5 th June 2006 @ London Professionalizing the ‘Community? “…The school increasingly functions...

5th June 2006 @ London

Professionalizing the ‘Community?“…The school increasingly functions as an open learning environment, where teachers no longer work only with their immediate colleagues but also need to collaborate with the wider community, families, higher education institutions, the social partners and colleagues from other schools at home and abroad”(The Lisbon Process)

“Implementation of Education and Training 2010”. progress report expert group A (2003) accessed 1st June 2006

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Definitions of community

Community of Practice,

Communities of Action, Communities of Circumstance, Communities of Interest, Communities of Position, Communities of Purpose, Professional Learning

Communities, communities…

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“It takes a village to raise a child”(African proverb)

Who inhabits the village?What is the nature of the village?Who do you trust in the ‘village’?What sorts of relationships should we develop?What role does technology play?Which technologies are suitable?

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5th June 2006 @ London

5th June 2006 @ London

The Learners’ view

Lidia and Beata – studying at Barnet College, North London

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The Benefits and Issues of Using eLearning with ESOL Students at Barnet College

Involvement in eLearningCeLTT Course + MA in Education and eLearningTeaching: CALL to ESOL students eLISA participanteLIDA CAMEL partner

The Teacher’s View

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E-Learning: Benefits for Students LAMS• Student centred• Every student

participated • Independent learners • Students worked at own

pace • Highly Motivating • Met students’ needs • Good for differentiation • Addressed a range of

learning styles

TappedinChatting good for communication skills.The discussion forum good for expressing views in English

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Some issues re. the use of eLearning with ESOL students

• The College isn’t at the forefront of eLearning

• Funding is tight• Equipment is an issue • Collaboration and help come

from outside the College

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The Local/Regional/National partners view

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The Global view

Andrew LogueLams International

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Community Johari windows: CoP: disclosure, trust, knowledge building

Q - how to enablesocial learning?

Known to self Not known to self

Known to

others

OPENProcedural/explicit knowledge - things everyone knows

BLINDTacit knowledge others know but you don’t

Not known to others

HIDDENTacit knowledge you know but others don’t

UNKNOWN Hidden knowledge –nobody knows.

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Skills and roles?

• eLISA learner achievements were in offering pupil motivation and engagement, opportunities for independent, personalised and differentiated learning, development of metacognitive skills

• for staff members, eLISA achievements included the capability to monitor student progress and reuse sequences.

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• Is your organisation a professional e-learning community? What does this mean?

• How may Communities of Practice (CoP) become effective? Where do you start?

• Can e-learning communities undermine the role of the teacher?