The PLP cohort model has face-to-face, webinar (Elluminate), and online discussion (private Ning) components, and I�ll be helping mostly with the online discussion component. I�m still figuring out what my role is, but essentially I�m supposed to do two things: help with the technical side of things (wiki questions, Ning questions, etc.) and help contribute and extend the online conversations. In other words, it�s very similar to what I�ve been doing in my own building staff development these last few years. The biggest difference is I won�t be part of the face-to-face meetings and, of course, I haven�t met most of the people in the community face-to-face. (I had the opportunity of presenting to an ADVIS group - along with Anne Smith and Will Richardson - back in January, and a few of the folks in the cohort attended that, so I probably have met some in the cohort face-to-face.)
While I�m really excited to be part of this, I�m also really nervous. (And this is the reason for this and hopefully subsequent posts � to share the process and what I learn as I go along.) Folks who know me in physical space know that I�m not the most social person. I�m certainly not anti-social, but it takes me awhile to join in with a group of people that I don�t know well. So this will be interesting for me as I leave my comfort zone a little bit.
Even so, I�m still really excited about this opportunity and thankful to Sheryl, Will and the ADVISPLP Cohort for allowing me to participate. I look forward to learning along with the cohort � and hopefully sharing on this blog what I discover about this type of online professional development.
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