Connecting Learning2gether
with events like the Fall Blog Festival
Vance Stevens at the free online
Fall Blog Festival September 21, 2015
Find these slides at
http://tinyurl.com/vance2015fbf
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with
This is
about
And also it’s about 21 – 21 - 21
Currently at …
• 21 slides
• In 21 minutes
• On September 21
– Working down to …
http://www.efltalks.com/
Find these slides at
http://tinyurl.com/vance2015sbf
See SBF presentation archives from last March
I don’t mean to repeat that, but to talk here about
• Builds on decades-long experience with learners
and colleagues in virtual spaces
• Helps coalesce a plethora of connectivist learning
opportunities
• Reshapes our notions of engaging with students by
modeling success in online and blended contexts
• Encourages all educators who enjoy connecting
with peers to contribute their voices
• Works, and how you can contribute and participate
I like to talk about how L2g
What you need to know about
Learning2gether Websites
Relationships between Wordpress
blog and wiki pages
Start with the Learning2gether wiki
http://learning2
gether.pbworks.c
om/frontpage
Event planning starts here
http://learning2gether.pbworks.com/volunteersneeded
Archive index
Lists
approx.
250 events
from
2011
to 2015
http://learning2gether.pbworks.com/archiveindex
Archives blog: Learning2gether.net
● Description in
the ABOUT
tab
● Videos,
mp3s, show
notes, slide
URLs all
posted here
http://learning2gether.net/
About tab has links to previous slides
http://www.sli
deshare.net/va
nces/learning2
gether-
classroots-
weekly-online-
professional-
development
Connecting the Network
#Learning2gether starts with
“Scooping” past events
Scoop.it
http://www.scoop.it/t/learning2gether
http://www.scoop.it/t/learning2gether
Twitter
https://twitter.com/
search?q=learning2
gether&src=typd
Posts made
automatically from
Scoop.it
Aggregation at sites like Tagboard
https://www.tagboard.com/learning2gether/search
https://tagboard.com/learning2gether/search and on hashtag #learning2gether
Announcing next events
Post to various places using
#Learning2gether tag
Find our next Upcoming Events
http://tinyurl.com/learning2gether
https://www.facebook.com/gr
oups/learning2gether/
Post both
announcements of
events and also links
to archived recordings
in all our spaces
Facebook
Google+ Communities
● These are a few we regularly post to -
● We also set up Hangouts on Air here
● Can schedule events
● Hold conversations
Learning2gether is at
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/109504049211076695836
Hangouts on Air
https://plus.
google.com/
u/0/events/c
kmi5bcs2572
sa408vef64o
a500
HoA’s Livestreamed
● At
http://webheadsinac
tion.org/live
● More information
here ...
Stevens, V. (2013). Tweaking
Technology: How Communities Meet
Online Using Google+ Hangouts On
Air with Unlimited Participants. TESL-
EJ, Volume 17, Number 3, pp. 1-16.
Available:
http://tesl-ej.org/pdf/ej67/int.pdf
Chatwing
archives posted
forever
http://chatwing.com/vancestev
How this impacts practice
● Frequent interaction with peers
● Shared problem-solving
● Connectivist professional development
changes mindset toward teaching
● Gain tips and tricks for use with students
● Learn how to truly flip
o Not only our classes, but
o Our professional development
Thank you from Vance Stevens
This presentation is available at
http://tinyurl.com/vance2015fbf
More inofmation at
http://tinyurl.com/vance2015sbf

Connecting Learning2gether with events like the Fall Blog Festival