Hazel Owen
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Why get involved in an online community?
This is a cross-post of a guest blog post (Participating in Online Communities for Mutual Support) written for Madelyn Griffith-Haynie’s wonderful online resource, http://www.ADDandSoMuchMore.com. Many thanks to Madelyn (CTP, CMC, A.C.T., MCC, SCAC, Foundational Concepts of the Intentionality Series) for given me the OK to … Continue reading
What impact is participating in a Virtual Professional Learning and Development programme having for students? Check out this video
This video provides some teacher’s reflections and insights as to how participating within the Virtual Professional Learning and Development programme programme has helped their students and impacted their practice. We would like to acknowledge and thank all of the participants who shared … Continue reading
Posted in All, Evaluation, Professional Learning Development, Research
Tagged evaluation, feedback, impact on students, Ministry of Education, VPLD
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Jane Tryrell and David Snell opened their presentation with a spotlight on teaching video, which featured teachers talking about how they feel students learn. They also shared a flyer, which comprise the online tools they have developed for staff at … Continue reading
BLENNZ learning library launched: Stories & resources for children & young people who are blind, deafblind or have low vision
Yesterday I spent some time exploring the BLENNZ Learning Library. The description on the home page explains, “Here you will find a collection of stories about children and young people who are blind, deafblind or have low vision, written by … Continue reading
Psychomtric testing and the myth of personality types
Over the last 3 years I have become a podcast enthusiast (some may even say, bore!). I love the fact that I can be driving, running, cooking…you name it, while learning or being entertained…and often both. One of my favourite … Continue reading
OER: The quality vs credibility vs access vs pedagogy vs legitimacy vs money debate (Dave White)
The conversation around Open Educational Resources (OERs) , Copyright, Intellectual Property, fair use, and Creative Commons licensing is rumbling along. The outcomes seems to be reasonably inevitable to me, with those organisations that distribute, for example music, using a system … Continue reading
On choosing the wrong drivers for whole system reform
If you are in any way involved in education, schools, and / or professional development I would highly recommend the following paper as a ‘must read’. (The paper was shared via email by Vince Ham.) Fullan M. (2011). Choosing the … Continue reading
Stephanie Bader opens the “Curtain on Lurking”
This thoughtful, honest reflection about moving from a lurker to a more confident community participant was shared by Diana Ayling (here). In her post Stephanie Bader, reflects on the fear she faced when initially jumping into the development of her personal and … Continue reading
Communities of Practice and Networks in organisations
Diana Ayling recommended this presentation from Etienne & Beverly Wenger. The points they make are specifically referring to learning in organisations rather than distributed communities, so something I am pondering is how might the points they make be impacted (if … Continue reading
Posted in All, Assessment, Effective practice, Engagement, Professional Learning Development, Social Networking
Tagged communities of practice, Community management, Community of practice, Education, Etienne Wenger, Knowledge Flow, Knowledge Management, Online community of practice, Professional development, social learning, social networks
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