Comments on: Second K-12 Online Conference-LAN Party

By: Langwitches Blog » 2nd Annual K12Online Conference LAN Party

Langwitches Blog » 2nd Annual K12Online Conference LAN Party — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:33:33 +0000

[...] Last year I organized with my colleague Paige McGee two session that you can read about here and here. [...]

By: Langwitches

Langwitches — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 15:59:03 +0000

@Kim,
You are exactly right, when you say that it is a process. I feel that I am in the middle of this process when trying to figure out what learning, sharing and reflecting means for professional development 2.0+.
Some models work better than others for us as the PD leaders, while some will work better than others for the teachers. I personally felt that the 20+ attendees were too much to really be able to feel the sense of community for each other on our personal learning journey.

The restaurant setting was wonderful, but confused some of the “attendees” about the real reason we were there for. I use quotations to point out that they were many attendees, not participants. This was not the case in the previous LAN party, when we were at school and with a much smaller circle of colleagues.

How do we steer larger groups towards participating in this kind of model?

I am willing to experiment and change a few more variables in the model to be able to compare the outcome.

Maybe we will meet next time at school for a more formal learning, sharing and reflection session and continue the evening by moving to a restaurant afterwards.
Looking forward to hearing about your continuing experiences.

By: Langwitches

Langwitches — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 15:46:34 +0000

@Cheryl & @Mathew
It was our pleasure to have you among us!! I really feel that showing by doing is an integral part for teachers. If we don’t open our doors to invite others in for our own learning, how can we expect teachers to do the same for their students.
Thank you again for being a part of our learning.

By: Kim Cofino

Kim Cofino — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 09:13:09 +0000

You are always so inspiring Silvia! I love the idea of hosting your party in a restaurant, and I’m so impressed that you had 20 people at one time!

I am really starting to feel that this dynamic and informal model of PD is the way that we need to head. Helping people feel part of a community that enables support and inspiration from all members is so obviously empowering and engaging.

Thank you so much for inviting me to join your conversation – and for being part of our LAN parties as well! We are going to continue this process throughout the year to see what we can learn together. There are certainly enough presentations we can watch!

By: Si Se Puede « Learning Mosaic

Si Se Puede « Learning Mosaic — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:25:23 +0000

[...] Also last week, I participated in a videoconference with teachers in Jacksonville, FL as part of Sylvia’s K12 Online LAN party and was able to meet and speak directly with a first grade teacher we hope to collaborate with. And [...]

By: Mathew

Mathew — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:15:44 +0000

Thanks for inviting me into your conversation. It was a lot of fun on my end too.

By: Cheryl Oakes

Cheryl Oakes — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:56:45 +0000

Thanks for the invitation to SKYPE in with your group. You are taking a risk by joining the 21st Century learners and trying out new tools. You are among friends! I am blogging about you all. Please stop by http://www.techlearning.com/blog and read my post on Tuesday. If you want to comment you will need to go to my blog and leave a comment. It is all about the conversations! See you online.
Cheryl