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Social media and professional development
This document discusses how social media can be used to facilitate personal learning networks for professional development, especially for novice teachers. It provides an overview of professional development in a technology-driven culture and examines how social tools like microblogging, RSS feeds, and social networks can help build support networks. The presentation explores specific tools like Twitter, RSS feeds, and Google+ and discusses how to use them to engage with other educators online. It encourages educators to use social media to educate themselves and engage in discussions to strengthen their personal learning networks.
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- 1. Social Media and Professional Development Buildingyour personal learning network with social media Crystal Rose MNWE Conference April 5, 2013 Bloomington, MN Icons by Lokas Software
- 2. We will talkabout… • Overview of professional development in a tech-driven culture • Overview of social media tools ▫ Micro blogging ▫ RSS Feeds ▫ Social community platforms • Implications for teachers • Discussion
- 3. Questions to Consider •What does professional development look like in a tech-driven culture? • How can novice teachers effectively make the transition from student to teacher? • How can social media contribute to building effective support networks for (novice) teachers?
- 4. Professional Development • Standardsfor Professional Learning (Learning Forward, 2011) ▫ Learning communities Continuous improvement Collective responsibility Goal alignment • Connected learning model (Ito, et al., 2013) ▫ Equity ▫ Full participation ▫ Social connection • Communities of Practice (Wenger, 1998) ▫ Joint enterprise ▫ Mutual engagement ▫ Shared resources
- 5. Personal Learning Networks •Support networks (Brannan, 2012) ▫ Affective support ▫ Pragmatic support • Collaboration • Exposure to diverse voices within the field • Ability to share your voice within the field “Alone we are smart, together we are brilliant.” ▫ Steven W. Anderson, @web20classroom
- 6. Social Media Tools •What are the benefits of using this tool? • What are the drawbacks to using this tool? • How can this tool help build my personal learning network?
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- 17. A typical day… •Read RSS feed of subscriptions ▫ Open most interesting articles in new window ▫ Save and tag posts of interest via Diigo ▫ Share interesting posts via sharing tabs in reader • Post interesting articles/posts on Twitter, Facebook, and Google + ▫ Use relevant hashtags on Twitter • Read Twitter posts & engage in discussion/retweet posts of interest
- 18. What I’ve learned… •People want to share their ideas. • People want to share your ideas. • Not all ideas are worth sharing. • Not every idea is directly transferrable to the classroom, but a lot are. • These are just tools, the value is in how you use them to meet your needs.
- 19. Challenge to educators… •Educate yourselves ▫ Ask colleagues how they use social media in their professional lives ▫ Seek information about creating your online presence • Don’t be afraid of making mistakes ▫ Spend some time observing how social media is being used by others (lurking is ok!) ▫ Sign up for a new tool and try it out. If it’s not for you, stop using it. • Engage with online contacts
- 20. Discussion • What mightbe some benefits of using social media to facilitate personal learning networks in your educational setting? • What might be some challenges to using social media to facilitate personal learning networks in your educational setting?
- 21. “Social Media issimply a conduit for connections...When educators are connected to other educators the natural discussion is education.” ▫ Tom Whitby, @tomwhitby
- 22. References • Brannan, D.,Bleistein, T. (2012). Novice ESOL Teachers’ Perceptions of Social Support Networks. TESOL Quarterly, 46(3). • Ito, Mizuko, Kris Gutiérrez, Sonia Livingstone, Bill Penuel, Jean Rhodes, Katie Salen, Juliet Schor, Julian Sefton-Green, S. Craig Watkins. (2013). Connected Learning: An Agenda for Research and Design. Irvine, CA: Digital Media and Learning Research Hub. • Learning Forward. (2011). Standards for Professional Learning. Oxford, OH. • Wenger, E. (1998). Communities of Practice: Learning as a social system. Systems Thinker, 9(5).