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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 [...]
Darren Kuropatwa on Flickr with Creative Commons License
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 [...]
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 [...]
[...] 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 [...]
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 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 [...]
[...] 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 [...]
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 closest computer. Facilitating [...]
[...] 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 on CoPs on SlideShare Communities of Practice Face to [...]
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 even larger list of ideas, [...]
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 [...]
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 reflecting on this question. This is important if you are trying to a) find the time for peer [...]
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. [...]
[...] 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: meetings project management teams learning events guest speaker presentations orientation or closure for online activity/event networking presentations/pitches
Teleconferences support processes of: decision making (convergence) problem solving/conflict resolution fun/play relationship building/orientation brainstorming teamwork knowledge sharing information delivery
[...]
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 Over IP (VoIP)i.e. Skype, [...]
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, you can learn what they need [...]
[...] 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 watching and listening. If not done well, these can be even more boring than when we do this face [...]
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 examples. Others are mere placeholders and don't seem to be doing anything. The important thing to consider is if [...]
One part of the Renew Washington activities is understanding what worked, what didn't and why: evaluation. This page offers some links to evaluation resources that might be helpful in your work. General Evaluation Resources
Evaluation Checklist http://www.managementhelp.org/evaluatn/chklist.htm Program Development and Evaluation Resources http://www.uwex.edu/ces/pdande/ Basic Guide to 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 [...]
[...] web citation found was via Aspiration Tech . Not sure of the deep history of this method. When to use As an opening exercise (i.e. icebreaker) to help people to get to know each other As a way to get issues open and 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 [...]
[...] process is admirably described in a
number of languages at http://www.openspaceworld.org
. When to use:
From Openspaceworld.org (where
you can also learn all the steps HOW to do Open Space!) "Open
Space works best when the work do be done is complex, the people
and ideas involved are diverse, the passion for resolution (and
potential for conflict) are high, and the time to get it done was
yesterday. It's been called passion bounded by responsibility, the
energy of a good coffee break, intentional self-organization, spirit at
work, chaos and creativity, evolution [...]
[...] what activities must the group do to achieve its goals?
Technological Issues
What tools will you use?
What are the participants' technology contexts? What kind of Internet access do most participants have?
o 28.8 modem
o 56.6 K modem
o T-1 access
o DSL or Cable Modem access
o Unknown
Is the Internet access available at all times; are there any limitations? (i.e do people have to pay for access, go to an internet café, etc.)
Have you identified the minimum technical requirements for your online tools? (Remember, you will need to communicate this up front.) Do participants [...]
[...] tips on technically how to contribute and from a content perspective. Describe who can edit, how to use the message tabs, etc.
