1. Personnel Preparation Through Collaboration: The Deaf Education Online Collaborative Network Harold Johnson/Professor – Kent State University February 19, 2003 Deaf Ed. Catalyst Grant Advisory Council Meeting San Antonio, TX

2. H Johnson2 Presentation Outline Our growing community Our Web resource Our Faculty Work Our Challenge

3. H Johnson3 Our Growing Community The following maps demonstrate something rather remarkable that had happened during the course of the last two years… –t–the growth of an on-line community of learners for Deaf Education Each dot represents ten individuals that have become registered users of the Deaf Education Web site (www.deafed.net)

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5. 5 Registered users on 1/1/01 Total website registrations: 0

6. H Johnson6 Registered users - 6/30/01. Total website registrations: 1222

7. H Johnson7 Registered users - 1/1/02 Total website registrations: 3689

8. H Johnson8 Registered users - 6/30/02 Total website registrations: 6312

9. H Johnson9 Registered users - 1/1/03 Total website registrations: 9099 Current # of registrations: 10,022 [2/24/03]

10. H Johnson10 A Description of our community

11. H Johnson11 Deafed Teacher Preparation Programs and Schools for the Deaf Key: Teacher preparation program Participating teacher preparation program State school for the deaf

12. H Johnson12 Our Web Resource Our Search Engine

13. H Johnson13 Our Job & Resume Bank

14. H Johnson14 Our Calendar of Events

15. H Johnson15 Our Topical Teams of Experts

16. H Johnson16 Our Best of the Web

17. H Johnson17 Our Cyber Mentors

18. H Johnson18 Our Scholarships

19. H Johnson19 Our Document & Web Link Database

20. H Johnson20 Our Faculty Work C-1: Syllabi Use – 75 C-2: Case Studies – 12 C-3: Grant Writing – 13 C-4: Course Enhancements –a: Web Activities – 48 –b: Cyber Mentors – 28 –c: Cyber Tutors – 7 –d: Cyber Pen Pals – 10 –e: Web Page Dev. - 8

21. H Johnson21 … Our Faculty Work (cont.) C-5: Cur. Dev. Teams – 17 C-6: Dev. Of Case Stu. – 15 C-7: Portfolios – 24 C-8: K-12 Tech. Settings – 7 C-9: Faculty Dev. Forums – 209 C-10: Web Enhanced Courses – 52 C-11: On-Line Courses - 11

22. H Johnson22 … Our Faculty Work (cont.) C-12: Collaboration –a: Multi-Faculty – 51 –b: K-12 School Programs – 21 –c: Regional/National Projects – 47 –d: Master Teacher Iden. – 47 C-13: Topical Teams – 44 C-14: Other – 102 Total Choices To Date: 817

23. H Johnson23 Our Challenge To recognize the value of what we have accomplished. To maintain and enhance the resources, collaborative opportunities and community that we have established. To trust and listen to one another as we search for additional funds and additional collaborative partners. Such trust and listening will be the focus of our afternoon session.

24. H Johnson24 Thank You