P2PU.org: Free & Open Professional Development & Collaborations for Educators Across the Globe

Peer 2 Peer University: School of Education Free and Open Professional Development and Collaborations for Educators Across the Globe Karen Fasimpaur Anna Batchelder Chris Batchelder

About Karen, Anna and Chris
Karen Fasimpaur
Founder, K12 Open Ed (Arizona, USA)
@kfasimpaur
www.k12opened.com
Loves: writing, building things
Anna Batchelder
Co-Founder, Bon Education (Dubai, UAE)
@bon_education
www.dotlearnt.com
Loves: yoga, blogging, jogging, baking bread, travel
Chris Batchelder
www.boneducation.com
Loves: creativity, art, entrepreneurship

Thanks for coming!
What is P2PU.org?
Why Focus on Peer Learning?
P2PU.org Schools
P2PU.org School of Education Pilot
Next Steps
Your Thoughts
How to Get Involved!

What is P2PU?
Learning for everyone, by everyone about almost anything
Peer learning leveraging the internet and educational materials openly available online
All P2PU-produced content is available for free use, distribution, and remix under the Creative Commons BY SA license

What is Peer Learning to You?
Please use the chat window to write a sentence or two about what peer learning means to you.

Feel free to share an example of an effective peer learning experience you've had!
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Why Peer Learning?
Everyone is a teacher & learner
Richer & more authentic
Modeling for classroom
Deeper learning through teaching
Learning is social
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P2PU Schools

We've started with a pilot...

Here is the Opportunity...
Many educators in the world…
Want further training on "how to teach”
Have little or no access to ongoing PD
Work in schools that suffer from chronic lack of $
Want to connect with educators abroad
Want PD that addresses specific needs
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Global Case Study

Impact and Lessons Learned
Huge interest and support for this idea
Seven courses created, open licensed, and deployed
Approximately 375 people participated
More passive participation is harder to measure
Over 1,300 posts
Many webinars, collaborative and individual projects, and other activities
Strong international participation
Conversations were extensive and deep
Time is limited for everyone
Participation peaked in first weeks of courses

Next Steps...
How do we build the future at the School of Education?
Topics?
Participants driving learning?
Shorter courses?
Formal credit?
Coordinating international interests?
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We Need Your Input!
Please answer these questions and consider how they pertain to most teachers you work with, as well as yourself.
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What topics would you like to see courses on?
What would you like to learn?
Type your suggestions in the chat window.

Which of these general topics would be of most interest to you?
(Click the letter from the fourth icon in the participants window.)
A - ICT/Technology use in the classroom

B - Innovative practices (e.g. flipped clasroom, Understanding by Design)

C - Teaching methods (e.g. classroom management, lesson plan development)
D - Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM)
E - Curriculum (subject- and grade-level specific studies)

Which format would work best for you?
A - 1-2 day intensive event

B - 2 week discussion group

C - 6 week course with discussion and hands-on projects
D - Other (Please elaborate in chat.)

What type of credit is important to your teachers, if any?
A - Formal credit isn't important to us.

B - University graduate credit

C - University professional development credit
D - P2PU-issued certificate or badge
E - Other (Please elaborate in chat.)

What else would make this useful to you?
Type any suggestions you have into the chat window
Or email us at schoolofed@p2pu.org

How to Get Involved!
Go to http://p2pu.org/school-of-ed and sign up for updates
Think about participating in or facilitating a course
Create a course
Email us [email_address]

Questions or comments?

Thanks!
Karen Fasimpaur
Founder, K12 Open Ed (Arizona, USA)
@kfasimpaur,
[email_address]
www.k12opened.com
Anna Batchelder
@bon_education
[email_address]
Chris Batchelder
[email_address]

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P2PU.org: Free & Open Professional Development & Collaborations for Educators Across the Globe

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