Day+3+Discussion

//What follows are discussion topics and thoughts from the Exploring OPLN class from July 2008.//

Effective

 * Hands-on practice
 * Useful tools; practical applications
 * Relevance across disciplines
 * Interesting, entertaining, engaging, dynamic, passionate presenter
 * All-inclusive for teachers of all skill levels
 * Allows teachers to generate a product
 * Small group work
 * Multi-sensory/multi-modal
 * Provide many sources of info, teachers apply own filter and choose their focus

Ineffective

 * Lecture
 * Strict focus on theory
 * Boring, dry presenter
 * Disconnect b/w presenter and audience


 * //Cultivating a PLN, online or off, allows you to customize your professional development to fit your specific needs, skill level, and discipline!//**