Session Outline
Goals
By the end of the 6 week workshop participants will have:
- discussed about current issues concerning the use of eportfolios in lifelong learning;
- analized their PLE;
- engaged hands-on with several relevant web 2.0 tools to develop a reputable presence online;
- experienced learning in community and collaboration in online environments;
- created personal(ized) spaces where they can represent their activity, and their professional development and engagement.
Week by week overview
Week 1 (12Jan - 18Jan)
Getting acquainted
During the first week of the workshop, participants will
- Join the communal space (ning)
- Edit their profile.
- Befriend other members of the workshop
- Leave comments on other participants' personal walls [inside their individual Ning spaces "My Page"]
- Answer a survey in their expectations about this workshop
- Discuss "how do you use media now" (warming up to bigger and deeper discussions)
Week 2 (19Jan - 25Jan)
Researching
During week 2, participants will
- Produce a mind-map reflecting his/her personal learning environment
- Share their mind map with the group.
Special
- Attend Online synchronous session with guest speaker Helen Keegan on Digital Me (Time/date tbc)
Week 3 (26Jan - 1Feb)
Planning
In week 3, participants will
- Attend live session(s) by moderators / watch the recording(s)
- Explore relevant tools and applications for their Personal Learning Spaces
- Analize the usefulness of the tool in their practice context
- Engage in discussions
- Reflect about their findings in their blogs "what tools can be relevant for my Digifolio"; which learning spaces might have more impact in my practice"
Week 4: (2Feb - 8Feb)
Creating
In week 4, participants will
- Continue exploring the tools they considered more effective to represent and present their learning.
- Share their creation process in the collective / personal discussion spaces "how far have I gone", "how am I enhancing my digital learning self"
Special
- Online synchronous session with guest speaker Graham Attwell on Social Software, Personal Learning Environments and the future of Education (time/date tbc)
Week 5 (9 - 15 Feb)
Presenting
During this week participants will:
- Continue to develop their online presence
- Share the outcomes of their endeavor with the rest of the group.
- Present their projects to the rest of the group in live sessions
Week 6 (16-22 Feb)
Reflecting
During the final week participants will
- Engage take part in a joint reflection about the workshop in teh discussion forum: 'what was achieved and what is still left to conquer'.
- Post small individual reflection about their 6 week learning path in their blogs
- Answer our final survey
- Join the Virtual Graduation party.
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