I joined LinkedIn quite a few years ago but never really participated until a couple of months ago.
The reasons are many, but one would be the 'corporate' or 'organisational management' focus for many of the posts in my feed due to the people I am linked in with.
However, the international effects of Covid-19 has meant everyone has been affected as people scramble, in their own contexts, to cope with the need for rapid change.
The effect on having to shift education online has therefore created a large amount of activity and LinkedIn has been a source of many good articles, resources, think pieces and guides on how to cope.
Here is a small selection, gleaned over the last couple of weeks:
- Inge de Waard has provided some 'quick guides' on shifting from f2f to remote/distance learning, albeit from a higher education context, but still good templates to customise from.
- Alison Miller who consults in the elearning arena, provides links to a range of resources.
- Mark Nichols work on distance learning is always good to keep up with.
- Derek Wenmoth often helps educators see beyond the present and presents implication for current decisions.
- Michael Sankey's work is focussed on bigger picture and organisation strategy related to on-line learning.
- Peter Mellow often links to useful resources for educators.
- Joyce Seitzinger is a go to for learning design in the area of distance/online learning.
- Mark Brown provides a mix of links to the big picture and educator practice.
Therefore, tapping into the present social networking opportunities, provides for a way to benchmark what we are doing at Ara. In particular, some idea of what others are doing, the important theoretical underpinnings for decisions made on curriculum and learning design, and reflections on things that have worked and challenges. All in, a good way to be supported and not feel that we are not the only ones caught up in a massive shift from the known into the unforseeable.
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