building healthy professional development plans that include webinars and asynchronous online...
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Building Healthy Professional Development Plans that
Plans that Include Webinars and Asynchronous Online
Asynchronous Online Learning
Kara Lehnhardt, MBANorth Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc.
Fran Simon, M.Ed.Engagement Strategies
Early Childhood Investigations Webinars
2017 NAEYC Annual ConferenceNovember 15 – 18, 2017 | Atlanta, GA
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ACTIVITY |What’s on your “PD Plate?”
Face-to-face
Coaching Webinars
On-the-Job
Conferences
Step 1 | Use your marker to draw out what professional development formats you are currently utilizing.
Step 2 | Turn to a neighbor. Introduce yourself and share “what’s currently on your plate.”
A little about me…
Early Care and Education
B.A. & M.EdEarly Education
Child Care Administrator
15 years
VP, Marketing & Technology
Teaching Strategies
Chief of Parent Engagement
NACCRRA
Business Consultant to
ECE Sector NPOs & Companies
My personal mission is to connect Early Education
A little about me…
Professional and Organizational Development
B.A. and MBA CCR&R Training Coordinator/
Assistant Director
Business Manager, McCormick Center
for Early Childhood Leadership
Director of Technology Initiatives,
McCormick Center
e-Learning Initiatives
Manager, NC Partnership for
Children
Passionate about adult education and
organizational leadership
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Administrator/Director
Teaching staff
Research/Policy Staff
Professor or adult educator
PD provider
Something else
Our Objectives Today
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• Explore the concept of balancing modalities in professional development
• Identify different types of online learning, their pros and cons and indicators of quality.
• Test ideas about how online learning can be used to balance PD experiences without sacrificing the benefits of face-to-face
• Share examples of online learning
What’s in the fridge? Types of e-learning offerings
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TASTE TEST | e-Learning Opportunitiesand Challenges
Collaboration/Interaction # of
attendeesOpportunities? Challenges?
Online Meeting
Most interactive Multi-way
communication
2-25
Webinar
Limited 2- way communication Ops for
sharing
26-1,000
Webcast1-way communication 2-
Thousands
Self-pacede-Learning
It depends; Look for courses that include
interaction and engagement w/instructor/other
participants
2-Thousands
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What’s in the fridge? Types of e-learning offerings
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• Small groups
• Allow multiway communication
• Open microphones | screen sharing |
collaboration on documents | videos
What’s in the fridge? Types of e-learning offerings
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What’s in the fridge? Types of e-learning offerings
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• Larger groups than online meetings.
• Limited multiway communication.
• Communication controlled by host to
manage noise and moderate flow of
information.
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What’s in the fridge? Types of e-learning offerings
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• Very large groups.
• One way communication.
What’s in the fridge? Types of e-learning offerings
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Can be implemented
independently or or in groups
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The goal is to replicate the IRL professional development experience
• polls• questions• webcams• hand-raising• back channel• screen sharing• drawing tools• handouts• show apps and websites
But, wait… there’s more!
• Videos
•Add links to resources
• Respond to comments
• Audience created content
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Online meetings and video conferencing…
can replicate small classroom or one-on-one learning experiences, like:
• Coaching• Mentoring• Tutoring
What’s in the fridge? Types of e-learning offerings
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Add definition here.
What’s in the fridge? Types of e-learning offerings
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Add a screen shot or link to an example webinar here.
Often overlooked:
Data generated before, during, and after the e-learning
experience
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When implemented well…
e-Learning can almostreplicate conference workshops or classroom learning.
Otherwise…
like keynote addresses, videos, podcasts or lectures.
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What’s in the fridge? Types of e-learning offerings
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Add definition here.
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“Fly-by” PD effect
Blended learning can bridge the
A Resource for Selecting a Learning Delivery Model
“… in order to make webinars work,
both those offering the webinars and
those participating need to do more
to make the experience worthwhile.”Rachel Burstein, New America
Making the Most of Webinars
Harvard Business Review Blog
https://hbr.org/2013/03/making-the-most-of-webinars
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As a supervisor, what you do before an
e-Learning experience is likely to be the most important predictor of
good outcomes.
Your Role as Sous Chef
Consuming a healthy PD diet means supervisors and staff must be
intentional about what, when, where, and how content is consumed.
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Your Role as Sous Chef
With your small group, review the scenario provided and answer the questions regarding what you can do before, during, and after the PD experience to ensure that it’s meaningful.
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ACTIVITY |Generating Ideas for PD Follow-up and Engagement
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What support might this employee need ahead of the professional development experience to ensure that it is meaningful? What expectations might you need to communicate?
ACTIVITY |Generating Ideas for PD Follow-up and Engagement
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Set expectations and
objectives
Review assessment
data + evaluations
Locate resources and
expertise
based on needs
Plan for the group and
individuals
BEFORE | Be IntentionalIntentional professional development for employees requires action from supervisors.
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What about during the e-Learning
experience?
What do you think your role
should be?
ACTIVITY |Generating Ideas for PD Follow-up and Engagement
What you do after PD training counts, too.
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What do you do after professional development?
ACTIVITY |Generating Ideas for PD Follow-up and Engagement
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ReflectPlan to implement
Test and refine Evaluate
Discuss
+Share
Attend
Participate
Engage
Go deeper
The experience gets deeper, repetitive, and viral.
Reflections Form
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http://bit.ly/ECEreflections
When to mix in e-learning | Tying e-Learning into Professional Development Plans
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Sample Professional Development Plans
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Sample Professional Development Plans
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Make sure you’re clear
on the expectations
surrounding the PD
experience.
Create follow-up
expectations that allow
the staff person to
demonstrate, share, or
apply the new
information
Sample Professional Development Plans
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Delicacy or Disaster? Assessing e-learning options
Look for interactivity!
Despite common
misconceptions, interactivity is possible and
essential
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ACTIVITY |Changing up your PD menu?
Face-to-face
Coaching Webinars
On-the-Job
Conferences
Now that you know more about e-Learning opportunities and how they might support your overall PD goals, how might what’s on your “PD plate” change?
Turn to a partner and share.
ResourcesCynthia Clay- Great Webinarshttps://greatwebinars.wordpress.com/
Roger Courville, EventBuilderConnectorship
• Improving Training Outcomes Through Blended Learning
• Use of Synchronous Virtual Classrooms
• 144 Tips on Synchronous e-Learning
• Guide To Teaching Online Courses
• Walking the Talk Online Training for Online Teaching
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Questions?
Fran [email protected]
Early Childhood Investigations Webinars
ECEwebinars.com
Early Childhood Investigations Consultant Directory
ECEexperts.com
Engagement Strategies
EngageStrat.com
Kara [email protected]
@KaraLehnhardt
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