1.
Professional Development: Making Waves through
Online Circles of Learning
Carla Arena
TESOL 2012
Philadelphia

2.
WE must learn how to make WAVES

3.
A PERIOD OF TECTONIC SHIFT
“Our strong TALENTS and DESIRES for group effort
have been filtered through relatively rigid institutional
structures because of the complexity of managing
groups. We haven’t had all the groups we’ve wanted,
we’ve simply had all the groups we could afford.”
Clay Shirky

4.
A PERIOD OF TECTONIC SHIFT
“Most of the barriers to GROUP ACTION have
collapsed, and without those barriers, we are free to
explore new ways of gathering together and getting
things done.”
Clay Shirky

5.
Group Action
Talents

6.
WE are not INSTITUTIONALLY-BOUND

7.
The power of the collectivity

8.
Technology as a Game Changer

9.
CONNECTING, making WAVES

10.
Passion Digital
Tools
Learning Networkin
g

11.
Power Up with SOCIAL MEDIA

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making WAVES in TWITTER

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making WAVES with TWITTER hashtags

14.
making WAVES in FACEBOOK GROUPS

15.
making WAVES in TESOL EVO
HTTP://EVOSESSIONS.PBWORKS.COM

16.
making WAVES through CURATION

17.
making WAVES all over!

18.
making WAVES with a Community of
Practice

19.
The easiest thing is to
REACT
The second easiest thing is to
RESPOND
The hardest thing is to
INITIATE
Seth Godin - Tribes

20.
YOU!

21.
SWARMING

22.
DIGITAL SWARMING

23.
ALL LEARNING
BEGINS WHEN OUR
COMFORTABLE
IDEAS START TO
BECOME
INADEQUATE
JOHN DEWEY

24.
Credits
Background - http://www.flickr.com/photos/amattox/3207212988
Slide 5 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/langwitches/4353817768/
Slide 9 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/marynbtol/5326460237
Slide 11 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/timothygreigdotcom/4975771901
Slide 12 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/protographer23/6792579564
Slide 13 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/langwitches/4353817768/
Slide 17 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/elenahneshcuetphotography/4771913912
Slide 19 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/webwizzard/3931165612 /
http://www.flickr.com/photos/soomaa/6626864445 /
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cricristina/5854034794/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/togasaki/2884621020/
Slide 33 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/midsummernightsdream/
Slide 40 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/kaibara/4632384645