http://21stcenturylearningandleading.edublogs.org/2009/06/18/technology-as-a-tool-for-online-professional-development/ A Conversation Hosted by Newport News Public Schools Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:33:20 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://21stcenturylearningandleading.edublogs.org/2009/06/18/technology-as-a-tool-for-online-professional-development/comment-page-1/#comment-317 drs Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:54:47 +0000 http://21stcenturylearningandleading.edublogs.org/?p=37#comment-317 Both last week’s Thinking Thursday and this week’s Thinking Thursday touch on the same topic…. online learning. NNPS has online outstanding online resources with D2L, Nova.net, and Infosource. Unfortunately we are not using the resources to their fullest capacity, especially with Desire 2 Learn. NNPS could be offering almost a full high school curriculum online as well as a wide variety of professional development offerings. NNPS isn’t even close to the forefront with online learning. Several neighboring school divisions have significantly less technology in their schools, but they have a variety of online offerings for both students and staff. Both last week’s Thinking Thursday and this week’s Thinking Thursday touch on the same topic…. online learning. NNPS has online outstanding online resources with D2L, Nova.net, and Infosource.
Unfortunately we are not using the resources to their fullest capacity, especially with Desire 2 Learn. NNPS could be offering almost a full high school curriculum online as well as a wide variety of professional development offerings.
NNPS isn’t even close to the forefront with online learning. Several neighboring school divisions have significantly less technology in their schools, but they have a variety of online offerings for both students and staff.

]]> http://21stcenturylearningandleading.edublogs.org/2009/06/18/technology-as-a-tool-for-online-professional-development/comment-page-1/#comment-316 MM Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:39:59 +0000 http://21stcenturylearningandleading.edublogs.org/?p=37#comment-316 Learning new technology is generally easier for professionals if there are opportunities for hands on practice. Most professional development opportunities for technology do not allow for extensive learning. It is too often only someone demonstrating what the technology can do, witjout the opportunity to do. If and when the technology does arrives, most teachers then are not confident enough or do not have the time necessary to adequately implement the new technology with any degree of confidence or expertise. The technology is then under-utilized. How will online professional development alleviate this? Learning new technology is generally easier for professionals if there are opportunities for hands on practice. Most professional development opportunities for technology do not allow for extensive learning. It is too often only someone demonstrating what the technology can do, witjout the opportunity to do. If and when the technology does arrives, most teachers then are not confident enough or do not have the time necessary to adequately implement the new technology with any degree of confidence or expertise. The technology is then under-utilized. How will online professional development alleviate this?

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