moving your training online
DESCRIPTION
A US non-profit asked for my advice moving to blended model for teacher pro-d to.TRANSCRIPT
Musings about Musings about Teacher Teacher
Professional Professional DevelopmentDevelopment
Who am I?Who am I?
Purpose of My MusingsPurpose of My Musings
Conventional Pro-DConventional Pro-D
4
5
Future ModelFuture Model
Changing the Way Changing the Way We do ThingsWe do Things
• Demographic shifts
• Changes in expectations of service
• Economy + Green
• Technology convergence
Global ContextGlobal Context
Technology ConvergenceTechnology Convergence• Extended reach
• Distributed expertise
• Audience
• Tools
• Aggregate, sort and search
Help Community Help Community Builds SolutionsBuilds Solutions
Help Tell StoriesHelp Tell Stories
Change the Way We Change the Way We Build and ShareBuild and Share
• BC Educational Leadership Council
• Royal Roads University
• Rural Teachers Network
Change the Way We Change the Way We TrainTrain
13By Blossomic on Flickr
Considerations?Considerations?
What the Research SaysWhat the Research Says
My Personal ExperienceMy Personal Experience
ChallengesChallenges
• Digital divide – access and skills
• Law and Policy
• Teacher culture
• $$$$$
• Choosing the technology
• Good course design and pedagogy
• Personal and relevant
• The right motivation
• A good start
RecommendationsRecommendations
RecommendationsRecommendations• You need people who think
differently • Single point of entry
• Be careful of the draw to synchronous
• Champions and experts throughout the US
• Get community input
• Test, pilot, test
RecommendationsRecommendations
• Focus on business not technology
• Find flexible tools
• Think about new skill sets
RecommendationsRecommendations
Some Questions To Ask Some Questions To Ask YourselfYourself
• Why do you need to change?
• What do you need to do differently?
• What content/process will remain face-to-face? What content/process should go online?
• What can you do better online?
• What is the cost-benefit of the change?
• What skill sets do you need? To start? Future?
Email: Email: [email protected]@gov.bc.ca
Twitter – TtwynstraTwitter – Ttwynstra
Phone – 250-507-2163Phone – 250-507-2163