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CALmet Commons
- 1. CALMet Commons There’s aplace for us…
- 2. Drivers • • • • • To avoid feelingisolated in our efforts Need for easy Q&A about technology and pedagogy Limited time to connect to training colleagues in person Limited reach of one-to-one communications Growing our collective knowledge by sharing experiences and best practices • Desire to share resources (for and about training) • Sharing innovations that intrigue us
- 3. Criteria used toselect tools •Dynamic (not a static site) •Easy to set up, edit, and maintain •Easy to access--no login •Simple to use and navigate •Stable platform •Extensible size and functions •Subscription ability •Usage statistics •Search capability
- 4. Minimum functions • Communityblog for sharing experiences, ideas, innovations, and annoucements. • Discussion forum for more spontaneous discussion and Q&A • Resource repository for sharing documents, tools, and resources about training.
Editor's Notes
- #2 This presentation describe the genesis of a new Community of Practice platform for trainers and educators in meteorology and hydrology. CALMet Commons is located at http://calmetcom.blogspot.com/ CALMet Commons is an activity of the CALMet Working Group, a working group of the COCOM, and in made up of committee members from EUMETSAT, WMO, and many national meteorological, hydrologic, and related services around the world.
- #3 The bullet points describe the needs we saw for a community of practice site where we could share and grow our knowledge.
- #4 The bullet points describe the criteria we used to help guide our search for tools and a platform. The tools we use should demonstrate these qualities and be able to offer these capabilities.
- #5 We narrow down our needs to as few tools as possible to help address our needs. To see how we chose to meet those needs, at least for now, visit http://calmetcom.blogspot.ch/ We are inviting contributions and participation in the site to help grow our community. We hope that people will share new ideas they come across during their experiences, discussions with colleagues, or in readings, conferences, and courses. The site should also be used to ask questions or invite others to hold discussions as well.