It’s a NING thing... Virtual ‘professional’ networking Alan Parkinson Secondary Curriculum Development Leader Geographical Association Kingston Centre, Stafford – 11 th March

“ Social networking”

“ Social networking”

Professional networking

The Networked teacher.... Then and Now (Alec Couros)

Networking as CPD Picked up tips for websites, TV programmes I’d missed, events, publication of reports that are relevant Discovered that people are at the same event, or in the same city that evening, and co-ordinated a meeting Got instant answers to a technical query Worked collaboratively on a project with other teachers in other schools, some of whom I had never met Got feedback / gave feedback on CPD sessions attended Reflected on lessons that had been taught, and considered different approaches Asked other teachers to comment on suggested activities Thought about possible specification choices Gained resources and shared resources Spent time / saved time ?

Picked up tips for websites, TV programmes I’d missed, events, publication of reports that are relevant

Discovered that people are at the same event, or in the same city that evening, and co-ordinated a meeting

Got instant answers to a technical query

Worked collaboratively on a project with other teachers in other schools, some of whom I had never met

Got feedback / gave feedback on CPD sessions attended

Reflected on lessons that had been taught, and considered different approaches

Asked other teachers to comment on suggested activities

Thought about possible specification choices

Gained resources and shared resources

Spent time / saved time ?

This much is clear...

Every teacher should also be a learner. The Social Web makes this possible at a time and a place to suit everybody.

Twitter “What are you doing...?” 140 character limit

Thanks to Kenny O’ Donnell

Nings... September 2007 : created NING for 6 th form geographers – lesson resources added at the end of each lesson Homework tasks uploaded and responses added Students discussing tasks and sharing ideas and websites they had discovered. Each student had their own HOMEPAGE: familiar feel to other social networks...

September 2007 : created NING for 6 th form geographers – lesson resources added at the end of each lesson

Homework tasks uploaded and responses added

Students discussing tasks and sharing ideas and websites they had discovered.

Each student had their own HOMEPAGE: familiar feel to other social networks...

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Useful additional tool for communication – chief examiners are members

A place to obtain and share resources

Discussion on the examinations

Preparation for A2 units

Co-constructivism

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