A presentation on Alternative Professional Development and Personal Learning Network (PLN) by @joesabado to the UCSB NASPA Undergraduate Fellows Program (NUFP) cohorts on April 6, 2012.
1. ALTERNATIVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Developing Personal Learning Network Presentation to
NASPA Undergraduate Fellowship Program (NUFP)
By Joe Sabado on April 6, 2012
2. For this presentation…
Think about how you can use the same
opportunities/tools I use for your personal and
career development.
This is an overview of the tools and system I use
so we can talk more in-depth about the details if
you’d like.
Ask questions, share your experience.
4. About Me
First Generation
college student
UCSB Alum
Life-long Learner
5. My Role on Campus
My Dept:
Student Info Systems & Tech
Central computing dept for
UCSB Student Affairs as well
as Graduate Division
My Title:
Assoc. Dir of Info. Systems
and Software Dev
Our Portfolio:
More than 120 web apps
and info systems
6. My Role on Campus
My Dept:
Student Info Systems & Tech
My Title:
Assoc. Dir of Info. Systems
and Software Dev
7. My Role on Campus
My Dept:
Student Info Systems & Tech
My Title:
Assoc. Dir of Info. Systems
and Software Dev
8. My Role on Campus
My Dept:
Student Info Systems & Tech
My Title:
Assoc. Dir of Info. Systems
and Software Dev
9. My Role on Campus
My Dept:
Student Info Systems & Tech
My Title:
Assoc. Dir of Info. Systems
and Software Dev
10. My Role on Campus
My Dept:
Student Info Systems & Tech
My Title:
Assoc. Dir of Info. Systems
and Software Dev
11. Professional Challenges
My Challenges:
Understand our
customers
Technology trends
Changing Leadership &
Management Styles due
to Younger Workforce
Student Affairs Issues
Personal/Work Issues
How does one keep their skill sets up to
meet the demands of their career?
12. Professional Challenges
As Future Student Affairs
Leaders – below are your
challenges!
Understand our
customers
Technology trends
Changing Leadership &
Management Styles due
to Younger Workforce
Student Affairs Issues
Personal/Work Issues
14. What Is Alternative Professional Dev?
According to Wikipedia …
Professional development refers to skills and
knowledge attained for both personal development
and career advancement. Professional development
encompasses all types of facilitated learning
opportunities, ranging from college degrees to
formal coursework, conferences and informal
learning opportunities situated in practice. It has
been described as intensive and collaborative,
ideally incorporating an evaluative stage….
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_development
15. What Is Professional Development?
..may include:
formal types of vocational education, typically post-secondary
or poly-technical training leading to qualification or credential
required to obtain or retain employment.
pre-service or in-service professional development programs.
Individuals may pursue professional development independently,
or programs may be offered by human resource departments.
can range from a single workshop to a semester-long academic
course, to services offered by a medley of different professional
development providers and varying widely
16. What Is Professional Development?
Human Resources
offers training for
employees.
17. What Is Professional Development?
Professional
Associations like
NASPA, ACPA offer
conferences at
national, regional
levels.
18. What Is Professional Development?
Off-site trainings
provided by 3rd
party organizations.
19. But ….
Busy schedule
sometimes
preclude me from
attending trainings,
even on campus.
20. But ….
Even with
discounts,
conference
travel/cost also
expensive.
21. But ….
Cost of training can
be very expensive.
Dept has limited
budget for training.
22. What Is Alternative Professional Development?
Given the limitations/constraints of formal trainings,
what are other forms of professional development?
23. What Is Alt Prof Dev?
I decided to pose this question to my colleagues/friends…
24. What Is Alt Prof Dev?
I decided to pose this question to my colleagues/friends…
25. What Is Alt Prof Dev?
I decided to pose this question to my colleagues/friends…
26. What Is Alt Prof Dev?
I decided to pose this question to my colleagues/friends…
27. Personal Learning Network (PLN)
Personal
Learning Network
(PLN) consists of
the people a
learner interacts
with and derives
knowledge from in
a PLN.
Supplements
formal professional
development
activities.
28. Personal Learning Network (PLN)
Personal
Learning Network
(PLN) consists of
the people a
learner interacts
with and derives
knowledge from in
a PLN.
Supplements
formal professional
development
activities.
29. My PLN at UCSB
To Learn – Get out of your comfort zone and outside your job
description! Go Volunteer.
My Learning Opportunities (“volunteer activities”) at UCSB:
Reader for Admissions Applications
Advisor for student organizations
STEP Co-Facilitator
Committees – Web Standard Guide, Social Networking Committee,
Student Email Governance
Student Fee Advisory Committee (SFAC) staff representative
Mobile Web/Social Media Speaker for Web Standards Guide
30. My Other Activities
My Learning Opportunities (“volunteer activities”) beyond UCSB:
Read program proposals for NASPA, Educause
Peer review of academic journal
Serve as member of NASPATech planning committee
Judge Virtual Case Study for StudentAffairs.com
31. My PLN – Social Networks
My Online PLN
consists of social
networks including
student affairs,
technologists from
all over the world
who share my same
interests
I have developed
a process to filter,
collect and curate
info
32. My PLN – Social Networks
My Online PLN
consists of social
networks including
student affairs,
technologists from
all over the world
who share my same
interests
I have developed
a process to filter,
collect and curate
info
33. My PLN – Social Networks
Online PLN – A lot
less expensive than
my collection of
books, more up-to-
date too.
34. My PLN – Mobile Learning
My iphone, ipad,
android phones are
very key to learning.
Majority of my
social networking
activities are via my
mobile devices.
35. My PLN – Mobile Learning
Free courses from
major universities like
Harvard, Stanford,
MIT are available via
iTunesU.
36. My PLN – Mobile Learning
Free courses from
major universities like
Harvard, Stanford,
MIT are available via
iTunesU.
37. My PLN – Mobile Learning
Free courses from
major universities like
Harvard, Stanford,
MIT are available via
iTunesU.
38. PLN - Presentation/Videos
Social Network
sites like Prezi,
YouTube, Ted,
Slideshare
contain free
presentations &
videos uploaded
by other users
39. PLN - Presentation/Videos
Social Network
sites like Prezi,
YouTube, Ted,
Slideshare
contain free
presentations &
videos uploaded
by other users
40. PLN - Presentation/Videos
Social Network
sites like Prezi,
YouTube, Ted,
Slideshare
contain free
presentations &
videos uploaded
by other users
41. PLN - Presentation/Videos
Social Network
sites like Prezi,
YouTube, Ted,
Slideshare
contain free
presentations &
videos uploaded
by other users
42. PLN - Presentation/Videos
Social Network
sites like Prezi,
YouTube, Ted,
Slideshare
contain free
presentations &
videos uploaded
by other users
43. Blogs
Blogs offer
personal insights
from peers with
same interests.
Provides
connections via
introductions &
comments
Contribute to
other PLNs
http://wiki.thesabloggers.org/directory
44. Blogs
Blogs offer
personal insights
from peers with
same interests.
Provides
connections via
introductions &
comments
Contribute to
other PLNs
http://wiki.thesabloggers.org/directory
45. Blogs
Blogs offer
personal insights
from peers with
same interests.
Provides
connections via
introductions &
comments
Contribute to
other PLNs
http://wiki.thesabloggers.org/directory
46. Blogs
Blogs offer
personal insights
from peers with
same interests.
Provides
connections via
introductions &
comments
Contribute to
other PLNs
49. Twitter – Student Affairs/Higher Ed
Student
Affairs/highered-
related topics
organized by
hashtags (#) – great
way to get introduced
to peers/ideas
Scheduled Chat
sessions another way
to meet others
(#sachat – Thursday
@ 10-11 am)
51. Twitter – Student Affairs/Higher Ed
Back channels
during
conferences/webinars
provide a way to
participate in
discussions and get
info from presentation
52. Twitter – Student Affairs/Higher Ed
Back channels
during conferences &
webinars provide a
way to participate in
discussions and get
info.
53. Google Reader
Subscribe to
“feeds” from
different sites,
Google Alerts
New content
added to your
materials when they
are produced
Available via
Mobile as well
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSPZ2Uu_X3Y&feature=player_embedded
54. Google Reader
Subscribe to
“feeds” from
different sites,
Google Alerts
New content
added to your
materials when they
are produced
Available via
Mobile as well
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSPZ2Uu_X3Y&feature=player_embedded
55. Google Reader
Subscribe to
“feeds” from
different sites,
Google Alerts
New content
added to your
materials when they
are produced
Available via
Mobile as well
59. Thank You
Thank you and let’s connect!
Blog
http://joesabado.com
Twitter
https://twitter.com/JoeSabado
Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/joesabado
Google+
•http://gplus.to/joesabado
Linkedin
http://www.linkedin.com/in/joesabado
Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joesabado
60. Credits
Challenges:
http://www.briansolis.com/2010/11/the-rise-of-the-social-consumer/ (photo)
http://www.amazon.com/Millennials-Rising-Next-Great-Generation/dp/0375707190 (photo)
http://www.tower.com/student-development-in-college-theory-research-practice-deanna-s-forney-hardcover/wapi/113626752 (photo)
http://www.betterworldbooks.com/when-generations-collide-id-0066621070.aspx (photo)
http://www.naspa.org/conf/cfp/lo.cfm (photo)
Professional Development:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_development
http://hr.ucsb.edu/labor/pdf/SMART_Wkshp_Spring_2012.pdf
http://www2.myacpa.org/
http://naspa2011.ucsd.edu/programs.php
http://www.learningtree.com/training-directory/Leadership-Training-19.htm
Blogs:
http://wiki.thesabloggers.org/directory
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/college/
http://mashable.com/
http://kristendomblogs.com/
Personal Learning Network:
http://davidwarlick.com/wiki/pmwiki.php?n=Main.TheArtAmpTechniqueOfCultivatingYourPersonalLearningNetwork
http://www.olecommunity.com/the-power-of-personal-learning-networks-wait-what-is-a-personal-learning-network/
http://joesabado.com/2011/08/my-social-learning-network-entertainment-social-media-cloud-mobile/
http://teachersusingtech.weebly.com/personal-learning-networks.html
Twitter:
http://www.studentlifeconsultants.com/resources/studentaffairs_hashtag.pdf
http://www.insidehighered.com/twitter_directory
http://gradpost.ucsb.edu/tools/
http://storify.com/joesabado/lol-omg-what-everyone-needs-to-know-about-online-r
Photos:
Photo of NUFP students – Lupe Garcia
Photo of Tricycle team – UCSB Graduate Post