiceMultiple perspectives PERCEIVED NEEDS the need for both technical and pedagogical training in CALL, ideally integrated with one another; the recognition of the limits of formal teaching because the technology changes so rapidly; the need to connect CALL education to authentic teaching settings, especially ones where software, hardware, and technical support differ from the ideal P. Hubbard and M. Levy Teacher Education in CALL (In preparation with John Benjamins Publishing) PERCEIVED NEEDS the idea of using CALL to learn about CALLexperiencing educational applications of technology firsthand as a student to learn how to use technology as a teacher; the value of having CALL permeate the language teacher education curriculum rather than appear solely in a standalone course. HOW TO ENGAGE IN CPD ONLINE? individually (self-directed learning) individually (self-directed learning) participate in short online courses participate in short online courses interact in CoPs with peers and tutors interact in CoPs with peers and tutors enroll in longer more formal courses enroll in longer more formal courses TOOLS FOR ONLINE COLLABORATION ASYNCHRONOUS ASYNCHRONOUS allow learners to check in and see what allow learners to check in and see what others have posted, and respond offline others have posted, and respond offline and at leisure and at leisure SYNCHRONOUS SYNCHRONOUS allow learners to see who's online allow learners to see who's online and engage their peers and mentors and engage their peers and mentors in real-time in real-time MULTI-CHANNEL APPROACH SYNCHRONOUS ASYNCHRONOUS PEER TO PEER WEBCAST Instant messenger forums foaf blogsphotoblogs vlogs wikis folksonomies Conference roomsMailing lists CMS Community platforms VoIP webcam podcasts PLE Worldbridges EVONLINE SESSIONS held every year in January and February, just before the TESOL Annual Convention held every year in January and February, just before the TESOL Annual Convention last for six weeks last for six weeks offer several seminars on relevant topics offer several seminars on relevant topics sessions are free and open to all interested parties sessions are free and open to all interested parties both TESOL members and non-members can participate both TESOL members and non-members can participate 2006 Evo Workshops Becoming a Webhead Collaborative Blogging in ESL/EFL Creating WebQuests Drama in Second Language Acquisition Just in Time Teaching Oral Skills and Technology Podcasting for ELT TESOL Mentoring Tips and Tricks for the Successful Online Learning Environment Video and Editing for ESOL Web Presence, Pt. 2: Moodle COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE Activities at work Identity at work changing becoming othersindividual engagement development engagement recognition Working, learning, other relationships Who and where are you? Michael Coghlan Vance Stevens BJ Dafne Gonzalez Graham Stanley Teresa dAlmeida Ea Karen Garcia Andy Pincon Jeff Lebow Aaron Campbell NETWORKING IN COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE helps us reach for what we need, according to our contexts and knowledge levels. provides us with opportunities for experiential learning with different tools and platforms builds an online professional and social presence helps us gain confidence and practice and then apply experience to our teaching and learning. EduTech SIG GOALS raise awareness expose to good practice and latest developments facilitate communication and exchange network, provide opportunities for CPD support chapters and other SIGs REFERENCES Brynjolfsson, Erik and Haim Mendelson. "Information Systems and the Organization of Modern Enterprise." Journal of Organizational Computing December, 1993 retrieved 22 June 2006 Brynjolfsson, Erik and Haim Mendelson. "Information Systems and the Organization of Modern Enterprise." 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Teaching social software with social software. Innovate 2 (5). retrieved June 22, Mejias, U. Teaching social software with social software. Innovate 2 (5). retrieved June 22, Siemens, Georges. "Extending the classroom." Learning Ecology, Communities, and Networks 17 October 2003 retrieved 22 June 2006 Siemens, Georges. "Extending the classroom." Learning Ecology, Communities, and Networks 17 October 2003 retrieved 22 June 2006http://www.elearnspace.org/Articles/learning_communities.htm Siemens, Georges. "Learning in Synch with Life:New Models, New Processes." White Paper April Retrieved 26 June 2006 Siemens, Georges. "Learning in Synch with Life:New Models, New Processes." White Paper April Retrieved 26 June 2006 ANY QUESTIONS? 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