Using+Technology+to+Create+PD

- use technology within PD so that educators/librarians etc. can use it in educational setting, get comfy with it, later apply that to own teaching. Plus take advantage of tech to improve proD experience.

- best if can create a mobile version of the pro-D, avoid flash, in recognition of how people increasingly accessing pro-D

guide on the side software: @http://code.library.arizona.edu/gots/about sample of this software @http://www.library.arizona.edu/applications/quickHelp/tutorial/searching-the-ua-library-catalog

There are limited platforms on which this software can be used, however.

Article discussing it - Meredith Farkas @http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/columns/practice/guide-side

Instructional Design @http://www.instructionaldesigncentral.com/htm/IDC_instructionaldesignsites.htm

Teaching in libraries - lots of good idea and discussions including (mostly! technology), and covers different kinds of librarians (although mostly academic/post-secondary, which may also be useful for adult/professional development).
 * @http://adlibinstruction.blogspot.ca/ **


 * episode 35: The Guide on the Side w/ Meredith Farkas **
 * - keep screencasts short, not really great for teaching how to use databases (because cannot watch screencast and actually use database at the same time). Suggestion not to use the word “click” (gets repetitive). also can some interactivity with “captivate” app, but they are very large, hard to embed, and can’t put them in youtube. Need something that will work on e.g. a smartphone, and don’t use flash (e.g. captivate). **

A CONSTRUCTIVIST APPROACH TO THE DESIGN AND DELIVERY OF AN ONLINEPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSE: A CASE OF THE iEARN ONLINE COURSE. Leading Leadership Preparation: 21st Century Designs

Other applications

Moodle - includes elluminate

@http://www.moodle.ualberta.ca/en/Developing.aspx

@http://learnnowbc.ca/lnbcresources/elluminate/default.aspx

Online professional development for teachers

@http://www.inacol.org/events/

CEET @http://www.edtechbc.ca/

@http://www.iste.org/learn/professional-development/webinars.aspx

Journal articles

@http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ehh&AN=77367984&site=eds-live&scope=site

@http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=61196306&site=eds-live&scope=site