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Icon Keynote: Derek Wenmoth

Introduction by Marg McLeod
Marg McLeod
Marg McLeod
Project Director
ICT PD
Derek Wenmoth

Educators as Professional Learners

Welcome to the third keynote for our Time4 Online Conference.
It is my very real pleasure to introduce Derek Wenmoth as the final keynote for this our first ICT PD Online Conference with a focus on Educators as Professional Learners. The webs and nets of communication of Web 2.0 (which Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach introduced us to so eloquently), offer a means of ongoing learning for all of us. Our students are already there, communicating, learning, and growing. Some students, such as Carey and Daniel, are engaged in web enterprise, already earning money from their knowledge, abilities and activities.

In educational terms, Derek Wenmoth is a highly respected practitioner from whom we can learn enormously. His blog offers knowledge and insight which emanate from truly reflective practice. His willingness to share and his desire to continue to learn from others are trademarks of the networks of people he grows. His challenge to us, is in what actions we take from this point, to continue to build real communities of practice and improve the learning outcomes for our students. Enjoy your interaction with a leading NZ Educator. Derek has compiled his keynote address in two parts:
  1. slide presentation
  2. video
Please contribute your thoughts to the Time4 Online Keynote Forum to extend the conversation. Welcome Derek.

Keynote: Derek Wenmoth | Bio | Keynote address - Part one, two | Participation | Support material
Bio
Derek Wenmoth Derek Wenmoth is currently the Director of eLearning at CORE Education Ltd based in Christchurch, New Zealand. He has a broad background in education, with experience at the primary and secondary school level, and as a teacher educator.

He was manager of the eSection at The Correspondence School in Wellington and is currently an adviser to the Ministry of Education.
 Derek's_blog
Derek is a regular speaker at conferences and seminars, and maintains a regular blog where he shares his ideas and thinking across a range of areas relating to the use of ICT in teaching and learning.
Introduction | Keynote address - Part one, two | Participation | Support material

Keynote Address: Part one

Introductory Slide Presentation

Description
In this key address, Derek hopes to engage with educators about their experiences as reflective and life-long learners, and how they have managed to engage in various forms of professional discourse. In this introductory slide presentation, Derek sets the scene for what will be covered in the video and the forum - from establishing the context for professional learning, to thinking about how technology, in particular, Web 2.0 technologies, can create opportunities for meaningful professional learning to occur.

Derek will share and explain his personal use of many of the available Web 2.0 technologies as a way of illustrating the things he will be discussing, and invites others to share their experiences also. The desired outcome of this forum will be a greater awareness among participants of:
  • the need for educators to engage in professional learning activities
  • some practical ways in which Web 2.0 technologies can assist.

Slide Presentation Links

Online Communities
Centre 4 (e.g. ICT PD Online)
TKI: Te Kete Ipurangi (NZ curriculum)
EdNA ( (Australia)
 Professional
Derek's blog: http://blog.core-ed.net/derek
CORE Education Ltd: http://www.core-ed.net
Tools for Participation Social Networking Tools
Collaborative document writing
e.g. http://docs.google.com
 Sharing photos
e.g. http://www.flickr.com
Synchronous audio, video, chat
e.g. http://www.skype.com
 Finding school mates
e.g. http://www.oldfriends.co.nz
Blogs (web logs)
e.g. http://www.blogger.com
 Professional linking
e.g. http://www.linkedin.com
Wikis
e.g. http://www.seedwiki.com

 Sharing 'Bookmarks' or 'Favourites'
e.g. http://del.icio.us
Tools I use
My blog: http://blog.core-ed.net/derek My communities: http://virtualschooling.ning.com
My company: http://www.core-ed.net My 'favourites': http://delicious/dwenmoth
My calendar: iCal (Mac) My browser: http://www.mozilla.com (Firefox)
My email: 'POP' accounts: Mail, Enourage
 My photos: http://www.flickr.com/dwenmoth
My RSS aggregator: http://www.netnewswire.com My booklist: http://www.shelfari.com/dwenmoth/shelf
My PLE aggregation: http://www.netvibes.com

 My slideshows: http://www.slideshare.net/dwenmoth
Introduction | Bio | Keynote address - Part two | Participation | Support material

Keynote Address: Part two

Description
This video complements the slide show above, providing Derek with the opportunity to speak about and illustrate some of the key points from the slide show, in preparation for the discussions that will follow in the online forums.

Presentation
Derek's video on TeacherTube  (also embedded below)
(Viewing time: approx 7 mins)


Supporting links
The following resources have been chosen by Derek to supplement the presentations he has prepared. You don't need to read or view all of them - but there may be something here that helps stimulate some thinking that can be continued in the forums:
Teacher breakdown - a humorous look at teacher response to change - highlights why ongoing professional learning is important
Online learning communities - useful intro to online learning communities
RSS in plain English - one of the best overviews of RSS available
Web2.0 – catch the wave - an overview of the Web2.0 World and how it may be useful

Bio | Keynote address - Part one | Participation | Support material
Participation

Participation can be an effective way of consolidating and clarifying what you have learnt. Many opportunities are given in this online conference for you to network and share your ideas, readings and links with others. (Check the 'Participation' heading in the right-hand menu bar.) Here are activities specifically relating to this workshop topic:

Ask questions and share your ideas
Time4 Online Keynote Forum: Educators as Professional Learners
Share your favourites or bookmarks
Use the social bookmarking tool, Del.icio.us, to share with others
http://del.icio.us/time4
Username: time4; Password: ictpd07
Add tags (key words) time4online time4online07   ictpd_onlineconference
professional   learning    ICT    technologies . . .

Add to our 'ICT PD Online' Resources area
Readings, Links, and Resources

Blog about our conference
Technorati tag:
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Introduction | Bio | Keynote address - Part one, two | Support material

Support material

Extra web links and support material are provided in the following areas, using a social book-marking tool in Del.icio.us and our Interact's ICT PD Online knowledgebase tool. Use the tags and categories to explore and find more resources on topics of interest.

List of links
Resources, tutorials, software

More Web Links in our Conference Bookmarking Area
Use the social bookmarking tool, Del.icio.us, to locate readings, links and resources on conference themes
http://del.icio.us/time4

More Files and web links in our 'ICT PD Online' Resources area
Readings, Links, and Resources

Introduction | Bio |  Keynote address - Part one, two | Participation