1. Dafne Gonzalez, April 26, 2003.1 Webheads in Action: A Community of Practice for Language Teachers Professional Development in CMC http://dygonza.tripod.com/wia/cetaintro.htm http://dygonza.tripod.com/wia/cetaintro.htm "Teaching English: Emotion in Motion“ IV JORNADAS CETA: Córdoba, Spain IV JORNADAS CETA Dafne González dafne_gonzalez@yahoo.com

2. Dafne Gonzalez, April 26, 2003.2 Content Who are Webheads?Who are Webheads Where are Webheads?Where are Webheads Why Webheads?Why Webheads What do they do?What do they do Where to meet them?Where to meet them Let’s meet them.Let’s meet them Conclusion

3. Dafne Gonzalez, April 26, 2003.3 Who are WebheadsWho are Webheads? Webheads in Action A Virtual Community of Practice comprising language teachers worldwide, with the purpose of exploring synchronous, asynchronous, and web-based multimedia communications formats, and the best way to use them for the benefit of their learners. Coordinator:Vance Stevens

4. Dafne Gonzalez, April 26, 2003.4 Where are WebheadsWhere are Webheads?

5. Dafne Gonzalez, April 26, 2003.5 Why Webheads? What do we get out of it?

6. Dafne Gonzalez, April 26, 2003.6 Professional Development!! “Computers will not replace teachers, but teachers who use computers will –inevitably- replace teachers who do not”. Claire Braidin cited by Elizabeth Hanson-Smith (Technology in the Classroom, 1997). Ray Clifford?

7. Dafne Gonzalez, April 26, 2003.7 “Teacher development is an exciting thing nowadays with unprecedented possibilities”. Arnold Mühren (personal communication)

8. Dafne Gonzalez, April 26, 2003.8 What do we get in WiA ? Interaction with experts and non-experts. Learning from and with others Practice with tools, with social scaffolding :Zone of Proximal Development. Construction of knowledge with reflection in and on action. Collaborative and friendly atmosphere

9. Dafne Gonzalez, April 26, 2003.9 What do Webheads doWhat do Webheads do? Planning events Sharing work done Practicing e-moderation with students Practicing e-moderation with students Exploring web tools Online conferences: As presenters As audience Socializing Reporting on web tools Posting Online lessons, modules, and courseslessons modulescourses Keeping and sharing links Publishing or announcing articles, books, theses by WiA's articlesbookstheses Celebrating social, cultural, and fun eventssocial cultural,fun In Chats:On Web Pages: more...

10. Dafne Gonzalez, April 26, 2003.10 What do Webheads doWhat do Webheads do? Discussing topics of interestsDiscussing topics of interests Exploring new "toys" Asking and answering Qs Announcing events, reports, Asking for collaboration Discussing topics of general interest Reaching agreements Reporting personal issues On Discussion Boards:At YG Distribution List: Arlyn's Data Base

11. Dafne Gonzalez, April 26, 2003.11 Where to Meet WebheadsWhere to Meet Webheads? 1. Asynchronously: (delayed time) Dafne’s Discussion Board

12. Dafne Gonzalez, April 26, 2003.12 Where to Meet WebheadsWhere to Meet Webheads? 2. Synchronously: real time, live a.Text chat, voice, video: b.Text chat: more..... (Sundays noon GMT)

13. Dafne Gonzalez, April 26, 2003.13 Where to Meet WebheadsWhere to Meet Webheads? c.Text chat and voice: Wimba Voice Direct d.Text chat, message board, drawing board: (password to my drawboard:: creative)

14. Dafne Gonzalez, April 26, 2003.14 Meet WebheadsMeet Webheads!!

15. Dafne Gonzalez, April 26, 2003.15 Conclusions After this experience with Webheads in Action, I will let you make your own conclusions. You can post them to our discussion board, and we will send our replies to them. »Discussion BoardDiscussion Board »Thanks to All!!