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Social media for trainer professional
development
Michael Griffin
SIT Trainer Webinar SeriesJune 4th 2015
Question A: What is the first thing that
comes to mind when you hear the term “Social Media?”
Question B: Do you use Social Media? What do you use it for?
Isn’t Social Media just about Justin Bieber and all
that?
And food pics?
And reading your second cousin’s political views?
About this session
• Questions anytime and at the end • Discussion is encouraged • Links welcome anytime and
hopefully shared later • Links here:
http://tinyurl.com/socialmediatrainerprofdev
• Not really tech-focused • Just some ideas and places to
get you started • Sharing my days of “research” • Motivation and resources more
than “how-to” • Absolutely no pictures of cute
cats or puppies
Social media for professional development
Why? Why not?
Social media for professional development
Why? • Connecting to a wide(r) world• Crowdsourcing • Keeping up with changes in the
field • Finding materials for training• Finding questions to ponder • Sharing the great stuff you do
and contributing to conversations
Why not? • TIME! • Worries about unreliable
information• Lack of prestige for this type of
writing or activity • Unproductive and aggressive
discussions prevail • Worries about tech
My journey with Social Media for professional
development
2010(and 2009)
2011
2012-present
Now, some resources*
*Material, people, places, groups, and more
Blog Challenge
• Letters to #youngerteacherself
#iTDi Blog
A-Z of ELT
Twitter Handles • @NewbieCELTA• @sandymillin • @rosemerebard • @_FTaylor_• @TeachingVillage• @SophiaKhan4 • @carol_goodey • @nathanghall • @chiasuan • @vickyloras
Twitter Networks
#KELTchat #AUSELT #ELTchat #ELTChinwag #Edchat
Teacher Blogs
The Other Things Matter
How I See It Now
EBEFL
Trainer/Teacher Educator Blogs
Throwing Back Tokens
Authentic Teaching
The Secret DoS
Unwrapping the Education Box
Applink
SIT Trainers’ Blogs • Zhenya Polosatova’s
Wednesday Seminars •Wilma Luth’s
Teach and Reflect (and teach and reflect and teach…) • Linda-Marie Koza’s
Reflection Pools • Dawn Wink
Dewdrops
**with sincere apologies if I missed some!
Facebook Groups
• Teacher Voices • Blog Posts of Teachers of English• #AUSELT • IATEFL TTD SIG • KOTESOL RP SIG • TESOL Academic•MULL
Other Social Media?
Moar!
• Academia.edu • #ELTpics • Google+ • Pinterest • Podcasts • Linkedin • _______
Questions? Comments?
Other ideas or places?
Thank you very much! See you online?
@michaelEgriffin
https://eltrantsreviewsreflections.wordpress.com/