Slide 1:Out of Isolation Circles: Web 2.0 for Teacher Professional Development Hala Fawzi University of KhartoumAugust, 2009


Slide 2:What’s in my presentation today? Smashing Obstacles: The “How” http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=ytff1-&p=flickr%2Bquestions&ei=UTF-8&type= TPD Isolation Circles Web 2.0 Obstacles Keys Why?


Isolation Circles :Isolation Circles 3 Conferences Seminars Workshops Group Discussions Lectures Journals Articles Periodicals ELT Magazines Limited expertise Limited opportunities for professional collaboration Lack of resources Untrained teachers area country class Institution NO:


A Little bit about PD… :“The sum of all activities, both formal and informal, carried out by the individual or system to promote staff growth and renewal” (Connors,1991) www.leeds.ac.uk/educol/documents/2349g12.gif A Little bit about PD… 4


Slide 5:“teacher training is something that can be presented or managed by others; teacher development is something that can be done by and for oneself” Edge (1988) Training Development 5 vs.


Slide 6:Web 1.0? Was one way was about reading was about (tools ) was about home pages was about owning was about dialup connection was about output materials http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=ytff1-&p=flickr%2Bquestions&ei=UTF-8&type= http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=ytff1-&p=flickr%2Bquestions&ei=UTF-8&type=


Slide 7:Coined by O'Reilly Media in 2003 Popularized by the first Web 2.0 conference in 2004 Refers to a second generation of web 1.0 Summarized in "social software" or tools that connect people and allow them to: contribute collaborate share information edit content create networks A little bit about Web 2.0


Slide 8:The Web Now Web 2.0? is two way is about (reading &) writing is about users( teachers) is about blogs, wikis, YouTube, Facebook podcasting is about sharing is about broadband is about input materials Interaction Social Networking Collaboration Contribution Conversation


Slide 10:How will Web 2.0 help to develop?


Potential of Web 2.0 for PD :Potential of Web 2.0 for PD Provides just-in-time development Can provide real, authentic communication Can provide an authentic reason to produce language


Slide 12:Conferences.. 43rd Annual Conference Cardiff 2009 http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/iatefl2007/audio/interview012.mp3 Kafka: 12


Slide 13:Discussion Forums.. Same ELT problems in other parts of the world Asynchronous( not at the same time)


Slide 14:http://www.archive.org/details/WesleyA.FryerPodcast80EncouragingReadingbyStephenKrashen Recorded Lectures.. 14


Slide 15:15 Presentations.. http://www.alado.net/archive/webheads03232007part1.htm Synchronous ( at the same time)


Slide 16:Workshops.. http://prosites-vstevens.homestead.com/files/efi/papers/qten2005/vancestevens2005qten_files/frame.htm Vance Webcast for QTEN Conference, Doha, Qatar. April 30 2005


Slide 17:Workshops.. Google Groups 17


Slide 18:http://www.santecnetwork.org/ Seminars.. Network of educational technology practitioners 18


Slide 19:Communities for teachers & educators.. 19 http://tappedin.org/tappedin/ http://www.academici.net/ http://tinyurl.com/zew7x


Slide 22:Interact with teachers & their students 22


Slide 26:Teach English…


Slide 27:Teach English…


Slide 28:Teach English with Web 2.0.. http://tagananet.pbwiki.com/ 28


Slide 29:http://tagananet.podomatic.com/?badge=1 Teach English with Web 2.0….


Tagging.. :31 Tagging.. http://del.icio.us/ http://del.icio.us/halahassanfawzi http://www.blinklist.com/


Slide 32:Online Office .. http://www.thinkfree.com/ 32


Slide 33:33 How on earth am I going to keep track of all these events?


Slide 34:34 http://www.bloglines.com/ RSS…


Slide 35:Why?


Slide 36:Tech came to stay


Slide 37:Why? http://www.photoglobe.info/earth_from_space/img/map_khartoum.jpg


Slide 38:Techno-storm


Slide 39:Because Khartoum lives in / a coming techno-storm


“Developing will be augmented by the tools we use” :“Developing will be augmented by the tools we use” 43 Bottom Line? http://www.nickelodeon.com.au/yourworld/kid3000/index.php


Slide 44:Obstacles? Definitely! …and much more …


Slide 45:What to do about obstacles? Simply, … smash them!!


Slide 46:and get in….. http://www.flickr.com/photos/13665802@N06/3180482810


Slide 47:Integrating Web 2.0 in the EFL Classroom. Obstacles? financial aspects Resources availability of effective communication channels amongst teachers power of decision to impalement what they get in those activities time follow up Infrastructure at the institution How to put into practice the concept itself administrative support Large Classes …and much more obstacles Technophobia Hands-on training sessions teacher training


Slide 48:How? Technophilia


Keys? :The need to develop Readiness Motivation Basic knowledge of Windows, word processing using a browser and email Training workshops Hands-on sessions Keys? To step out of isolation circles: 49


Slide 50:50 “I develop with the use of Web 2.0..I am not isolated anymore, therefore I survive ”


Slide 51:http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=ytff1-&p=flickr%2Bquestions&ei=UTF-8&type= Questions? Comments? Suggestions?


THANK YOU :THANK YOU Contact hala3fawzi@yahoo.com