how to use and build online communities by janet thomson
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Janet Thomson, CEO of SchoolNetSA gave this presentation at Education Week hosted at the Sadnton Centre on July 4 2012TRANSCRIPT
How to use and build online communities
Janet Thomson, Executive Director, SchoolNet SA
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Evolution of an online model
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For teaching qualifications in ICT integration
Same model – the tools changed
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Communities of practice
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Tools for collaboration Platform agnostic
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HEIs and CCTI qualificationBahamas – Trinidad and Tobago – Grenada - St Vincent and the Grenadines – Antigua and Barbuda
Hosting CCTI in Moodle: •University of the West Indies •Antigua Teacher Education Faculty
•University of the Free State - NQF 7/8/9
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Training of tutors • Tutors must encourage – and reply to all - be
consistently available, proactive, in touch, interactive, always answer questions, be full of enthusiasm and
most of all - they must CARE
• Tutor feedback to be visible to all – helps all
• Train tutors in the model they are going to use
Facilitating online: A course leader’s guide, Tony Carr, Shaheeda Jaffer and Jeanne Smuts, 2009, Published by the Centre for Educational Technology, UCT
Experiences – building trust
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Warts an’ all`Brazil – World Cup – national anthems
Cyclone emotional supportSkype
Virtual – and face to face
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SchoolNet Premium Membership Programme
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Tools to support community
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Can be used for staff development – chat roll - not necessarily synchronous - can access later
Can be used for staff development – chat roll - not necessarily synchronous - can access later
Great for sharing online projects – for teachers and learners – combine with blogs - share feedback
Great for sharing online projects – for teachers and learners – combine with blogs - share feedback
Been held in Cape Town, Durban and Joburg - so far – exciting to meet face to face for the first time
Been held in Cape Town, Durban and Joburg - so far – exciting to meet face to face for the first time
Curates resources in 1place: 100 views/day Curates resources in 1place: 100 views/day
Webinars
Wikis
Teach
Meets
SchoolNet Blog
Sustaining the community
• Communities are not managed they are nurtured
• The tutor/ facilitator should shape and fade
• Tutors must CARE – give a personal welcome
• Respect views of participants
• Demonstrate good practice – ask questions
• Trust and sense of belonging
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Thank youwww.schoolnet.org.za
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