Friday, March 02, 2007
Evolving Podcasts for PD: Perception is Reality
Uses for podcasts appear to be a moving target. If we perceive the iPod as a toy, then that is what it will be. If we perceive the iPod as a provider of entertainment, then that is how it will be used. As a Professional Development tool, is the podcast, itself, enough? What I mean is . . . what if the podcasts we develop also come with one or two essential questions for self-reflection, based upon the content and the topic to which they relate? If we create a district-wide learning community to support the use of Thinking Maps, then along with discussions and email and resource links, might it also benefit us to consider developing podcasts of Thinking Map end users in action, adding essential questions for self-reflection designed to take Community members to the next level of Thinking Map use?
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"what if the podcasts we develop also come with one or two essential questions for self-reflection, based upon the content and the topic to which they relate?"
Paula Rutherford has a reflective organizer in her Mentoring book that we have discussed using and even adding as an attachment to the HRD Teacher webpage. Joy is in the process of obtaining permission from Just Ask publications. This makes me wonder about something else: when our units have the same audience: teachers and administrators, with both units producing podcasts for both the Teacher and Administrator RSS feeds. I wonder if our Programs have similar objectives? Something for the Directors and Program managers to discuss. : )
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