PD List Colleagues:

I am pleased to announce that the Pod cast and online video archive of
the AALPD panel discussion held at COABE is now available:

 

Using Online and Hybrid Models of Professional Development:
http://nmercury.educ.kent.edu/aalpd/aalpd1.html 

Moderator: Tim Ponder, Ohio Literacy Resource Center 
Panelists: 

*         Noreen Lopez, National Coalition for Literacy 

*         Susan Olsen, ProLiteracy America 

*         Sharon Reynolds, Ohio ABLE Resource Center Network 

*         Crystal Hack, Center for the Application of Information
Technologies, Western Illinois University

 


You may also find some of the following resources useful to prepare:

 

1) Going the Distance area on the ALE Wiki:
http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/Going_the_Distance

-- Our "central location."

Contains instructions to join text chats, regularly updated calendar of
activities, opportunities for collaborations, online and blended PD
tools, and other resources. Wikis are a collaborative web page where
anyone can add/edit. I encourage you to add to this Wiki area.

 

2) Going the Distance Event Page, National Institute for Literacy:
http://tinyurl.com/398u46

-- Contains resources shared by guest participants, bios, link to PD
List information page (home of the list archives) and announcement
information.

 

3) Guest Office Hours and Chat Opportunities

*         Online Calendar: http://tinyurl.com/ysob9j

-- Thanks to AEPro (http://www.aeprofessional.org/) for providing us use
of an online calendar!

*         Directions to sign up for the AALPD Group at Tapped In:
http://tinyurl.com/ytz38y 

 

4) Self-Assessment: http://www.adultedonline.org/ 

-- For Distance Educators: A way to assess distance education teaching
skills.

 

Have a great weekend, everyone!

 

Best, Jackie Taylor, List Moderator, jataylor at utk.edu 

 

 

 

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