PD Tutorial: WatchKnowLearn.org

For a Group Leadership Project in CEP 812, my group and I designed a Stand Alone Instructional Resource to be used as a Professional Development ("PD") tutorial. The purpose of our PD tutorial was to educate teachers on a new technology to be used in a flipped classroom. My group used Power Point and Adobe Presenter to deliver the PD tutorial for WatchKnowLearn.org. The PD tutorial is no longer available online due to an expired Adobe Presenter membership. You can however read our script at this link. 

Throughout the development process of our Group Leadership Project I learned:

• how important it is to have a timeline;
• how important it is to mind map as a group;
• how important it is to all work together with clear objectives and roles;
• how to use some great video conferencing tools like Adobe Connect and Google Hangouts;
• how to communicate and work collaboratively with classmates using technology (Angel, Popplet, Google Docs, Google Hangouts, Adobe Connect, Skype, Skype Chat, Text messages, email);
• to trust and rely on my group members; and
• about a really great technology for the flipped classroom: WatchKnowLearn.org.

If I had to develop a similar product again, I would shorten up the timeline. I felt that this project was spread out over too wide of a timespan. Other than that, I was really happy with the process. My group worked well together, we met the objectives, and I am really impressed with the end result!