tacon 2015 presentation - online pd opportunities with tesol arabia
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TESOL Arabia TACON 2015Hyatt Regency Hotel, Dubai 13 March 2015by Jim Buckingham, MA Adult Ed., MAODE, TEFL
Introducing TESOL Arabia's Online PD Opportunities
Jim Buckingham, MA Adult Ed., MAODE, TEFL
Instructor / Education Technologist Zayed University Abu Dhabi, UAE
Introducing TESOL Arabia's Online PD Opportunities
Chair TESOL Arabia - Education Technology special interest group
Introducing TESOL Arabia's Online PD Opportunities
Abstract Discover TESOL Arabia's online tutorials and digital badges projects currently being produced by TESOL Arabia volunteers.
As a professional practitioner, learn how you can realize PD goals online while also earning international standards based digital badges.
As an aspiring elearning developer, learn how you can participate in creating such projects too.
Introducing TESOL Arabia's Online PD Opportunities Agenda Problem Just how much "Arabia" is there in TESOL Arabia?
How can TESOL Arabia assert its leadership role in promoting quality, professional standards based PD for EFL instructors at low or no cost to EFL instructors in the MENA region?
SolutionsTraditional solutions Proposed new solutions
Introducing TESOL Arabia's Online PD Opportunities Agenda SolutionsTraditional solutions • Annual Conference • Chapter events • Magazine
Introducing TESOL Arabia's Online PD Opportunities Agenda SolutionsTraditional solutions • Annual Conference • Chapter events • Magazine
• high cost• not easily accessible• limited access• measure of impact?
Introducing TESOL Arabia's Online PD Opportunities Agenda SolutionsNew solutions • Online discussion threads• Online courses / tutorials • Digital Badges
• low / no cost• easily accessible• unlimited access• measure of impact?
Introducing TESOL Arabia's Online PD Opportunities New Solutions • examples abound• Classroom 2.0 http://www.classroom20.com/
Introducing TESOL Arabia's Online PD Opportunities New Solutions • examples abound• Coursera - https://www.coursera.org/course/shaping1landscape
Introducing TESOL Arabia's Online PD Opportunities New Solutions • examples abound• American TESOL Institute - http://www.americantesol.com/
Introducing TESOL Arabia's Online PD Opportunities New Solutions • examples abound• Electronic Village Online - http://evosessions.pbworks.com/w/page/10708567/FrontPage
Introducing TESOL Arabia's Online PD Opportunities New Solutions • examples abound• Electronic Village Online - http://evosessions.pbworks.com/w/page/10708567/FrontPage
Introducing TESOL Arabia's Online PD Opportunities Agenda SolutionsNew solutions • Online discussion threads• Online courses / tutorials • Digital Badges
• low / no cost• easily accessible• unlimited access• measure of impact?
… but the context is typically Western based
Introducing TESOL Arabia's Online PD Opportunities Agenda SolutionsImportance of Context
Introducing TESOL Arabia's Online PD Opportunities Agenda SolutionsNew solutions • Online discussion threads• Online courses / tutorials • Digital Badges
• low / no cost• easily accessible• unlimited access• measure of impact?
… identifying a need for more regionally based Online PD opportunities and some have emerged
Introducing TESOL Arabia's Online PD Opportunities New Solutions • Globally based• Learning2Gether - http://learning2gether.net/2015/03/08/learning2gether-with-elizabeth-
anne-about-blended-learning-in-a-conservative-higher-ed-environment/
Introducing TESOL Arabia's Online PD Opportunities New Solutions • Globally based• Learning2Gether - http://learning2gether.net/2015/03/08/learning2gether-with-elizabeth-
anne-about-blended-learning-in-a-conservative-higher-ed-environment/
Introducing TESOL Arabia's Online PD Opportunities New Solutions • Regionally based?
Introducing TESOL Arabia's Online PD Opportunities New Solutions • Regionally based?
Introducing TESOL Arabia's Online PD Opportunities New Solutions • Regionally based?
TESOL Arabia’s efforts
Ning social networking site http://taedtech.ning.com
Facebook Group Page https://www.facebook.com/groups/TAEdTech/
Flipboard (Curation App) https://flipboard.com/section/taedtech-bIFjqO
Twitter / delicious hashtag #taedtech
email address - [email protected]
Introducing TESOL Arabia's Online PD Opportunities New Solutions • Regionally based?
TESOL Arabia’s efforts
Ning social networking site http://taedtech.ning.com
Introducing TESOL Arabia's Online PD Opportunities New Solutions • Regionally based?
TESOL Arabia’s efforts
Facebook Group Page https://www.facebook.com/groups/TAEdTech/
Introducing TESOL Arabia's Online PD Opportunities New Solutions • Regionally based?
TESOL Arabia’s efforts
Flipboard (Curation App) https://flipboard.com/section/taedtech-bIFjqO
Introducing TESOL Arabia's Online PD Opportunities New Solutions • Regionally based?
TESOL Arabia’s efforts
Twitter / delicious hashtag #taedtech
Introducing TESOL Arabia's Online PD Opportunities New Solutions • Regionally based?
TESOL Arabia’s efforts
TWO NEW INITIATIVES
online tutorials digital badges
Introducing TESOL Arabia's Online PD Opportunities New Solutions • Regionally based?
TWO NEW INITIATIVESonline tutorials The perceived need
to reach members throughout MENA region
to promote the EFL professionto encourage EFL professional development
to realise a community of practice in the MENA region
Introducing TESOL Arabia's Online PD Opportunities New Solutions • Regionally based?
TWO NEW INITIATIVESonline tutorials The vision
• when?• when?• how?
self directed PD for EFL instructors accessible 24/7 for the MENA context aligned with National / International standards
Introducing TESOL Arabia's Online PD Opportunities New Solutions • Regionally based?
TWO NEW INITIATIVESonline tutorials The execution
• when?• when?• how?
set up website that supports e-learningdesign tutorial templates - easy to use
market online PD opportunitiescreate a digital badge ecosystem
Introducing TESOL Arabia's Online PD Opportunities New Solutions • Regionally based?
TWO NEW INITIATIVESonline tutorials The execution set up website that supports e-learning
http://edtech.tesolarabia.co/
Introducing TESOL Arabia's Online PD Opportunities New Solutions • Regionally based?
TWO NEW INITIATIVESonline tutorials The execution
http://edtech.tesolarabia.co/
design tutorial templates - easy to use
Introducing TESOL Arabia's Online PD Opportunities New Solutions • Regionally based?
TWO NEW INITIATIVESdigital badges The execution create a digital badge ecosystem What are digital badges?Why digital badges?
Introducing TESOL Arabia's Online PD Opportunities
digital badges https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgLLq7ybDtc
Introducing TESOL Arabia's Online PD Opportunities New Solutions • Regionally based?
TWO NEW INITIATIVESdigital badges The execution create a digital badge ecosystem What are digital badges?Why digital badges?
recognition / reward system
based on criteria
linked to evidence
recognising informal learning
linked to National / International standards (when possible)
Introducing TESOL Arabia's Online PD Opportunities New Solutions • Regionally based?
TWO NEW INITIATIVESdigital badges The execution create a digital badge ecosystem
Introducing TESOL Arabia's Online PD Opportunities New Solutions • Regionally based?
TWO NEW INITIATIVESdigital badges The execution create a digital badge ecosystem
https://credly.com/u/taedtech
Introducing TESOL Arabia's Online PD Opportunities New Solutions • Regionally based?
TWO NEW INITIATIVESonline tutorials The execution
set up website that supports e-learningdesign tutorial templates - easy to use create a digital badge ecosystem
& digital badges
market online PD opportunities
Introducing TESOL Arabia's Online PD Opportunities New Solutions • Regionally based?
TWO NEW INITIATIVESonline tutorials The execution
& digital badges market online PD opportunities
an invitation today to participate in these online communities
realise these online communities