Slides from my presentation on "Groups and Learning labs", their purpose and evaluation of the pilot. Outlining some of the future plans. Also, slides from the two workshops at the end.
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1. On Groups and Learning Labs: Sustaining and maintaining
Online communities eTwinning Ambassadors Varna September 5 2009
Riina Vuorikari
2. Todays presentation Learning Labs and Group pilots Future
plans: Back to school-campaign. What can I as an Ambassador do? New
platform Online leadership and team skills Announce the New LLP
project
3. Motivation for Groups and Labs Diversify the offer in
eTwinning: new types of interactivity Test new models of activities
Find ways to know what works and how?
4. Advancing step-by-step Project participation and sharing
experiences Signing up to the online community
5. Differences Groups Learning Labs Less structured Structured
activities activities, up to participants Scheduled Little schedule
Lead by a Moderator on the professional background moderator No
certifications, no Certificate when its clear end over
6. Groups = Thematic online communities Pilot Oct-Jan 09
7. Pilot participants Countries
8. Previous experience with online communities 1/3 little
experience! Language issues expected?
9. MST formed sub-groups
10. Creative Classroom 24 Forum topics and more than140 replies
Does school kill creativity? ICT role in fostering creativity
Sub-Group on Web2.0 Links to creative mini-projects using different
tools (technology is discussed a lot) 35 bookmarks at:
http://delicious.com/tag/etwinningcreativity
11. Creative classroom Flashmeetings to talk about Your project
and creativity idea to introduce FM came from the Group 7 meetings
(11 and 7 partic.) new meetings planned -> a good interest
12. School leaders From 66 to 103 members The growth shows that
there is an interest and a need. A lot of broadcasting of messages
by the moderator However, activities are scarce, which reflects a
different nature of this Group
13. End evaluation: Recruitment for Groups
14. Pilot end-evaluation 77% found Groups relevant from a
professional point of view. 75% said they enjoyed Groups.
15. Like usual... no time!
16. Activities in the Groups
17. Motivation does not always mean participation!
18. Experiences in Group
19. Task orientation vs. process
20. Different roles Leaders: can be one or distributed take
responsibility and set the goals determine how the group will
achieve these goals Core members: e.g. subject matter experts,
knowledge manager, content coordinator Support persons: e.g.
mentors, tutors, event coordinators, technologist Community
members
21. Roles that were needed
22. Groups had different needs
23. What did we find out about Groups? Leadership and teamwork
skills are important There should be more than one leader in a
group => Leadership team Roles should be planned and allocated
clearly. This needs a push. Planning tool to help - topic of the
workshop!
24. Learning Lab
25. Podcasting working language English
26. Creative use of media- English
27. Exploring Creativity - German
28. Mindmapping - French
29. Integrated Tools Blog Wiki Document library Photo gallery
Embedded video player Messaging Calendar
30. Other Tools used The main LL Platform Chat tool Elluminate
synchronous discussion platform External you tube, flicker,
loudblog etc.
31. Participants in Learning Labs
32. Origin of the participants
33. Expectations for Learning Lab
34. % of initial applicants in final takeup Podcasting 76%
Creative use of media 60% Exploring Creativity 58% MindMapping
51%
35. Evaluation Results based on exit polls for each event.
Globally 256 responses = 80% participants
36. How did you like it?
37. Certified?
38. What did we find out about Learning Labs? Formula is
flexible Teacher comments very positive Maybe extend the duration
Seems to provide a focus to teachers to engage with each other in a
shared activity
40. A whole new platform! Platform called LifeRay Log-in with
the same eTwinning username (to come) Everything in the same place
Unified look and feel for branding More tools, e.g. wiki No
advertisements Not blocked by school firewalls
41. A whole new platform! http://groups.etwinning.net/ Peak in?
Choose: Using Media Username: [email protected] pw: demo
42. thanks! for your attention comments? questions? Check the
slides avain? http://www.slideshare.net/vuorikari
43. Building and sustaining online communities Riina Vuorikari
CSS, European Schoolnet Varna Sept 5, 2009
44. What are online communities of practice? a community of
practice is not really a thing, but rather a process in which
social learning occurs because the people who participate in this
process have a common interest in .. The product of this process is
the sharing of ideas, the finding of solutions to common problems
and the building of a repository of available and new knowledge and
expertise. Kirschner & Lai (2007) Technology, Pedagogy and
Education, 16, 2, pp. 127-131
45. Different sets of skills Online leadership and teamwork
skills good leaders need good followers Technical skills use of
ICTs in general and the platform in particular Skills in content
and substance the stuff teachers know the best! Different skills
also needed for Ambassadors
46. Online leadership and teamwork skills Vision and action:
set and attain goals, take initiative, add your energy to the
groups, solve problems Competences assign roles and be clear when
delegating Expedition behaviour: pitch in, be positive, serve group
goals, respect others, work as a team Building trust in an online
community
47. Curious life of an online community Online communities
form, grow, mature and terminate = lifecycle Each level has
different issues and can be supported Lai et al. (2006) Literature
Review and Synthesis: Online Communities of Practice
48. Lifecycle of an online community Phase 0: Planning.
Determine the scope and purpose of the CoP Define roles of the CoP
and assign/engage people Make a skeleton of a plan for the CoP
Define how to evaluate whether the Group has been successful
49. Lifecycle of an online community Phase 1: Formation of the
CoP CoPs should grow, not be implemented Build trust by mandating
good profiles Develop clear policies such as code of conduct,
community governance, netiquette, copyright Plan activities that
allow active participation, but also lurking
50. Lifecycle of an online community Phase 2: Sustain and
manage CoPs. Attract a diverse membership Mentor new members
Delegate leadership (leader of the day) Turn lurkers into active
participants Think Glocal! Evaluate purpose and direction
51. Lifecycle of an online community Phase 3: Transformation or
disengaging. Expansion or fading away? Evaluation of a CoP:
on-going activity where the success is measured against its own
goals (Phase 0)
52. Ambassadors wish list - Facilitate eT exchange -
Professional development - Identify problems - Discuss
transferability
53. "Learning is not only experience, but reflection on
experience (Dewey 1938)" In an online community, like that of
Ambassadors on Ning or any other, what has been/is the biggest
barrier for you to benefit from them? write it on a post-it What
would be your solution to fix that? write it on a post-it
54. Back to school campaign CSS issued a "Call for proposals"
to NSS Topic of the Group Volunteers for possible moderators
Ambassadors: ideas and commitments for Groups? An online poll where
eTwinners can vote for the suggestions, but also comment them.
Series of Learning Labs repeated in Autumn
55. Growing new Groups A tool available to help and support the
start of new Groups Based on the lifecycle and focus on different
phases Before any Groups are formed, a plan has to be there! Will
be made available to Varna group and others!
56. To study eT network more in details.. aims to understand
drivers and enabling factors for creating suitable conditions for
teachers' professional development and spreading of innovations in
a networked environment. A new LLP project from December 09-12
Teachers' Lifelong Learning Networks (TeLLNet) Ambassadors network
will be crucial!
57. eTwinning as a learning network Consists of participants
(e.g. people, organizations), Learning actions (projects, courses,
blogs) Brought together by technology Multiple (often) overlapping
communities and is specifically useful for non-formal learning,
e.g. teachers professional development, like eTwinning
58. nodes
59. ties
60. They will never get the virus!!
61. thanks! for your attention comments? questions? Want to
check the slides again? http://www.slideshare.net/vuorikari