a community of practice for australian education leaders
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Helen Eddy at Mahara Hui in Wellington on 20 March 2014 https://maharahui.org.nz/course/view.php?id=2TRANSCRIPT
A community of practice for Australian education leaders
Presenter: Helen EddyMahara Hui 19-20 March 2014
www.palnet.edu.au
To provide professional learning and support for school leaders
and build the capacity and profile of the profession.
Palnet
• For principals by principals• Online professional development communities• Supported, facilitated, collaborative• For school leaders – all sectors, all levels, all across
Australia• Connecting international best practice to local needs• Storage of professional evidence• Platform complementing other systems• Closed and open communities and information –
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Launched February 2012
Thoughtleaders
Experienced, skilled practitioners for collegiate support and mentoring
Thoughtleaders
Their roles as Principals and aspiring leaders:
• Modelling ICT learning and development
• Supporting colleagues (mentoring/facilitating)
• Building ICT resources in education and school leadership
• Creating and extending international educational networks and communities
10 facilitated groups
• Australian Curriculum• Change leadership• Leading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education• Leading ICT• Data and reporting• Rural and Remote education• School governance and autonomy• Social inclusion• Special education• Standards
Palnet 2.0• Changed tagline• New streamlined
‘supergroups’• Archived old groups• New thoughtleaders• Education consultant• Webinar series
Upgrade 2013• New hosting arrangement with Catalyst IT, Sydney• Upgrade from Mahara 1.4 to 1.8• Re-evaluated customisations, some to become core code• Better security• New Elastic search• Responsive theming for small devices
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• Over 3,500 members
• 88 groups• Partnerships with
universities and organisations, Australian and international