Going the Distance: Online and Blended Models of Sustained Professional DevelopmentResources for DiscussionAALPD | Self Assessments | Online PD | Online Tools | Additional Reading Association of Adult Literacy Professional Developers (AALPD)Pod Cast of the AALPD PreConference Panel Discussion "Using Online and Hybrid Models of Professional Development" AALPD PreConference at COABE, Philadelphia, PA Self AssessmentsAdultEd Online Virginia Tech's Self-Assessment Survey, Is eLearning Right for You? Online Professional DevelopmentAdult Education DE Idea Exchange CAELAThe CAELA Web site (www.cal.org/caela) offers professional development to adult ESL teachers, administrators, and researchers. Examples of several pages are below:
Central Illinois Adult Education Service Center, Self-Paced Modules Distance Learning 101: A Project Ideal Online Course for ABE Distance Educators ProLiteracy America Professional Development Our online workshops are synchronous, so nothing exists outside of the workshop time. To see an example of how it works, go to http://www.edtechnetwork.org/, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on "See a brief example of a live online class ... " This is a PowerPoint class, and gives a good idea of how the system works.
TIMAC Yahoo Group TeacherTube TESOL TESOL's Electronic Village Online (EVOs)
An info-packed link to this past session's EVO "call for proposals" How EVO Differs - a brief description of the Electronic Village Online and its unique characteristics. A Short Guide to Netiquette - This is a set of "rules" for courteous behavior on the Internet and is followed by a self-test. (This is also an example of the kinds of materials EVO has developed over the years.) Going the Distance is a wiki where subscribers can add information, resources, etc. It is also a model for the kinds of tools we use in EVO. Information may be added by requesting to join the wikispace. Although the EVO is over for this year, many of the group sites are still open and available for browsing. Link to them from http://dafnegonzalez.com/evo-07/index1.htm. (Subscribers must join each of these groups in order to see the resources, but membership is free and usually instantaneous.) Yahoo Groups (one of the important free tools available to PD online):
ToolsNew Technology-Based Ways to Deliver Professional Development Technology Tools for Professional Development Additional ReadingJohnston, J. (2004). A Pilot Test of Study Groups: Professional Development for Experienced Distance Teachers (Project IDEAL Working Paper 5. Available for download at http://www.projectideal.org/IDEALpublications.htm |
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