This document summarizes a presentation about maximizing access to information for faculty, students, and staff through the use of personal learning networks (PLNs) and technology tools. The presentation objectives are to identify existing professional development tools, explain how PLNs align with adult learning theory, develop a plan to build a PLN, and summarize the rationale for using technology for professional development. It discusses how PLNs are a perfect match for adult learning principles as they allow for self-directed, collaborative, and connected learning. Attendees are encouraged to follow the presenter on social media to access additional resources for developing their own PLNs.
Tools to Maximize Information for Faculty, Students & Staff
1. Tools to Maximize
Information to Faculty,
Students & Staff
Chauncy Butcher
Melissa Zervos, MA Adult Education Program Specialist
National College Transition Network Conference
November 2015, Warwick, RI
2. Icebreaker - Get out your device!
Instructions:
● Take out a mobile device (phone, tablet,
laptop.
● Look through your photos, videos, music,
reader etc.
● Choose one or two items that best
represent you and your personality.
● Share (not electronically) you items with
two participants in the group.
3. The Social Media Revolution 2015 is here!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqNQJ_edpko&index=31&list=PLFF598D4812C366FF
5. Objectives
Participants will be able to:
➢Identify existing tools to expand access to professional development.
➢Explain how technology based Personal Learning Networks (PLNs) align with
adult learning theory.
➢Begin to develop a plan to build a profession PLN as professional development.
➢Summarize the rationale for using technology based tools for professional
development.
8. Malcolm Knowles (1980) popularized the concept of andragogy
• Moves from dependency to increasing self directedness and can
direct his/her own learning;
• Draws on his/her accumulated reservoir of life experiences
to aid learning;
• Is ready to learn when he/she assumes new social or life roles;
• Is problem-centered and wants to apply new learning
immediately; and
• Is motivated to learn by internal, rather than external, factors.
9. What does this mean
us as professionals
and professional
developers in 2015?
12. Perfect Match !
Personal Learning Network
- Accessible
- Responsibility for own learning
- Participatory
- Collaborative
- Connective
- Two-way
Adult Learning Principles
- self directedness and can direct his/her own learning;
- Draws on his/her accumulated reservoir of life
experiences
- Is problem-centered
- Apply new learning immediately;
- motivated to learn by internal, rather than external,
factors.
- Ready to learn
16. For these and more resources follow me
Melissa Zervos
@melissa.zervos
Editor's Notes
Have participants watch the video and write down one question while-watching and then post-viewing.
Choose a few participants to share their questions, and possible answers.
Ask participants how this could be relevant to their teaching and/or professional development.
I have been working with adult educators, both professional and volunteer in community based orgs, school systems, community colleges and now for the a state agency. I have worked with professional developers on working most effectively with instructors and faculty. The recurring themes have been the same year in and year out
we need pd and continuous learning
often feel isolated in the field
we want time to get together and share ideas
conferences are expensive and employers won’t/can’t support us
we don’t have pay time or time to get together in or around teaching time
we want to build a professional community of practice
In our professional development we need to try to follow the same principles of adult learning theory as we do for our learners and how characteristics of adult learners align with traditional professional development
Knowles' assumptions
The need to know — adult learners need to know why they need to learn something before undertaking to learn it.
Learner self-concept —adults need to be responsible for their own decisions and to be treated as capable of self-direction
Role of learners' experience —adult learners have a variety of experiences of life which represent the richest resource for learning. These experiences are however imbued with bias and presupposition.
Readiness to learn —adults are ready to learn those things they need to know in order to cope effectively with life situations.
Orientation to learning —adults are motivated to learn to the extent that they perceive that it will help them perform tasks they confront in their life situations.
Malcolm Knowles (1980) popularized the concept of andragogy (“the art and science of helping adults learn”), contrasting it with pedagogy (“the art and science of teaching children”). He posited a set of assumptions about adult learners—namely, that the adult learner • Moves from dependency to increasing self directedness as he/she matures and can direct his/her own learning; • Draws on his/her accumulated reservoir of life experiences to aid learning; • Is ready to learn when he/she assumes new social or life roles; • Is problem-centered and wants to apply new learning immediately; and • Is motivated to learn by internal, rather than external, factors.
We need pd that meets our instructors needs, in an efficient and effective self directed way
Ask participants to watch the video and pay attention to keywords and phrases.
Ask participants to jot down 5 to 7 keywords or phrases they hear in the video
Accessible
Supportive
Responsibility for own learning
Provide for ourselves
Participatory
Collaborative
Connective
Two-way
It might be easiest to first think about resources in types: Collaborative and Gathering!
Once you set this in play, taking advantage of all the resources mentioned in the video will be helpful.
Let’s get started.
Walk around and talk to at least 3 people about what they use the different applications for… if you like and they use things for purposes that might be helpful to you I would suggest connecting. To start creating your personal learning network. Note:
How many followers/follows folks have for each app and how that expands you learning network !
Caveat: I keep certain applications personal and certain applications professional.