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Professional Development on Technology –
You Can Do It, We Can Help!
Vittoria Abbate-Maghsoudi Marian Thacher
Mt. Diablo Adult Education OTAN
Objectives for Today
• Strategies for assessing instructor needs
• Using OTAN workshops
• Mentoring, and the Tech Mentor Academy
• Other Professional Development strategies
ASSESSING INSTRUCTOR NEEDS
Using the Tech Plan Skills Assessment
• Used as part of tech plan
• Assess all, or a subset of teachers
• Mt. Diablo experience
Using the Tech Plan Skills Assessment• Sort results of needs assessment by:
• individual needs
• group needs
• departmental needs
• agency-wide needs
• Develop training separately for hands-on hardware training and technology integration
Using the Tech Plan Skills Assessment
• Match staff “experts”
• Incorporate results into CDE Annual Tech Plan
• Track, mark and report progress regularly
• Pay attention to staff’s affective needs to be effective!
• Ensure staff have fun while they learn!
Other Local Needs Assessments
• Examples from other programs
• New self-assessment in the tech plan
or
• www.adultedonline.org
Competency Areas
1. Basic Computer Operation
2. Productivity Software
3. Instructional Software
4. Assistive Technology
5. Using the Internet
6. Virtual Communication and Collaboration
7. Video Technologies
8. Evaluating New Technologies
9. Managing the Technology-enhanced Classroom
10. Assessment
11. Professional Development
12. Social, Legal and Health Issues
Results and PD Plan
• Teachers prioritize items by skill level and importance
• See profile based on results
• Optional professional development plan
• Take a look
OTAN WORKSHOPS
OTAN Workshops
• Face to face workshops
– See list of topics
– 3 hrs, in your lab
– We can advertise them regionally
– We need YOU to schedule
– Contact Linda Swanson
OTAN Online Workshops
• Professional Development Calendar
• How to take an online workshop
• Video
• Online workshop in a lab
• Using Connect for other purposes
TECHNOLOGY MENTORING
Why Mentoring?
• Professional Development
• Leadership Development
• Collaboration Models
• Technology Integration
TIMAC
• Establishes a model for creating site-based communities of technology learners
• Provides access to broad range of information and resources
• Supports ongoing dialogs online among TIMAC cohorts for sharing of technology information, resources, learning experiences and developing expertise via the TIMAC Network
TIMAC from the Administrator’s Point of View
• TIMAC participation encourages and provides opportunities for:
• Creating sustainable professional development
• Developing leadership roles & leadership capacity
• Modeling appropriate technology integration
• Keeping current on innovations in technology & technology integration best practices
• Collaborating outside of agency
Find out more
• www.otan.us/timac/
– List of participants
– Videos of presentations
– Resources
– Photos
– Application
• Posted in March
• Due in May
OTHER STRATEGIES
Other Strategies
• Email lists
• Blogs
• Wikis
• Social networking
webtwopointohinadulted.wikispaces.com
THANK YOU!