Template for Group Work- Group 6

Professional Development (PD) Opportunities in eTwinningSWOT analysis

Members:

1. Nektarios Farassopoulos2. Françoise Altamura3. Cinzia Masia4. Eric Kleipool5. Valentina Marinova

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Online Moderators Course 2015

Group 6

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Learning Events Online Courses Online Seminars

Strengths

Excellent opportunity to access education

Easy and cheap for organisation Unlimited number of

participants Realization at a convenient time Personal pace in learning Free access to e-library and all

materials Minimization of spatial barriers

and increased flexibility LE are not too long so you can

develop/ enrich knowledge about a topic in a short time

Weaknesses

No personal contact Low IT or language skills Problem with the Internet

connections and devices

Opportunities

It is possible communicate, colloborate, exchange ideas and good practises with colleagues/ participants/ from different countries in real time

Threats

The person could feel isolated in virtual communication

Technical problems Low level of working

language( English, German..) Personal’ motivation and

engaging with the topic/ activity


Online training


Groups

Self Teaching Materials

Strengths

Improve specific skills connected by subject, topic, personal or pupils interest

Easy to plan learning time Sharing ideas, materials and ICT

tools Self-training, schedules and

methods personal

Weaknesses

Passive partners Professional and personal

employment Self-motivation

Opportunities

Permanent access to the materials

Regular support and help from colleagues

Online events according to group focus

Threats

English language skills ICT skills Strategies


Online Professional

Development

Face to face


Professional Development Workshops eTwinning trainings Seminars National/Local Events Conferences

Strengths

F2F has the highest impact F2F training create constructive

dialogue Allow for real-time interaction

and discussions of difficult issues

Physical interaction is the best way to learn

All meaningful relationships are developed through personal interactions

Adds a personal element Collaborative learning- learning

with each other

Weaknesses

F2F training needs of specific organisation

Limited places for participants Technical problems Sometimes too many

information in short time or a lot of participants

Costs time (duration of fieldwork)

Opportunities

Building a Personal Network and become a friend with the rest participants

Be in collaboration with colleagues.

Exchanging ideas and good practices.

Updating teaching methods F2F training is inspiring

Threats

Impossible participate due for the sake of different factors/money, "busy" time, a lot of participants, the distance and ect.


Peer Learning


Peer tutoring - NSS Cooperative learning - ambassadors and eTwinning project

Strengths

You can participate and share material, ideas and strategies by your personal possibilities

Learn from each other during the common work

It is challenging,stimulating, inspiring with possibility for self- and peer- assess

Weaknesses

Limited to the knowledge base and time

Dominant personalities in the group

Not so clear outcomes Too open-ended sessions Work in small or unfit groups

Opportunities

Could be take within or between institutions

It is intensive The most cost-effective of

learning strategies Peer monitoring- self and peer-

assessment, checking the behaviours of others in the Group with respect to appropriateness and effectiveness

Peer learning in other contexts Embedding- a method used on a

class-wide equal opportunity and inclusive basis

Threats

Requires serious previous training to ensure equal participation and simultaneous interaction, synergy, and added value

Risk of cognitive conflict during the work with the same information

One person doing all the work


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