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Can a teacher use the same teaching techniques in a face-to-face and an online course? According to a study conducted by Park, Johnson, Vath, Kubitskey, & Fishman (2013) on Examining the Roles of the Facilitator in Online and Face-to-Face Professional Development Contexts (Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 21(2), 225-245), teachers need to cater to individual learners more online than face-to-face. In the face-to-face environments, students learn from each other and from the teacher. In the face-to-face class, the teacher is able to summarize the information for the students and get feedback from the students body language on how well they understood the information. In the online class, the teacher only knows whether the students understood or not from their writing. Teaching online requires that the teacher be very attentive and aware of the student's individual interests, needs, and level of understanding.

This OLC Institute post suggested three purposes and provided numerous examples of social media implementation and integration that may serve to "support learning in online courses" (2016.05.17, ¶3, ff.), namely: 1. Amplifying the physical and psychological engagement of learners (Engagement using social media); 2. Providing instruction to "enhance learning outcomes" (Instruction involving social media); and 3. Facilitating access to, and increasing availability of academic, career, and other "support services" (Student support using social media). Reference Online Learning Consortium [OLC] Institute for Professional Development. (2016.05.17). Why Should I Learn More about Social Media? [weblog post]. http://onlinelearningconsortium.org/learn-social-media/

"PLN (Personal Learning Networks) have grown in prominence and importance tremendously over the last few years and with good reason. They are a great way to extend your professional network beyond your physical environment and tap into a huge wealth of knowledge about your profession. This makes them one of the most effective autonomous means of developing your own teaching in a way that is most immediate and relevant to your ambitions."

The first meeting of a series of on line meetings for a professional development course for EFL teachers in the 21st Century. The program for this session: * Participants will introduce themselves to the group and interact among each other. * Presenters will be discussing the following topics: 1. Learning in the 21s century 2. Multiliteracies in the EFL class 3. What is Web 2.0? Friday March, 13th. Time in Venezuela and around the world: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=3&day=13&year=2009&hour=17&min=0&sec=0&p1=559

Wiki with blog counter-part focussing on "learning technology * learning design * professional development" (blog tagline)

Online workshop for teachers on how to integrate technology in the EFL class and mentor teachers

Welcome to Integrating Technology for Active Learning (IT4ALL) where we will be featuring exciting e-learning workshops and courses on how to improve instruction and learning. You are invited to enroll in the courses available, suggest new courses, create courses of your

a web2.0 poster that will help you start your fieldtrip planning activities

Moodle for Teachers free online workshop for intermediate level.

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