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Building virtual bridges

Building virtual bridges.  The potential of communities of practice for ongoing teacher development . Colin Paton and Guilherme Pacheco - ABCI Brasilia 2004. SESSION MENU. Introduction to COPs COPs and business COPs and ELT Case study: the Cultura Inglesa Rio/Brasília.

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Building virtual bridges

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  1. Building virtual bridges The potential of communities of practice for ongoing teacher development  Colin Paton and Guilherme Pacheco - ABCI Brasilia 2004

  2. SESSION MENU • Introduction to COPs • COPs and business • COPs and ELT • Case study: the Cultura Inglesa Rio/Brasília Colin Paton and Guilherme Pacheco - ABCI Brasilia 2004

  3. Communities Boundary and Exclusivity Purpose Commitment Rules Self-determination Colin Paton and Guilherme Pacheco - ABCI Brasilia 2004

  4. Communities of practice (COPs) Common work activities or work goals Roles not necessarily reflecting pay scales Social dimension Exchange of work related insights/knowledge/experience Colin Paton and Guilherme Pacheco - ABCI Brasilia 2004

  5. Social/Community learning theorists Zone of proximal development (ZPD) Lev Vygotsky Situated learning theory: Legitimate peripheral participation Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger Colin Paton and Guilherme Pacheco - ABCI Brasilia 2004

  6. Virtual COPs Internet based Knowledge recorded Asynchronous More flexible, powerful, accessible Colin Paton and Guilherme Pacheco - ABCI Brasilia 2004

  7. Case study COPs in business • Xerox • 2. IBM Colin Paton and Guilherme Pacheco - ABCI Brasilia 2004

  8. Virtual COPs and teacher development • how can teachers constantly develop their professional knowledge when time between formal training courses may be great? • how can new teachers tap into the experience and knowledge of a wide range of peers? • how can a teacher´s insights and creativity be most effectively shared throughout the organisation? • how can teachers tap into or support teachers from external institutions? Colin Paton and Guilherme Pacheco - ABCI Brasilia 2004

  9. CASE STUDY: CULTURA INGLESA RIO/BRASILIA VIRTUAL COMMUNITY Preparing teachers to use technology for daily work Teachers learning to learn and learning to share through technology Colin Paton and Guilherme Pacheco - ABCI Brasilia 2004

  10. Induction Online Colin Paton and Guilherme Pacheco - ABCI Brasilia 2004

  11. Project 1: web enhanced teacher development • Induction online Self-contained online course with some support from branch mentors • Early INSET  Colin Paton and Guilherme Pacheco - ABCI Brasilia 2004

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  16. PROJECT 1: web enhanced teacher development • Induction online • Early INSET  10 face to face sessions Online tasks betwen sessions Colin Paton and Guilherme Pacheco - ABCI Brasilia 2004

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  40. Teachers Portal Colin Paton and Guilherme Pacheco - ABCI Brasilia 2004

  41. WHAT TEACHERS CAN DO ON THE PORTAL • Download materials • Read announcements • Access E-practice • Input or consult students´ marks • Consult or add web links • Participate in online discussions • Participate in online surveys or polls • Maintain a blog • Access online training programmes • Read or send e-mails • Take part in voice chat sessions Colin Paton and Guilherme Pacheco - ABCI Brasilia 2004

  42. Colin Paton - Braz-Tesol National Convention Belo-Horizonte 2004

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  49. PORTALSTATISTICS Portal launched 2003 Number of teachers: 700 Page views/month: 45,000 Regular users/month: 520 (75%) Discussions launched March 2004 No of discussion topics: 70 No of teachers participating: 120 No of postings: 800 Colin Paton and Guilherme Pacheco - ABCI Brasilia 2004

  50. THANK YOU!!!! colin.paton@culturainglesa.net guilherme.pacheco@culturainglesa.net Colin Paton and Guilherme Pacheco - ABCI Brasilia 2004

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