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Learning Path #1: What is Peer Learning? Peer learning is an educational process where peers interact with other
peers interested in the same topic. It is when we learn with and from
each other. We can do this formally, informally, while we are face to
face, or online. We can do it at the same time, or we can learn from
each other asynchronously by leaving messages, comments, emails or
recordings back and forth between ourselves. Adult Learning [...]
THIS IS DRAFT 1 - Still open to improvements! Learning materials about Digital Identity for Librarians Why should we care about digital identity in the context of peer learning? Because today a lot of peer learning happens online, using commercial and non-commercial online sites and tools. These tools ask us to "register" and "make profiles," as well as to connect with or "friend" others. These digital artifacts can remain [...]
It is helpful to think about what you want to accomplish and how, when facilitating online peer learning. Take a few minutes to fill out this checklist. Ignore any questions that are not relevant to your situation, or which you don’t know how to answer and add any particular context that is missing. Part 1 - Purpose and Form Think about the desired purpose and outcome for the peer learners? What are they trying to learn? Why (think about the word "intent")? People are busy and if [...]
This page gives you a quick overview of the learning paths on the site, some tips about how to use the wiki, and finally, how you can contribute to the site. The Learning Paths Some people like a sequential path for learning something new. Some like to hop and jump around wherever they have an interest or are intrigued. You can use the learning paths for a more sequential approach by working through them, or you can click [...]
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Welcome to the Peer Learning Wiki Purpose of this resource Librarians have been doing peer learning since the first library opened it's doors. Learning happens between librarians, between patrons, community members and organizations. Today this is still happening within the library buildings and BEYOND! With with web based tools, we have more possibilities. These tools have expanded what it means [...]
[...] PROGRESS There are many ways we can, and d,o learn. The question is, when is it useful to adopt a peer learning strategy? What are the benefits? Risks? Benefits of Peer Learning We learn as we do. As adults, we learn in context, at work and through exchanges with others, including our peers. See Peter Senge, The Fifth Discipline (Doubleday, 1990) We learn when it is relevant. We learn in moments of need, challenge or action. Peer learning [...]
In one of our peer learning Elluminate sessions, a question came up about using the social networking site, http://www.facebook.com/ , as a communications and learning channel for Renew Washington. Many libraries are already using Facebook, Including New Zealand's Dunedin Public Library , National
Library of Singapore Facebook Page , and the Smithsonian Libraries , to offer two diverse and active [...]
[...] Associates, used with permission. Telephone and Web Meeting Facilitation Tips These tips are useful for telephone or VoIP (voice over IP such as Skype) and can even be used for webinars or web meetings (using platforms like Wimba, Elluminate and WebEx). There are additional things you can do with the tools in web meeting platforms Purpose of the Call Group telephone calls can be used for many purposes. Do you know why you are having a call? Consider: Telephone calls for groups in: [...]
[...] us learn the most over lunch and coffee in informal conversations with peers. Most of the time our peer learning is restricted to our colleagues who work in our same library, library system or town. We are tied to our desks, our buildings, our work, so these may not be enough. Now we can learn with peers using online tools - you probably already use email as one of your essential learning tools. This wiki page is to help remind us of the diversity peer learning [...]
The content from this page was started from the Peer Assists page on the KS Toolkit . A Peer Assist brings together a small group of peers to elicit feedback on a
problem, project, or activity, and draw lessons from the participants'
knowledge and experience. Typically they require a couple of hours preparation on the part of the peer assistee and a volunteer facilitator, and an hour of the peer group's time. This makes them fairly easy to do and efficient with time and resources. [...]
DRAFTING - WORK IN PROGRESS Communities of Practice (CoPs) are one form of peer learning. Not all peer learning happens in CoPs, but the framework that sits beneath CoPs can be a useful tool to plan, design and evaluate peer learning. CoPs sit on a "three legged stool" of Domain, Community and Practice. What the community cares about, who is in the community and how they relate to each other and how they learn together and [...]
How do we best take advantage of peer learning when we are together face to face offline? Here are a few ideas of methods to facilitate peer learning.These are methods you could incorporate into a meeting (rather than simply doing presentations and panels.) They all focus on interaction between peers, rather than simply the broadcast of content. If you are looking to try to engage people more deeply at a meeting, consider one of these approaches. For an [...]
[...] out how to organize this yet!) Backgrounders and Information Sheets Summaries of topics related to Peer Learning
What is Peer Learning? Evaluation Resources Facebook Communities of Practice Stephen Dale's excellent slide deck [...]
Web based technologies and even the telephone can enable us to do peer learning across distance and even time. A simple exchange of emails between two librarians. A webinar (a live event held on the web using specific technologies that allow people to see shared visuals, hear each other and often do text chat, hand-raising and polling) can enable practitioners from across the state to focus on a particular learning need or issue for an hour without having to travel farther than their [...]
At some point, we have to ask the question "is my investment of time and attention into peer learning valuable?" This page offers some ideas for [...]
What tools are available, how do I pick and use them for peer learning? Online Interaction Tools
Blogs o http://www.slideshare.net/bcg8/kent-state-workshop-using-web-20-principles-to-become-librarian-20-blogs-april-2009 o http://www.slideshare.net/maggiev/libraries-and-bligs Wikis Microblogging (a.k.a. "Twitter"_ Social networks (Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.) Social networking platforms (Ning, etc.) Discussion lists and web based discussions Live meeting tools Instant messengers Voice [...]
This page offers an overview of the possibilities for online meetings and events. Once you have decided on an event, you may wish to visit the Online Meeting Planning Checklist page. What is an Online Meeting? When should I use one? An online meeting is where two or more people use internet or telephone based tools to do something together. Just like offline, what happens depends on the purpose of the meeting. Some examples are: An informational meeting where information is presented or disseminated, typically with one or more people presenting and everyone else [...]
In one of our peer learning Elluminate sessions, a question was asked about tips for Storytelling as a learning and communication activity. We have told stories about our work as part of our peer to peer learning (see more about virtual meeting storytelling ). Science tells us stories are important to us. They can help people hear and remember your messages, and when patrons tell you their stories, [...]
Open Space ¶ Material for this page started from the KS Toolkit page on Open Space . Open Space (also known as Open
Space Technology or OST) is a method for
convening groups around a specific question or task or importance and
giving them responsibility for creating both their own agenda and
experience. It is best used when at least a half to two full days are
available. The facilitator's key task is to identify the question that
brings people together, offer the simple process, then stand back and
let [...]
[...] of things you might want to consider. Not all of them apply all the time, so choose what makes sense for you. If you'd like to learn more in general about online meetings, check out the Online Meetings page! It is helpful to think about what you want to accomplish and how, with an online group or community. Take a few minutes to fill out this checklist. Ignore any questions that are not relevant to your situation, or which you don’t know how to answer and add any particular context that is missing. Purpose/Outcome of the Meeting What is the desired purpose and outcome [...]
[...] Program Evaluation http://managementhelp.org/evaluatn/fnl_eval.htm Basic Guide to Outcome Evaluation for Non Profits With Limited Resources http://www.managementhelp.org/evaluatn/outcomes.htm Evaluating Training http://managementhelp.org/trng_dev/evaluate/evaluate.htm Library Program Evaluation Resources
Library Evaluation Metrics from WebJunction (includes technology) http://www.webjunction.org/techplan-evaluation/-/articles/content/34753259 Webjunction on Tech Evaluation (more specifically) http://www.webjunction.org/techplan-evaluation IMLS on Outcome Based [...]
[...] discussable To interact with both words and with our bodies (to break up too much sitting -based activities.) For helping a group get a sense of the complexity of an issue or problem. How to use In a large open space put a long piece of tape on the floor. It should be long enough for the full group present to spread itself out [...]
