Learning2gether is an initiative of Vance Stevens evolving from synchronous meetings with Webheads in Action taking place weekly since 1998 and more directly from three WiAOC (WiA Online Convergences) in 2005, 2007, and 2009. L2g started in 2010 and has hosted conversations most weeks since, usually on Sundays (but for this occasion, on a Saturday). L2g encourages all educators who enjoy connecting with peers to volunteer to contribute their voices to perpetuating weekly conversations at our L2g venues. This presentation explains how L2g works and how you can contribute and participate.

1. Find these slides at
http://tinyurl.com/vance2015sbf

3. This talk touches on
● 15 years experience with learners and colleagues in
virtual spaces practicing engagement in online and
blended contexts
● Burgeoning of connectivist learning opportunities from
pioneer days to the proliferation of those available
today
● How learning online reshapes our notions of engaging
with students

4. ● 1997 - Dave Winet and Study.com
● 1998 - Writing for Webheads
● 2000 - Invited speaker at TESOL 2000 Vancouver on WfW
● 2002 - Webheads in Action EVO session
● 2004 - George Siemens seminal paper on connectivism
● 2005 - 1st WiAOC: free, online, no funding or expenses
● 2006 - 1st K-12 Online Conference, same model above
● 2007 - Siemens organized Future of Learning, free, online
● 2008 - Siemens, Downes, Cormier 1st connectivist MOOC
● 2009 - Last WiAOC (2nd in 2007)
● 2010 - Learning2gether launched

5. Learning2gether: An initiative of Vance Stevens
evolving most directly from
● Synchronous meetings with Writing for Webheads meeting
each week from 1998 - 2001
● Synchronous meetings with Webheads in Action held
weekly since 2002 (chat logs exist from 1998-2008)
● Three WiAOC (WiA Online) Convergences in 2005, 2007,
and 2009

6. ● Started in September 2010, hosted apprx 250 events
● Has hosted conversations most weeks since, usually on
Sundays (but for Spring Blog Festival, on a Saturday).
● Encourages all educators who enjoy connecting with
peers to contribute their voices to perpetuating
conversations at L2
● This presentation will explain how L2g works and how
you can contribute and participate

7. More
links
in top
bar
here

9. http://learning2
gether.pbworks.
com/frontpage

10. http://learning2gether.pbworks.com/volunteersneeded

11. http://tinyurl.com/learni
ng2gether
● Lists not just events
organized by L2g
o but all open events known
to L2g
o Open = no login, archives
available to anyone
● Chronologically, Times in GMT

12. Lists
● 23 events
in 2010
● approx.
200 from
2011
to 2014
● 12 in 2015
http://learning2gether.pbworks.com/archiveindex

13. ● Description in
the ABOUT tab
http://learning2gether.net/about
● Videos, mp3s,
show notes,
slide URLs all
posted here

14. http://www.s
lideshare.net
/vances/learn
ing2gether-
classroots-
weekly-
online-
professional-
development

16. http://www.scoop.it/t/learning2gether

17. https://twitter.com
/search?q=learning2
gether&src=typd
● Posts made
automatically
from Scoop.it

18. https://www.linkedin
.com/in/vancestevens
to find my updates
● Posts made
automatically
from Scoop.it

19. https://www.tagboard.com/learning2gether/search

21. https://www.facebook.com
/groups/learning2gether/
● Post both
announcements
of events
● and also links to
archived
recordings
● in all our spaces

22. ● These are a few we
regularly post to
● Also set up Hangouts
on Air here
● Can schedule events
● Hold conversations
Learning2gether is here
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/109504049211076695836

23. https://plus
.google.com
/u/0/events
/ckmi5bcs25
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24. ● At
http://webheadsin
action.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

25. ● 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

26. An update to this presentation was delivered at TESOL 2015 Toronto
Slides available here: http://tinyurl.com/vance2015featured