CoPs to Support Social Learning in DE / Teacher PD through web 2.0 Environments
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This document discusses communities of practice (CoPs) and how they can help address challenges in distance learning programs. It notes that social learning is based on human interactions and CoPs use an apprenticeship model of mentorship. It identifies barriers for both students, such as costs and isolation, and staff, including lack of technological experience. The document argues that CoPs can help by providing teacher professional development through meaningful online learning environments. It emphasizes that technologies like web 2.0 can bridge people's learning when used to facilitate communication and community in virtual learning environments.
CoPs to Support Social Learning in DE / Teacher PD through web 2.0 Environments
- 1. Communities of Practice Supporting Social Learning in Distance Programs Ashley Healy & Cristina Costa September 2009
- 2. Social Learning An evolving process based on Human Interactions
- 3. Communities of Practice Learning through an Apprenticeship Model. Mentorship on how to ‘Be”
- 4. Technology shaping a new generation of (distance) Learning
- 5. New Challenge for Educators Meet the new demands; Overcome Barriers. http://www.flickr.com/photos/turtlemom_nancy/1914397629/
- 6. Student Barriers Cost & Motivation; Lack of contact / feedback; Lack of support services; Alienation / Isolation; Technological Expectations; http://www.flickr.com/photos/vibrantspirit/2170581854/
- 7. Staff Barriers Lack of support by the institution; Technological experience; Acceptance of non-traditional formats.
- 9. Educators: walk the talk Teacher Professional Development through participation in meaningful Learning Environments
- 10. Facing the challenge(s) made evident by the Knowing Society
- 12. Is it? (changing ...?) Where? What? Who? HOW? http://www.flickr.com/photos/cristinacosta/3447268650/
- 14. Photo by Felinebird http://tinyurl.com/ap7bdw Photo by Bowbrick http://tinyurl.com/bpne2n http://www.classroomteachers.co.uk/
- 15. Informal Teacher PD Online The value of learning through shared practice; multiple channels and sources; tailored curriculum.... Enhanced through Human Touch. Bridged by Technology Photo by Carla Arena http://tinyurl.com/3vnv8h
- 17. The Growing role of Online CoPs Social & Lifelong Learning
- 18. The Importance of web 2.0 Technologies... Bridging people’s Learning
- 19. anything that is new usually.... At first it is unfamiliar, then it strikes root! (F. Pessoa) Caminante no hay camino, se hace camino al andar... (A. Machado) We are standing at the threshold of a new era in learning approaches and itineraries where the greatest novelty of ICT resides in the full use of the C: C for community, communication and care.. (Prof. Carneiro)
- 20. Thank You! Ashley Healy Cristina Costa ashley_healy@yahoo.co.uk c.mendesdacosta@salford.ac.uk Presentation for 2nd World Summit on the Knowledge Society http://www.open-knowledge-society.org/summit.htm
Editor's Notes
- #3: Simply, learning is the process of moving from not knowing to knowing. The ‘social’ aspect of the learning relies upon human interaction. Therefore, social learning is constructed from conversations and participation within a CoP. It is about ‘how’ members learn, rather than the content or ‘what’ they learn.
- #4: The CoP supports the apprentice by interacting regularly, sharing tales and experiences. Social Learning within a community is ‘learning about a subject’ as well as ‘learning to be a full participant’. The shared passion and the interaction engages the learner and enables them to acquire deep knowledge about a subject and the ability to participate in the community through productive enquiry and social interaction group of people....learn to do it better through interaction” [5]. Both these definitions exploit the idea of social interaction and people, the very foundations of social learning
- #6: Institutional & Individual Epistemological & Technological & Training Learning can take place independently of physical distance between students and teachers Teachers face the challenge of meeting learner expectations at a distance as highlighted by Cantelon; “most of higher education will take place off-campus through technological methods of delivery” [6]. Distance learning is already a part of everyday life for most educational institutions, recognizing the problems and addressing them will be critical to the success of distance learning in the future, particularly as demand increase
- #9: One of the main advantages of a CoP aside from the potential social learning, is the ‘community’ itself. The community will help reduce the problems of isolation and alienation by bringing together students enabling them to share and discuss their concerns. Thus, a CoP provides the students with a highly interactive space to develop electronic connectedness. This connectedness allows the students to form relationships, interact socially and generally create the ‘scholarly community’ that has reportedly been lacking in many of the distance programs delivered to date. he facilitation of communication and social interaction will also help to minimize the perceived lack of contact or feedback as the CoP will restore the communication link CoP facilitate social learning as a result of the active participation and community members can learn from interacting and observing other people. As a student, one is likely to pick up valuable knowledge from discussing the subject with friends as well as they could from sitting through hours of lectures. Participation is the process of being active in the practice of the community and constructing identities in relation to these communities
- #10: Teacher professional development is no longer synonymous with acquiring new teaching techniques, it is rather about starting new processes as to engage with new forms of learning, reflected in the practice of teaching
- #11: Gone Digital? Teacher professional development is no longer synonymous with acquiring new teaching techniques, it is rather about starting new processes as to engage with new forms of learning, reflected in the practice of teaching Providing meaningful experiences With and without technology
- #13: it takes time to find our feet .... Talk about old fashion curriculum standardized evaluation
- #14: What do we mean by it? A LMS? a replication of the classroom traditional practice
- #17: who the webheads are what they do
- #18: Fostering Learning with others
- #19: providing new opportunities