I read this thing…Bringing professional development

into the social media age

Hugh Rundle@hughrundlehugh.rundle@boroondara.vic.gov.au

Holley Adams @salve58holley.adams@boroondara.vic.gov.au

Hannah Munn@hanmunnhannah.munn@boroondara.vic.gov.au

http://ireadthisthing.wordpress.com

A quick note about who we are

In the beginningthe problem we thought we were solving

what are our staff reading?

where?What communities do they

belong to?placement students? how do we

share?open and easy

capture verbal discussion?bring back relevant

ideasrecruit and engage?

–Ann Webster-Wright

“…from delivering and evaluating professional development programs to

understanding and supporting authentic professional learning.”

Student teachers were most successful at learning when they blended their

online learning with existing communities of practice (Mackey &

Evans)

For informal learning professionals should be located together, have time set aside for learning, and have internet access (Lohman)

–Meredith Farkas

“Information literacy will have to address knowledge creation through dialogue and

negotiation of meaning...Using information ethically and legally also

becomes more complex in an environment full of microcontent (blog posts, tweets, etc.), which are licensed in

myriad ways, sometimes allowing for reuse and remixing.”

An ecosystem of tools

Benevolent Anarchy

Survey your staff.

Use the tools that work for you.

Always Be Collecting

Data.

Thanks

Flickr users:

Camberwell Library: Hecuba’s Story

Library Journals: .m.e.c

Professional Building: SeeMidTN.com (aka Brent)

Network: jairoagua

Sharing: bengrey

Anarchist: MoudBarthez

Tools: Garrett Wade

Measuring Tape: aussiegall

…for the photos

Hugh Rundle@hughrundlehugh.rundle@boroondara.vic.gov.au

Holley Adams @salve58holley.adams@boroondara.vic.gov.au

Hannah Munn@hanmunnhannah.munn@boroondara.vic.gov.au

http://ireadthisthing.wordpress.com