Lots and Lots of Self-Directed Professional Learning Options!

OSSEMOOC (Awesome-MOOC) is committed to providing OPEN, FREE and relevant professional learning for all educators, with a focus on Ontario Education Leaders.

1. What’s your “OneWord” for 2016?

Tweet the word to #OneWordONT by January 15 to be included in this year’s list.

Need some inspiration?  Check these out:

Lisa Neale

Julie Balen

Melanie White

Julia Rowe

Tina Zita

Aviva Dunsiger

Diana Maliszewski

Velia Viola

2.  Leveraging Twitter for Rich Professional Learning

3. Get your copy of Innovator’s Mindset.  The book club is coming! Contribute your thinking here.  We will start emailing details on Monday, Jan. 18.

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#OSSEMOOC Twitter Chat

This week our learning and connecting opportunities include an OSSEMOOC hosted twitter chat on Tuesday November 3rd at 8:00 p.m. (EST).

New to Twitter chats?  Here are a few resources that explain the basics.

1. Demonstrating twitter chats (OSSEMOOC resource)
2. Day 8: Peeking inside a Twitter Chat (OSSEMOOC resource)
3.  Beginners guide to twitter chats
4. How to participate in a tweet chat

Our topic this week is learning through curation, and will use the  #ossemooc  hashtag.  We hope you will take some time to join in! 

Sharing Our Learning: Timing  and Guideline (Revised) 

8:00  Welcome

8:08  Q1:  Share something that you are currently reading for professional learning (book, blog etc.).

8:16  Q2:  Share something that you learned on Twitter that was relevant to you.

8:24  Q3:  What tool has worked best for you to curate information online? What did you like about it?

8:32  Q4:  Share one tool that you would like to learn more about.

8:40  Q5:   What is one thing that you would like to explore by the end of 2015?

8:48 Q6:  Share with the group an event that you would like to attend virtually. (#hashtag or conference link).

8:59  Wrap up

Learning Connection Session Resources

Thanks again to Aviva Dunsiger (@avivaloca) for an informative and inspiring session on leveraging social media for learning, connections and community. Here are the resources from the session:

1. Session Recording

2. Podcast – to be added

3. Slidedeck via slideshare.

4. Class Daily Shoot.

5. A story about literacy centres.

6. 105 The Hive – student led internet radio

7. Bloggers cafe with livescribe.

8. Ideas for parent engagement.

9. Digital Citizenship survival kit

Happy learning!

Your OSAPAC OSSEMOOC Team

Learning Connections

On June 2,   Aviva Dunsiger  (@avivaloca)  joins us at  8:00 EDT  to share her journey in engaging students and parents through social media to maximize her classroom learning community opportunities  and deepen the experiences.

Join the online presentation and collaboration space any time after 7:30 p.m. EDT by clicking [here].

Alternatively, you may join the internet radio broadcast.

We look forward to your participation.

Your OSAPAC OSSEMOOC Team

 

Curation and Information Literacy

This Tuesday, May 26th at 8:00 p.m. EDT, we are thrilled to welcome Deborah McCallum  (@bigideasinedu)  to share her work on curation as an important part of information literacy,  a skill that serves educators and learners alike. Whether used as an instructional strategy or skill for learning, it is an effective element of knowledge building, taking ownership, and bringing context to the learning process.

You may join the online presentation and collaboration room anytime after 7:30 p.m. EDT by clicking  [here].  As an alternative, you may listen to our  internet radio broadcast.

We look forward to your participation.

Your OSAPAC OSSEMOOC team.

Virtual Learning Opportunity

For the May 19th OSSEMOOC session, we are suggesting that you participate in the virtual learning opportunity with Jennifer Jenson at 7 p.m. EDT.

The session may be viewed at .

Your OSAPAC OSSEMOOC Team

May 12: Connecting Through Online Learning

Today we look at how we can connect with other educators by taking advantage of online learning opportunities.

If you are a connected educator and leader, you will often hear of opportunities to learn online through, for example, MOOCs, webinars, internet radio, and Hangouts on Air.  Taking part in these learning events allows us to connect through the chat or by taking a leading role, and often these connections lead to ongoing conversations, blog posts, and other forms of sharing.

Tonight, OSSEMOOC is offering and opportunity to learn about digital storytelling with two of the best in the “business”!

Join us here at 8 p.m. EDT for a fun look at digital storytelling.  Our group task, and your challenge for today, is outlined here.  Bring your phone or tablet, or do the task in advance, but be sure to participate!

More details here.

Join us at 8 p.m. EDT on May 12 for this session.

Digital Storytelling

On Tuesday May 12th,  we are pleased to welcome Alan Levine (@cogdog) and Darren Kuropatwa  (@dkuropatwa)  share their collaborative work around connecting and the power of digital storytelling.

@dkuropatwa is the Curriculum Coordinator at St. James-Assiniboia School Division in Manitoba

 

 

Alan Levine explains himself here: http://cogdog.info/ We know him affectionately as @cogdog

 

This session will begin at 8:00 p.m. EDT.  Join the online presentation and collaboration space anytime after 7:30 by clicking [here].

This is not just a sit and get! Bring your phone or tablet or camera and participate!

Alternatively, feel free to listen in via our internet radio broadcast.

We look forward to your participation in this session.  Here’s a sneak peak at what is planned.

Click the image for the full digital story!

 

Your OSAPAC OSSEMOOC Team.

Resources from Ron Canuel’s session

We are pleased to share the resources from our internet radio broadcast and twitter chat with Ron Canuel last night.

Download the podcast [here], and the twitter chat has been captured in Storify.   Keep the conversation going at  #ossemooc.

As a courtesy reminder there will not be an OSSEMOOC open mic session May 5th due to schedule complexities. We encourage you to extend your personal learning through other self directed approaches.

We look forward to you joining us on May 12 when Alan Levine @cogdog and Darren Kuropatwa @dkuropatwa share their collaborative work around digital storytelling.

Your OSAPAC OSSEMOOC Team.

Courage in Education Leadership

On Tuesday April 28th, we welcome guest Ron Canuel from the Canadian Education Association (CEA) as we discuss the importance of ‘courage‘ in education leadership.

Please note:  Due to travel complexities we will be using a different approach for our session tonight.  Tune in to our  internet radio broadcast at 8:00 EDT to listen to Ron’s presentation.  Our discussion will happen through a twitter using the #ossemooc hash tag.

We look forward to your participation.

Your OSAPAC OSSEMOOC team.