Personalized Professional Development

Personalized Professional Development

Robert SchuetzNovember, 2013

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How would you describe professional development in the 21st century?

Personal Learning Network

1. Local community: Purposeful F2F connections -“PLC”2. Global network: Individualized online connections -“PLN”3. Bounded community: Committed, collective, group - “CoP”

“Old School” Network

“New School” Network

The Big Learning Shifts

1. Analog to Digital2. Tethered to Mobile3. Isolated to Connected4. Generic to Personal5. Consumption to Creation6. Closed to Open

Tools for Connected Learning

Audio Video Photos Bookmarks Readers Information Networking

Why Personalized PD?

● Take responsibility for professional development, and model networked learning for colleagues and students

● Develop a PLN to investigate best practices, and feature professional goals and interests

● Anytime, anywhere social media spaces to engage learners “where they live”

● Adopt a “learner-first” mentality that drives curation and creation of content

Who is telling / sharing your web 2.0 story?

What is your web 2.0 story?

“Standing on the shoulders of Giants”

1. Twitter for microblogging & connecting

2. Blogger for sharing experiences, and reflections

3. Zite / Flipboard / Feedly social readers for information curating

4. Google Apps for searching, creating, and sharing

5. iLife Suite / iOS apps for creating new content

Why Blog?

● Reflect on your professional practice

● Record and document your thoughts & ideas

● Share teaching & learning resources

● Showcase best practices with examples

● Engage in professional conversations

● Establish or enhance your leadership voice

● Inspire others to learn and share

Professional Development - ePortfolio

eTeaching Portfolios - Dr. Helen Barrett

Next Steps...● Build expertise with one particular tool that supports

your professional development needs

● Brand yourself and establish a positive digital

footprint. Focus on outcomes not PD hours.

● Create a digital portfolio that tells your story and

shares your competencies and exemplary works

● Hitch your wagon to online mentors that can take your

networked learning to higher levels

● Allow your passions to feed your learning, model this

for colleagues and studentsWhat are the important pieces that should be included in a personalized professional development program?

Credits & References

● The Educator as Social Networked LearnerJackie Gerstein, Ed. D.

● Connectivism; A Learning Theory for the Digital AgeGeorge Siemens

● Dr. Helen Barrett’s ePortfolioGoogle Sites

● Social Media Tools for Personalized PDLucy Gray

● How to Use iPads for Personalized Professional DevelopmentJennifer Carey - “Indiana Jen”