Social Networking for Professional Development : Social Networking for Professional Development Charalambos Vrasidas, Maria Solomou
CARDET – University of Nicosia
www.cardet.org – www.unic.ac.cy
Overview : Overview Professional Development
Social Networking
Case Studies and Examples
Challenges & Possibilities
Learners Learn Best When … : They engage in active intentional learning
Represent knowledge in multiple ways
Participate in real-world authentic activities
Receive frequent feedback
Collaborate with others in solving problems
Have access to tools for meaningful learning Learners Learn Best When …
We forget that …. : We forget that …. Teachers Learn the Same Way!
Professional Development : Professional Development Holistic
Collaborative
Authentic
Reflective
Ongoing
Challenging
Evaluated - feedback
Slide 6 : Informal ways of
Learning and
Professional Development
are very important (CARDET, 2008, 2009)
Social Networking … : Social Networking …
Social Networking Characteristics : Social Networking Characteristics Connect with friends
Find new friends
Share information
Get updates
Import content
Join groups
Instant messaging
Ask & answer questions
Slide 9 : Current Perspectives on Applied Information Technologies
Slide 10 : Case Studies from:
South Africa
Kenya
Cape Verde
Nigeria
Thailand
Indonesia
Malaysia
Singapore
Argentina
Costa Rica
Ecuador
Mexico
Europe
USA
Cyprus
ICT for Peace, Reconciliation and Social Justice : ICT for Peace, Reconciliation and Social Justice How social networking can promote peace and reconciliation when you have challenges like:
Language
History
Conflict
Religion
Politics
Infrastructure
Slide 12 :
Slide 13 : http://www.educomics.org/
Slide 14 : http://cloudworks.ac.uk/
Virtual University Small States Commonwealth : Virtual University Small States Commonwealth The VUSSC is a consortium of institutions that aims to address education needs in small states of the Commonwealth
www.cardetacademy.eu : www.cardetacademy.eu
Slide 17 : Open Education Resources is a
BIG TREND!
Slide 18 : Open for Whom? In what LANGUAGE?
With what infrastructure?
Where are the TEACHERS?
Need for teachers : Need for teachers Sub-Saharan Africa will need to expand its teaching force by 68%.
Ethiopia must double the number of its teachers
Chad will need almost four times as many, from 16,000 to 61,000 (UNESCO, 2006).
It is calculated that 18 million teachers are still needed if the Millennium Development Goals are to be met (Global Campaign For Education, 2006).
Commission for Africa Report (2005) identifies teacher training and development as a key priority area for reducing poverty.
Power et al. 2008
Slide 20 : Research
Evaluation
Reflection Technology
Integration Teacher
practice Ongoing
support Technology &
Infrastructure Policy - sustainability
Systemic-systematic
Involve stakeholders Curriculum
Pedagogy
Assessment School Culture Technology Integration Framework Vrasidas & Glass (2005)
Issues & Strategies for Professional Development : Issues & Strategies for Professional Development
Issues & Strategies for Professional Development : Issues & Strategies for Professional Development
Social Networking for Professional Development : Social Networking for Professional Development Charalambos Vrasidas, Maria Solomou
CARDET – University of Nicosia
www.cardet.org – www.unic.ac.cy