The instructional practices and assessments discussed or shown in this presentation are not intended as an endorsement by the U. S. Department of Education.
A professional learning community created to serve NSF's MSP projects Launched in January 2004 Has over 5,500 members MSPnet.org
Provides a mechanism for projects to learn from each other Provides projects with interactive collaborative tools Allows for emergent communities to arise Structure of Nested Communities
MSPnet Home Page: Guest View
MSPnet Home Page: Member View Once you log in, you see 3 tabs: MSPnet Hub, ED MSP and My MSPnet
ED MSP’s Space: Member View
Emergent Groups: Creating Working Groups Working Groups allow you to create a smaller community to collaborate with. The “project working group is open to all ED MSP members Working Groups can be big or small You can invite members to join a particular working group You can host discussions, share files, create surveys, and shared calendars Working Groups can be visible to all ED MSP members or they may be private and only visible to those whom you invite
My MSPnet
A Year Long Professional Learning Community Most traditional professional development experiences might be anywhere from a day to a few weeks, with periodic follow-up. In contrast an online learning community exists year round. Professional Development is recast as colleagues: Sharing Resources Creating an Enlarged Collegial Network Engaging in Collaborative Work Online Disseminating Findings to Others Sharing and Creating Events
Sharing Resources & Keeping up to date The Library Section has over 1,100 articles MSP Papers MSP Key Features Ed Change & Policy Teaching & Learning Prof. Development Higher Ed The Resources Section has over 400 Resources Useful Websites MSP Toolbox Policy Updates NSF News ED News The MSP Showcase has over 500 Highlights Papers and Reports Videos Presentations In the Press
Interact Online: Hub Groups (discussions and files) Being Part of an Enlarged Collegial Network Voices from the Field: Rich archive of presentations from the field
Engaging in Collaborative Work
Disseminating Results Post papers to the Library Section Post useful websites, evaluation protocols and assessment tools to the Resources Section Post Press Clippings, Videos and Reports to the Highlights Section
Sharing and Creating Events Share news, awards, conference and workshops with others in the ED community Use a shared calendar Create event registrations for the workshops that you run
In the world of Online Learning Communities professional development always involves being both a consumer and producer of resources. With that, I welcome your active participation on