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Introducing Personal Learning Introducing Personal Learning Networks to Future World Language Networks to Future World Language
TeachersTeachers What is a Personal Learning Network? What is a Personal Learning Network?
Value of PLNs for world language teacher candidates Value of PLNs for world language teacher candidates
Introducing PLNs into an NCATE-accredited Spanish Introducing PLNs into an NCATE-accredited Spanish Education program curriculum and assessment planEducation program curriculum and assessment plan
Sharing strategies for incorporating the use of PLNs into Sharing strategies for incorporating the use of PLNs into language education programs language education programs
For this presentation and all resources used For this presentation and all resources used
in its preparation, see in its preparation, see
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Community of mentors and peers with whom you Community of mentors and peers with whom you collaborate to learn, share, and reflectcollaborate to learn, share, and reflect
Utilizes one or more social networking tools such as Utilizes one or more social networking tools such as Twitter, blogs, wikis, bookmarking sites, Web Twitter, blogs, wikis, bookmarking sites, Web aggregators, and RSS readersaggregators, and RSS readers
Also known as a Personal Learning Environment or a Also known as a Personal Learning Environment or a Professional Learning NetworkProfessional Learning Network
What is a Personal Learning Network?What is a Personal Learning Network?
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EDUCAUSE Learning InitiativeEDUCAUSE Learning Initiative
Horizon ReportsHorizon Reports
KnowledgeWorks Foundation’s 2020 ForecastKnowledgeWorks Foundation’s 2020 Forecast
Thoughts on ThirdspaceThoughts on Thirdspace
Perspectives on the Future of EducationPerspectives on the Future of Education
Horizon ReportsHorizon Reports Collaboration between The New Media Consortium and the Collaboration between The New Media Consortium and the
EDUCAUSE Learning InitiativeEDUCAUSE Learning Initiative
Annual reports on emerging technologies with impact on teaching Annual reports on emerging technologies with impact on teaching and learningand learning
2009 report refers to the personal web, the set of technologies 2009 report refers to the personal web, the set of technologies that allows content management and “that explicitly supports that allows content management and “that explicitly supports one’s social, professional, learning and other activities via highly one’s social, professional, learning and other activities via highly personalized windows to the networked world” (para. 3)personalized windows to the networked world” (para. 3)
The New Media Consortium. (2009). Two to three years: The personal web.The New Media Consortium. (2009). Two to three years: The personal web. 2009 Horizon Report2009 Horizon Report. . Retrieved from Retrieved from http://wp.nmc.org/horizon2009/chapters/personal-web/
EDUCAUSEEDUCAUSE Association promoting use of information technology in higher Association promoting use of information technology in higher
educationeducation
7 Things You Should Know About…Personal Learning 7 Things You Should Know About…Personal Learning EnvironmentsEnvironments
“…[PLE] puts students in charge of their own learning processes, challenging them to reflect on the tools and resources that help them learn best” (2).
EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative. (2009). 7 things you should know about…Personal learning EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative. (2009). 7 things you should know about…Personal learning environments. Retrieved from environments. Retrieved from http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7049.pdf
KnowledgeWorksKnowledgeWorks KnowledgeWorks Foundation’s 2020 Forecast: Creating the KnowledgeWorks Foundation’s 2020 Forecast: Creating the
Future of LearningFuture of Learning
Identifies “Amplified Organization” as one of the Drivers Identifies “Amplified Organization” as one of the Drivers of Changeof Change
““Educator literacy in social media is a must in the next Educator literacy in social media is a must in the next decade. Social media provide ways to connect with decade. Social media provide ways to connect with today’s students and release the collective creativity and today’s students and release the collective creativity and intelligence of various learning agents globally.”intelligence of various learning agents globally.”
KnowledgeWorks Foundation. (n.d.) Driver of change: Amplified organization (organizations).KnowledgeWorks Foundation. (n.d.) Driver of change: Amplified organization (organizations). 2020 2020 forecast: Creating the future of learningforecast: Creating the future of learning . Retrieved from http://www.futureofed.org/driver/Amplified-. Retrieved from http://www.futureofed.org/driver/Amplified-Organization.aspx Organization.aspx
EDUCAUSEEDUCAUSE Jonathan Mott’s article “Envisioning the Post-LMS Era: The Jonathan Mott’s article “Envisioning the Post-LMS Era: The
Open-Learning Network”Open-Learning Network” Contrasts Learning Management Systems (LMSs) with Contrasts Learning Management Systems (LMSs) with
Personal Learning Environments (PLEs)Personal Learning Environments (PLEs) Teacher- and course-centric LMSTeacher- and course-centric LMS Student-centric, open-ended, privacy concernsStudent-centric, open-ended, privacy concerns
Suggests creation of an Open Learning Network combining Suggests creation of an Open Learning Network combining elements of bothelements of both
Mott, J. (2010). Envisioning the post-LMS era: The open-learning network. EDUCAUSE Quarterly Magazine, 33 (1). Retrieved from http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Quarterly/EDUCAUSEQuarterlyMagazineVolum/EnvisioningthePostLMSEraTheOpe/199389
ThirdspaceThirdspace From geographer Edward Soja’s work (1996): From geographer Edward Soja’s work (1996):
interdependence of the spatial, the social, the historicalinterdependence of the spatial, the social, the historical
Theme of Kevin Gaugler’s plenary at spring 2010 MAALLT Theme of Kevin Gaugler’s plenary at spring 2010 MAALLT conference, “Teaching … in Thirdspace”conference, “Teaching … in Thirdspace”
The physical or virtual “space” away from the classroom The physical or virtual “space” away from the classroom or dorm roomor dorm room where learning takes placewhere learning takes place
A PLN could also be viewed as a thirdspaceA PLN could also be viewed as a thirdspace
Soja, E.W. (1996). Thirdspace: Journeys to Los Angeles and other real-and-imagined places . Oxford: Basil Blackwell.
Gaugler, K. (2010). Teaching … in thirdspace. Plenary address from the April 2010 MAALLT Conference. Retrieved from http://maallt.org/
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Standard 1. Language, Linguistics, ComparisonsStandard 1. Language, Linguistics, Comparisons
Standard 2. Cultures, Literatures, Cross-Disciplinary ConceptsStandard 2. Cultures, Literatures, Cross-Disciplinary Concepts
Standard 3. Language Acquisition Theories and Instructional Standard 3. Language Acquisition Theories and Instructional PracticesPractices
Standard 4. Integration of Standards into Curriculum and Standard 4. Integration of Standards into Curriculum and InstructionInstruction
Standard 5. Assessment of Languages and CulturesStandard 5. Assessment of Languages and Cultures
Standard 6. Professionalism Standard 6. Professionalism
ACTFL Program StandardsACTFL Program Standards
ACTFL (2002). ACTFL (2002). ACTFL program standards for the preparation of foreign language teachersACTFL program standards for the preparation of foreign language teachers . Retrieved from . Retrieved from http://www.actfl.org/files/public/ACTFLNCATEStandardsRevised713.pdf http://www.actfl.org/files/public/ACTFLNCATEStandardsRevised713.pdf
Standard 6.a. Engaging in Professional Development. Standard 6.a. Engaging in Professional Development.
Candidates engage in professional development opportunities Candidates engage in professional development opportunities that strengthen their own linguistic and cultural competence and that strengthen their own linguistic and cultural competence and promote reflection on practice (p. 35).promote reflection on practice (p. 35).
ACTFL Standard 6: ProfessionalismACTFL Standard 6: Professionalism
Highlighted criteria of Standard 6.a.Highlighted criteria of Standard 6.a. Awareness of professional communityAwareness of professional community Life-long commitment to professional growthLife-long commitment to professional growth Reflection as a critical tool for growthReflection as a critical tool for growth Dispositions for seeking professional growth (p. 36)Dispositions for seeking professional growth (p. 36)
ACTFL (2002). ACTFL (2002). ACTFL program standards for the preparation of foreign language teachersACTFL program standards for the preparation of foreign language teachers . Retrieved from . Retrieved from http://www.actfl.org/files/public/ACTFLNCATEStandardsRevised713.pdf http://www.actfl.org/files/public/ACTFLNCATEStandardsRevised713.pdf
Challenge for world language teacher education programs:Challenge for world language teacher education programs:
Institutional resources and economic constraints can limit Institutional resources and economic constraints can limit
professional development opportunities available to future world professional development opportunities available to future world
language teachers and hinder their growth as educators.language teachers and hinder their growth as educators.
Future teachers also need to know how to use the tools Future teachers also need to know how to use the tools
predicted to have an ever greater role in teaching and learning predicted to have an ever greater role in teaching and learning
and which may result in an entirely new type of learning and which may result in an entirely new type of learning
environment.environment.
ACTFL Standard 6: ProfessionalismACTFL Standard 6: Professionalism
Learning outside the classroom or the PK-12 school Learning outside the classroom or the PK-12 school internshipinternship
Global community of mentors engaged in continuous Global community of mentors engaged in continuous professional developmentprofessional development
Opportunities to improve proficiency and cultural knowledgeOpportunities to improve proficiency and cultural knowledge Develop digital literacy skillsDevelop digital literacy skills Gain experience in use of new learning environment Gain experience in use of new learning environment Preparation for using emerging technologiesPreparation for using emerging technologies
Value of PLNs for Future World Value of PLNs for Future World Language TeachersLanguage Teachers
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Northeastern State UniversityNortheastern State University Comprehensive regional university with three campuses Comprehensive regional university with three campuses
in northeastern Oklahoma in northeastern Oklahoma Modifying Spanish curriculum to include distance Modifying Spanish curriculum to include distance
education, with emphasis on blended courseseducation, with emphasis on blended courses Planning expansion from original campus to Tulsa metro Planning expansion from original campus to Tulsa metro
area campusarea campus Incorporating PLN development into the revised Incorporating PLN development into the revised
curriculumcurriculum PLNs will be part of both degree programs, but emphasis PLNs will be part of both degree programs, but emphasis
here on Spanish Educationhere on Spanish Education
Introducing PLNs: ObjectivesIntroducing PLNs: ObjectivesIn addition to previously mentioned benefits, to address In addition to previously mentioned benefits, to address
issues specific to our program:issues specific to our program: Place-bound students, generally not digital nativesPlace-bound students, generally not digital natives Need additional opportunities to develop language and Need additional opportunities to develop language and
cultural skillscultural skills Financial hardship to attend conferences outside stateFinancial hardship to attend conferences outside state Low rate of conference/workshop participation among Low rate of conference/workshop participation among
mentor teachers in internship placements in the areamentor teachers in internship placements in the area Graduates often employed by districts with only one or two Graduates often employed by districts with only one or two
Spanish teachersSpanish teachers
Introducing PLNs: StrategiesIntroducing PLNs: Strategies Introduce technology use in lower-level courses through use Introduce technology use in lower-level courses through use
of CMS/LMS tools, Flickr, YouTube, Google Mapsof CMS/LMS tools, Flickr, YouTube, Google Maps
Teach, model, require use of one or two social networking / Teach, model, require use of one or two social networking / Web 2.0 tools in each advanced courseWeb 2.0 tools in each advanced course
Identify tools appropriate for content and objectives of courseIdentify tools appropriate for content and objectives of course
Course-embedded technology training through screen-capture Course-embedded technology training through screen-capture tutorials and brief class presentationstutorials and brief class presentations
Include projects in which students have choice of tools to useInclude projects in which students have choice of tools to use
Use the LMS/CMS for collection and assessment of student Use the LMS/CMS for collection and assessment of student artifactsartifacts
Introducing PLNs: StrategiesIntroducing PLNs: Strategies Also link to internships and checkpoints in professional Also link to internships and checkpoints in professional
education course sequenceeducation course sequence
Web aggregator or RSS reader to use throughout Web aggregator or RSS reader to use throughout programprogram
Education-, language, and content-related blogs/ Education-, language, and content-related blogs/ websiteswebsites
Revise our ACTFL Assessment Seven, Professional Revise our ACTFL Assessment Seven, Professional Development, to include use of PLNsDevelopment, to include use of PLNs
Survey graduates to determine level of continued Survey graduates to determine level of continued participation in PLNparticipation in PLN
Introducing PLNs: StrategiesIntroducing PLNs: Strategies Core social networking and Web 2.0 tools for creating PLNsCore social networking and Web 2.0 tools for creating PLNs
Web aggregators such as iGoogle Web aggregators such as iGoogle
Social bookmarking sites such as DeliciousSocial bookmarking sites such as Delicious
Social network sites such as Twitter and FacebookSocial network sites such as Twitter and Facebook
Video/photo sharing sites such as YouTube and FlickrVideo/photo sharing sites such as YouTube and Flickr
Presentation sharing sites such as SlideSharePresentation sharing sites such as SlideShare
Collaboration and reflection tools such as blogs and wikisCollaboration and reflection tools such as blogs and wikis
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CurrentCurrent Assessment Seven: Professional Assessment Seven: Professional Development Development
Documented membership in state organizationDocumented membership in state organization
Documented participation in two conferencesDocumented participation in two conferences
Reflective essay on immediate and future professional Reflective essay on immediate and future professional development needs and impact of conference attendancedevelopment needs and impact of conference attendance
FutureFuture Assessment Seven: Professional Assessment Seven: Professional Development Development
Conference with student and use of checklist at various Conference with student and use of checklist at various points in professional education sequence to verify:points in professional education sequence to verify:
Membership in state organization, attendance in conferencesMembership in state organization, attendance in conferences
Participation in other language-related activitiesParticipation in other language-related activities
Creation of and increasing use of PLN and its toolsCreation of and increasing use of PLN and its tools
Reflective essay on immediate and future professional Reflective essay on immediate and future professional development needs and impact of various learning development needs and impact of various learning environments, including the PLNenvironments, including the PLN
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Topics for ConsiderationTopics for Consideration
Your views on professional development for teacher Your views on professional development for teacher education candidates and new teacherseducation candidates and new teachers
Professional development-related activities and/or Professional development-related activities and/or assessments at your institution or in your experienceassessments at your institution or in your experience
Advantages and disadvantages of PLNsAdvantages and disadvantages of PLNs
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