Learning2gether Episode 517

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On Wednesday, May 19, 2021, Vance Stevens was invited, in conjunction with GDGoenka Uplearn Academy (in association with GDGoenka University) as a resource person from Education, to speak about
Communities of practice for teachers: From Webheads in Action to EVO Minecraft MOOC
as a part of their webinar series
https://gdgoenkauniversity.com/school-of-basic-applied-sciences/gd-goenka-uplearn-academy/

Here is a direct link to the Google meet recording.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/19o8ZHJGsCF6d-RyD4biV_i7OxmKWpTVU/view?usp=sharing

and to the YouTube video embedded above: https://youtu.be/Ejeq_72O7yI

As usual I prepared documents in advance of my presentation

• There is a paper associated with my talk here http://bit.ly/goenka2021vance
• The slides are available at http://bit.ly/vance2021goenka 

Screenshots

At the beginning of the event, Dr. Aabha asked those present to put on their webcams and show smiling faces.

I took these screenshots during the question period, to scroll through some of the questions asked in the chat.

Promotion

Announcements were posted to these Facebook groups

• Learning2gether – https://www.facebook.com/groups/learning2gether
• Webheads in Action – https://www.facebook.com/groups/webheadsinaction/
• EVO Multiliteracies MOOC – https://www.facebook.com/groups/evomlit/
• Learning with Computers – https://www.facebook.com/groups/6577061586/
• TALIN – Teaching and Learning in IsolatioN – https://www.facebook.com/groups/talin2020

Hashtag #GDGoenka – https://twitter.com/search?q=%23GDGoenka&src=typed_query&f=live

Tweeted at https://twitter.com/VanceS/status/1394606296813371399

Feedback

This comment appeared the day following the webinar on the GD Goenka School of Education Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/soegdgu/

“Learning happens between and across communities, not just within them and is a continuous process…To create small scale change work through cohesive communities; to create big scale change, build a movement, by creating bridges between disconnected communities.” -Helen Bevan

Today’s economy runs on knowledge, and most companies work assiduously to capitalize on that fact. They use cross-functional teams, customer- or product-focused business units, and work groups—to name just a few organizational forms—to capture and spread ideas and know-how. In many cases, these ways of organizing are very effective, and no one would argue for their demise. But a new organizational form is emerging that promises to complement existing structures and radically galvanize knowledge sharing, learning, and change.

To bind together the shared expertise and a passion for a joint enterprise towards learning, School of Education at GD Goenka University organised a “Live Webinar for Specialized Learning – Communities of Practice for Teachers: From Webheads in Action to EVO Minecraft MOOC” in collaboration with GD Goenka Up Learn Academy on 19th May 2021, as a growing number of people and organizations in various sectors are now focusing on communities of practice as a key to improving their performance. The session was facilitated by Mr. Vance Stevens, Founder and Coordinator of  Learning2gether.net, Penang, Malasia and Dr. Aabha Sharma, Head, SoEd, GDGU as the Moderator for the session.

The session explored the vast spread of trends transversely coming through in last 20 years and has witnessed new paradigms in education, addressing to how EdTech is disrupting the way students learn and introducing them to blended learning. On the other hand, skilling and entrepreneurship have become the buzzwords of education infused into the school curriculum and HEIs. The focus overall is on strengthening the innovation ecosystem and making education learner-centric.

A special focus on the strength of communities of practice as self-perpetuating. As they generate knowledge, they reinforce and renew themselves. That’s why communities of practice give you not only the golden eggs but also the goose that lays them. The farmer killed the goose to get all the gold and ended up losing both; the challenge for both the students & learners these days is to appreciate the goose and to understand how to keep it alive and productive.
Reflecting on the trends of the past and how they have impacted the modern world of Learning & Development helps us better understand the current learning environment. Integrating the successful trends which have now become mainstays in the different areas of learning allows teachers to keep their finger on the pulse and ensure the execution of a relevant learning program.

Earlier Events

Tue 04 May midnight UTC Minecraft Mondays does a Dungeon Run on AZCraft Aster server – Learning2gether episode 516

https://learning2gether.net/2021/05/04/minecraft-mondays-does-a-dungeon-run-on-azcraft-aster-server/

Wed 05 May 1300 UTC Chadia Mansour, Charity Davenport, and Sharon Tjaden-Glass discuss Open educational resources in the ELT classroom

Come together with your peers, share your thoughts and experiences, and have a little fun at myTESOL Lounge Live!

FREE and open to members and non-members, myTESOL Lounge Live! is an online hosted conversation space for English language educators. Our next discussion, hosted by Chadia Mansour, Charity Davenport, and Sharon Tjaden-Glass, takes place 5 May at 9:00 am ET and will focus on how to find and create open educational resources in your ELT classroom.

All you need to participate is a device with an internet connection. Once you sign up, instructions for joining the conversation will be emailed to you.

Here’s how to sign up for the one on May 5

You need to log on to the TESOL website and then visit
http://tesol.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT05OTk3MTI2JnA9MSZ1PTEwMDg0MzY1MTYmbGk9ODYyMzg2OTc/index.html

This takes you to a page where you register for upcoming myTESOL webinars.

It looks like this
https://www.screencast.com/t/CmqsEsEQDzQ

But you might be able to get there directly with this link
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0odeqqqzwpGdHCdsFvdbvcC_ZiF4APUrqn

April 16-May 7 – Last days of 2nd international online TESOL conference – Blue Ocean Language School in Damascus

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2944769308907551/permalink/4191426734241796

 

Fri 07 May 0100 UTC TESOL Career Path Development PLN hosts Lyzyl Lopez-Banuag – Flexible Teaching & Learning

Please join us for our next webinar with Dr. Lyzyl Lopez-Banuag who will discuss Flexible Teaching & Learning: Embracing the Better Normal in Education. This week, Thursday, May 06th at 9 PM Eastern time and Friday, May 07th at 9 AM Manila time.

us02web.zoom.us/j/5532752136

Sat 8 May from 1345 UTC – Penn East TESOL Spring Virtual Conference

This conference is not only free but no registration is required.

The bit.ly link brings you here: https://www.penntesol-east.org/ where you can read

Please join us for this year’s PennTESOL-East spring virtual conference focusing on the theme of “Discovering Effective Pedagogical Strategies for Today’s Language Learners.” This event is free and open to all. We will also be holding a Raffle, giving away 5 free TESOL Memberships to individuals who have never held a TESOL Membership or have not done so in the last five years! We hope to see you there.

Pre-Registration is NOT required for this event.

To enter the event on Saturday, May, please use the following link:

http://bit.ly/PennTESOL

Saturday, May 8 Schedule:

9:45-10:00 a.m.               Opening Remarks

10:00-11:00 a.m.             Keynote: Justin Shewell

11:00-11:15 a.m.             Short Break

11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.     Plenary: JPB Gerald

12:15 p.m.-12:45 p.m.    30-minute Break

12:45 p.m.-1:45 p.m.      Plenary Brittany Foose

1:45 p.m.-2:00 p.m.        Closing

*This event is sponsored by TESOL International

The only way they could improve on this would be if they would post the recordings afterwards!

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The date of this update is May 25, 2021 07:00 UTC