All you need to know about
Learning2gether
10 slides in 10 minutes
Vance Stevens, coordinator,
http://learning2gether.net
Part of a 10-hour event Sun Oct 4, 2015
World Teachers’ Day at http://efltalks.com
Find these slides with hyperlinks working at http://slideshare.net/vances
What we do - apprx 250 times already
• We meet weekly for presentation / discussion
conversation among educators since 2010
• E.g. last Sunday Sept 27 -
http://learning2gether.net/2015/09/27/learning2gether-with-rob-howard-on-efl-
talks-10-in-10-for-10-what-why-and-how-can-you-participate/
Vance Stevens Learning2gether Oct 2015
How it works
• Someone agrees to host an event Sunday or Monday
around 1400 UTC
• We create a post at our planning wiki
http://learning2gether.pbworks.com/volunteersneeded
• We create an event; e.g. Hangout on Air
• Some announcements go socially
• We manually announce on listservs, Ning, FB and G+
• Announcements and tweets tagged #learning2gether
• Sunday, show time, the fun part
• Follow up with archives and posts on all networks
– Posted to YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/vancestev
– Mp3 renditions made and downloadable from
http://learning2gether.net/
Vance Stevens Learning2gether Oct 2015
What’s Unique about L2g?
• We encourage conversation vs. presentation
• We encourage open mic from participants
• We webcast in Bb Collaborate or Hangout
• We stream in such a way that participants
– Can join us in the Hangout
– Or, can view the stream on YouTube and text chat with
us on http://chatwing.com/vancestev
• We have complete archives
– http://learning2gether.net/
– https://www.youtube.com/user/vancestev
Vance Stevens Learning2gether Oct 2015
Where did we come from?
• Weekly chats on Writing for Webheads /
Webheads in Action since 1998 - http://prosites-
vstevens.homestead.com/files/efi/chatlogs.htm
• Webheads in Action Online Convergences
2005, 2007, 2009 -
http://vancestevens.com/papers/evonline2002/wiao
c_index.htm
• Learning2gether weekly since 2010 -
http://learning2gether.pbworks.com/archiveindex
Vance Stevens Learning2gether Oct 2015
We connect with other Networks
• EVO Electronic Village Online
http://evosessions.pbworks.com
• iTDi and EFLTalks, for example
http://itdi.pro/itdihome/
• Nellie Deutsch’s many activities
– E.g. IATEFL YL Sig, Blog Festivals, Moodle MOOCs
• Classroom 2.0 and Learning Revolution
– ISTE, K-12 Online, GCD, and GEC conferences
• Worldbridges Network http://worldbridges.net/
– Edtech Talk, ELTLive
• Webheads in Action, http://webheads.info
Vance Stevens Learning2gether Oct 2015
Google+ communities, Facebook
• Facebook Groups
– Learning with Computers – https://www.facebook.com/groups/6577061586/
– TAEdTech Sig – https://www.facebook.com/groups/TAEdTech/
– Multiliteracies – https://www.facebook.com/groups/evomlit/
– Webheads in Action –https://www.facebook.com/groups/webheadsinaction/
– Learning2gether – https://www.facebook.com/groups/learning2gether/
• Google+ Communities
– Web 2.0 Teaching and Learning –
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/112197420264775820915
– Teachers for Interactive Language Learning
(TILL(https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/106289715383230353120
– Webheadsinaction –
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/114550321376936920900
– MultiMOOC –https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/104523567430842485789
– EdTech Mojo –https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/110130856353339654958
– Learning2gether –https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/109504049211076695836
Vance Stevens Learning2gether Oct 2015
What are our main components?
• Planning wiki –
http://learning2gether.pbworks.com
• Upcoming events –
http://tinyurl.com/learning2gether
• Audio and video archive, show notes –
http://learning2gether.net/
• Index of all recordings 2010 through 2015 -
http://learning2gether.pbworks.com/archiveindex
Vance Stevens Learning2gether Oct 2015
Never funded, but not without help
• An offshoot of Webheads in Action, since 1998:
http://webheads.info
• Blackboard Collaborate on grant from
LearningTimes:
http://learningtimesevents.org/webheads/
• Part of the Worldbridges Network:
http://webheadsinaction.org/live
• TESOL Arabia EdTech SIG: http://taedtech.ning.com/
• And YOU – why not offer to share your passion?
Vance Stevens Learning2gether Oct 2015
For more information
• 21 x 21 x 21 slides -
http://www.slideshare.net/vances/connecting
-learning2gether-with-events-like-the-fall-
blog-festival
• http://learning2gether.net/about/
• Connectivist Learning: Reaching Students
through Teacher Professional Development:
http://tinyurl.com/small2014
Background image thanks to Banu on Flickr https://flic.kr/p/mEKU4
CC license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ requires attribution
and that I indicate that changes were made in Irfanview to soften to background image
Vance Stevens Learning2gether Oct 2015

All you need to know about Learning2gether in 10 slides 10 minutes

  • 1.
    All you needto know about Learning2gether 10 slides in 10 minutes Vance Stevens, coordinator, http://learning2gether.net Part of a 10-hour event Sun Oct 4, 2015 World Teachers’ Day at http://efltalks.com Find these slides with hyperlinks working at http://slideshare.net/vances
  • 2.
    What we do- apprx 250 times already • We meet weekly for presentation / discussion conversation among educators since 2010 • E.g. last Sunday Sept 27 - http://learning2gether.net/2015/09/27/learning2gether-with-rob-howard-on-efl- talks-10-in-10-for-10-what-why-and-how-can-you-participate/ Vance Stevens Learning2gether Oct 2015
  • 3.
    How it works •Someone agrees to host an event Sunday or Monday around 1400 UTC • We create a post at our planning wiki http://learning2gether.pbworks.com/volunteersneeded • We create an event; e.g. Hangout on Air • Some announcements go socially • We manually announce on listservs, Ning, FB and G+ • Announcements and tweets tagged #learning2gether • Sunday, show time, the fun part • Follow up with archives and posts on all networks – Posted to YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/vancestev – Mp3 renditions made and downloadable from http://learning2gether.net/ Vance Stevens Learning2gether Oct 2015
  • 4.
    What’s Unique aboutL2g? • We encourage conversation vs. presentation • We encourage open mic from participants • We webcast in Bb Collaborate or Hangout • We stream in such a way that participants – Can join us in the Hangout – Or, can view the stream on YouTube and text chat with us on http://chatwing.com/vancestev • We have complete archives – http://learning2gether.net/ – https://www.youtube.com/user/vancestev Vance Stevens Learning2gether Oct 2015
  • 5.
    Where did wecome from? • Weekly chats on Writing for Webheads / Webheads in Action since 1998 - http://prosites- vstevens.homestead.com/files/efi/chatlogs.htm • Webheads in Action Online Convergences 2005, 2007, 2009 - http://vancestevens.com/papers/evonline2002/wiao c_index.htm • Learning2gether weekly since 2010 - http://learning2gether.pbworks.com/archiveindex Vance Stevens Learning2gether Oct 2015
  • 6.
    We connect withother Networks • EVO Electronic Village Online http://evosessions.pbworks.com • iTDi and EFLTalks, for example http://itdi.pro/itdihome/ • Nellie Deutsch’s many activities – E.g. IATEFL YL Sig, Blog Festivals, Moodle MOOCs • Classroom 2.0 and Learning Revolution – ISTE, K-12 Online, GCD, and GEC conferences • Worldbridges Network http://worldbridges.net/ – Edtech Talk, ELTLive • Webheads in Action, http://webheads.info Vance Stevens Learning2gether Oct 2015
  • 7.
    Google+ communities, Facebook •Facebook Groups – Learning with Computers – https://www.facebook.com/groups/6577061586/ – TAEdTech Sig – https://www.facebook.com/groups/TAEdTech/ – Multiliteracies – https://www.facebook.com/groups/evomlit/ – Webheads in Action –https://www.facebook.com/groups/webheadsinaction/ – Learning2gether – https://www.facebook.com/groups/learning2gether/ • Google+ Communities – Web 2.0 Teaching and Learning – https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/112197420264775820915 – Teachers for Interactive Language Learning (TILL(https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/106289715383230353120 – Webheadsinaction – https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/114550321376936920900 – MultiMOOC –https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/104523567430842485789 – EdTech Mojo –https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/110130856353339654958 – Learning2gether –https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/109504049211076695836 Vance Stevens Learning2gether Oct 2015
  • 8.
    What are ourmain components? • Planning wiki – http://learning2gether.pbworks.com • Upcoming events – http://tinyurl.com/learning2gether • Audio and video archive, show notes – http://learning2gether.net/ • Index of all recordings 2010 through 2015 - http://learning2gether.pbworks.com/archiveindex Vance Stevens Learning2gether Oct 2015
  • 9.
    Never funded, butnot without help • An offshoot of Webheads in Action, since 1998: http://webheads.info • Blackboard Collaborate on grant from LearningTimes: http://learningtimesevents.org/webheads/ • Part of the Worldbridges Network: http://webheadsinaction.org/live • TESOL Arabia EdTech SIG: http://taedtech.ning.com/ • And YOU – why not offer to share your passion? Vance Stevens Learning2gether Oct 2015
  • 10.
    For more information •21 x 21 x 21 slides - http://www.slideshare.net/vances/connecting -learning2gether-with-events-like-the-fall- blog-festival • http://learning2gether.net/about/ • Connectivist Learning: Reaching Students through Teacher Professional Development: http://tinyurl.com/small2014 Background image thanks to Banu on Flickr https://flic.kr/p/mEKU4 CC license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ requires attribution and that I indicate that changes were made in Irfanview to soften to background image Vance Stevens Learning2gether Oct 2015