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 * Going the Distance: Online and Blended Models of Sustained Professional Development**

Where held: The Adult Literacy Professional Development Discussion List Discussion Primer: May 7-13, 2007 Discussion with Guests: May 14 – 21, 2007 To participate, subscribe: [|http://www. nifl.gov/mailman/ listinfo/ Professionaldeve lopment] Moderator: Jackie Taylor, jataylor@utk. edu Guest Participants (Biographies) : [|http://tinyurl. com/yrtktz] Preparation for Discussion: http://tinyurl. com/242bpg

This is a two-part discussion. Part I is a “discussion primer” and begins before the guest discussion. Part II is the online discussion with Guest Participants.

Join the Adult Literacy Professional Development Discussion List to explore development, design, and facilitation considerations and implications with online and blended models of professional development. Subscribers will have the opportunity to view a Pod cast of the face-to-face panel discussion at the AALPD PreConference at COABE, interact with panelists and additional guests online, and plan next steps.
 * General Overview**

When: May 7-13, 2007
 * Part I: Discussion Primer** - What’s Available in Online Professional Development?”

Join the list to share your state or organization’ s initiatives in providing online professional development, or to learn what is available to you in online professional development, any costs involved, whether credits (CEUs) are available, and more.

When: May 14 – 21, 2007
 * Part II: Guest Discussion** - “Going the Distance: Online and Blended Models of Sustained Professional Development”

Join the list to participate in a guest discussion of online and blended professional development and professional development- at-a-distance.

Topics include (but are not limited to):


 * Teachers and Administrators:**

Sharing qualities that attract practitioners to online and blended professional development and offering recommendations for designers/developer s;

Browsing online courses/tools from various providers and interacting with online course facilitators;

Discussing considerations in selecting online professional development and supporting participation;


 * Designers and Developers:**

Sharing strategies and considerations for online and blended professional development and professional development- at-a-distance;

Examining ways to blend technology tools and other design implications to enhance professional development;

Exploring strategies for evaluating the effectiveness of online and blended models;

Online Facilitators (DE Teachers, Professional Developers, List Moderators):

Considering what skills and qualities make a good online presenter/trainer;

Sharing practical techniques, including facilitating interactivity and improving teacher retention;


 * All:**

Discussing quality considerations specific to the online environment; and

Developing action agendas as individuals, teams, or as a field to advance online and blended professional development opportunities.

This discussion will build and expand upon issues explored in the recent AALPD PreConference at COABE, “Exploring the Potential for Online Professional Development.” http://www.aalpd. org/training/ 2007coabepreconf erence_agenda. html


 * GUESTS**

Marie Cora ~ Adult Education Consultant Barbara (Bee) Dieu ~ Teacher and Coordinator, Franco-Brazilian secondary school, Sao Paulo; TESOL EVO Kristine Marane Góngora ~ Instructional Designer, ProLiteracy Worldwide Dr. Dafne González ~ Full Professor, Universidad Simon Bolivar, Caracas, Venezuela; TESOL EVO Crystal Hack ~ GED-i Coordinator, Center for the Application of Information Technologies (CAIT), Western Illinois University Dr. Elizabeth Hanson-Smith ~ Professor Emeritus at CSU, Sacramento; TESOL EVO Debra L. Hargrove, Ed.D. ~ Coordinator Florida TechNet Noreen S. Lopez ~ Adult Education Consultant Susan Ohlsen ~ Project Manager, ProLiteracy America, Verizon Literacy Network Dr. Leslie Petty ~ Associate Director, Project IDEAL, University of Michigan Tim Ponder ~ Ohio Literacy Resource Center (OLRC) Sharon Reynolds ~ Coordinator, Central/Southeast ABLE Resource Center, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio Lynda Terrill ~ Technical Assistance and Web Coordinator, Center for Adult English Language Acquisition, Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC Marian Thacher ~ Director, Outreach and Technical Assistance Network (OTAN)

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