Out of Isolation Circles:Web 2.0 for Teacher
Professional DevelopmentHala H. FawziEnglish Language Forum June 5, 2007
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Agenda Isolation Circles
Explanation of Web 2.0
The “How”?
Obstacles
Suggestions
Joining ASTELOnline)2
Isolation Rings
o Lack of educational opportunities to enhance PD
o Limited opportunities for PD/ professional collaboration
o Lack of resources o Limited expertise o Untrained/under trained
teacherso Teaching in isolation
o Lack of ALL traditional models for PD:
• Conferences• Seminars• Workshops• Group Discussions• Lectures• Journals• Articles• Periodicals• ELT Magazines
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http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/7BFB02C6-DD7B-4251-8100-4FB6BA8AE22B/
Which one mirrors your PD?
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More circles to add?
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Professional development :“The sum of all activities, both formal and informal, carried out by the individual or system to promote staff growth and renewal” (Connors,1991)
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A Little bit about PD…
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“teacher training or education is something that can be presented or managed by others; teacher development is something that can be done by and for oneself” Edge (1988)
Training DevelopmentA little bit about TPD…
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A little bit about WEB 2.0…
a phrase coined by O'Reilly Media in 2003 popularized by the first Web 2.0 conference in 2004 refers to a second generation of web based
communities that facilitates: Collaboration Sharing Constructivism Autonomous learning
http://tinyurl.com/dqt86
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Web1.0 Web 2.0
Was one way was about reading
was about companies
was about home pages was about taxonomy was about wires was about owning was about web forms was about dialup was about output Materials
is two way is about writing is about communities is about blogs is about tags is about wireless is about sharing is about web applications is about broadband is about input materials
The Web NowThe Web We Knew
http://tinyurl.com/2fvkka
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http://ru3.com/luc/uploaded_images/web2-big-745097.jpg
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http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html
Dependence on “Tools”
Dependence on “Teachers”
Why Web 2.0 for TPD?
The move from the …
•Broadband interactivity•Connective nature.•Peer-to peer collaboration•User( teacher) contribution•Users share information•User (teacher) consume & remix data
Focus on “Tools”
Focus on the “How” to use tools to enhance teachers’ pedagogical skills
The move was possible because of the ...
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“DEVELOPING WILL BE AUGMENTED BY THE TOOLS WE USE”
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Teachers move from the more traditional model of being isolated in their countries, areas and classes when developing themselves, to one where they collaborate with colleagues around the world by participating in……….
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Conferences..
IATEFL, Aberdeen,February 2007
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/iatefl2007/audio/interview012.mp3
Kafka:
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Elluminate Live
Conferences..
TESOL 2006
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Direct Link:http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/iatefl2007/video/session016/index.htmlhttp://dp-x.com/dpx_bc_4/dpx.php?dpxuser=dpx_bc_4&type=solo&pres=60&cmd=autoplay&media=wm
http://tinyurl.com/25vqss
http://tinyurl.com/yrkyta
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http://www.santecnetwork.org/
Seminars..
Network of educational technology practitioners
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Workshops..
Google Groups
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Workshops..
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http://tinyurl.com/2hr3b6
Symposiums..
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Questions?
Comments?
People online?
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Free Course at the OU..
http://www.open.ac.uk/openlearn/home.php
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http://www.open.ac.uk/openlearn/get-started/get-started-educator/get-started-educator.php?
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Manchester2006
Discussion Forums..
Same ELT problems in other parts of the world
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http://www.archive.org/details/WesleyA.FryerPodcast80EncouragingReadingbyStephenKrashen
Podcast
Lectures..
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http://www.trainerspod.com/
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Lectures..
Communities for teachers & educators..
http://www.academici.net/
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http://tappedin.org/tappedin/
Communities for education professionals..
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Online Office
http://www.learningtimes.org/
Presentations..
Synchronously..( at the same time)
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A synchronously..( not at the same time)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bloggingforbeginners/
Hands-on Workshops..
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/baw07/
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http://schedule.wiaoc.org/
Online Convergence..
http://wiaoc.org/
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Tagging..
http://del.icio.us/ http://del.icio.us/halahassanfawzi
Virtual Offices ..
http://www.thinkfree.com/
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Activities to use with students..
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http://tinyurl.com/2hn93c
http://tinyurl.com/vejl
http://www.elllo.org
http://a4esl.org/
http://tinyurl.com/2hn93c
Interact with teachers & their students
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http://tagananet2.blogspot.com/
Teach English with Web 2.0..
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http://tagananet.podomatic.com/?badge=1
Teach English with Web 2.0….
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Teach English with Web 2.0..
http://tagananet.pbwiki.com/
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Sudanese students interaction with teachers around the world
Students interaction with authentic language
Teach English with Web 2.0..
http://jovenes4ma.motime.com/
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How on earth am I going to keep track of
all these events?
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Bloglines..
http://www.bloglines.com/
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“I develop with the use of Web 2.0, I am not isolated
anymore, therefore I survive ”
Keys? The need to developReadinessMotivation
Questions?
Comments?
Suggestions?•Please feel free to go over the links on this presentation!
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