Return-Path: <nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id i2VKjRm07760; Wed, 31 Mar 2004 15:45:37 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 15:45:37 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <fc.004c56fb01bb97e13b9aca0043cd1b75.1bb9934@scoe.net> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Marian Thacher" <mthacher@otan.us> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-AALPD:1289] Re: : participating online or at a distance X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Status: O Content-Length: 1374 Lines: 27 Janet Isserlis wrote: " >Obviously, face to face meetings aren't possible in many instances, >but when we're talking about regional learning, it seems to make >sense to bring people together to start building the connections >they'll need and want to maintain electronically. " I feel that in my work I could be doing a much better job of using online connections this way. In California we are just at the beginning of implementing some online professional development, so I can't comment on that yet, but I am involved in a lot of workshops at conferences and elsewhere, and online communication offers the perfect way to follow-up, report and reflect on implementing strategies in practice, and maintain connections. This happens on an individual basis. I might make a connection with one person who really wants to follow up on something, or I really want to follow up with them, but it certainly doesn't happen for everyone. And maybe that's OK. As someone pointed out (was it Debra?), maybe those who were just coming to get certain information got it (or not). But I would like to be better at offering and encouraging the opportunity for people to stay in touch and follow up with each other. This would have to be very targeted, though, maybe pick one area to focus on for the year. Otherwise it would get too overwhelming or too diffuse. Marian Thacher OTAN
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