Creating a Comprehensive Global Community of Practice

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Creating a Comprehensive Global Community of
Practice

• Inga Keithly
• inga_at_education-innovation.net

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Overview

• Introduction
• Questions
• Background
• Learning Theory
• Networked Learning Environment (NLE)
• Bb Community System
• Conclusions Future Research

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Introduction

• Interested in expanding your professional
  development efforts through the use of an online
  community? Join this roundtable to discuss
  effective ways to take part in a network of
  professionals focused on improving the delivery
  of education. Learn how the Blackboard Academic
  Suite helps teachers stay accountable to the
  teaching profession.
• Session Focus Blackboard Academic Suite,
  Blackboard Community System

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Questions

• What are best practices in forming online
  communities?
• How can an online learning community extend your
  professional development?

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Background - Technology

• Global electronic networks
• Web-based community of learners
• Impact of culture and community

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Background - Culture

• Culture
• Attitudes, values, history
• Digital culture
• native versus immigrant

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Internet and Culture

• Interactive
• Two-way discussion
• Intercultural Communication
• Problems
• Common language
• Understanding of global culture

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Internet as Community

• Supports interaction
• Without distractions of physical presence
• Overcomes limitations of time and geography
• Global community

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Social Learning and Cognition

• Social Interaction (Vygotsky, 1978)
• Social interaction and context play fundamental
  role in internal cognitive structures (ZPD)
• Cognitive presence (Garrison,2001)
• Critical thinking
• Critical discourse
• Social Learning Theory (Bandura, 1986)
• Social cognitive theory
• Self efficacy

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The Networked Learning Environment

• A Networked Learning Environment? (NLE) enables
  any student or teacher to step beyond traditional
  courses to a more expansive online learning
  experience.

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NLE- Educator View
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Building Online Communities with Blackboard
Community System

• Support the individual
• Welcome message
• Technical support
• Create a warm, inviting setting
• Encourage peer-peer relationships
• Share background, interests
• Post biographies
• Organize collaborative groups

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Global Perspective
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Conclusion Future Research
Once Blackboard 7.0 is in place, examine the
interaction between teachers of different
cultures, ethnicities and nationalities.

• Examine why and how events occur
• Research cultural characteristics, motivation
• Design to retain national traditions
• Explore new ways to use technologies

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Notes on the presenter

• Inga Keithly, a doctoral candidate at San Diego
  State University in Educational Technology, is
  currently on sabbatical to develop her skills as
  a learning consultant. Her recent relocation to
  Boston has given her academic relationships at
  Harvard and MIT, and enabled her to continue
  researching best practices in collaboration and
  how educational technology can assist underserved
  communities. Notable highlights in her teaching
  career are national certification from NBPTS and
  teacher of the year at her local high school in
  Hawaii.