27 Standard 7 is about establishing and maintaining professional connections online. Use technology to connect with peers in a community of practice for pedagogical and personal support. See Vignettes 1: The Initial Challenge of Adopting CALL Technology 8: Providing Support to ESL Teachers New to Online Instruction PI 7.1. Acknowledge that a professional online community forms a structure that facilitates learning through interactions and relationships with others. Sometimes a lesson plan that had gone so well in the past didn’t go as well the next time. Improve your practice by sharing such experiences with colleagues and considering new strategies that have worked for others. Make use of professional learning networks like LinkedIn and Facebook groups to share and learn. Interacting with likeminded colleagues helps build professional relationships that will strengthen practices over the years. There are many online communities that are safe to share your thoughts, ask for advice and get feedback. As an example, talk with colleagues at work about a lesson that didn’t go as planned or share the frustration you experienced during a class session. Reflection: Think about an online community in which you take part and have established relationships with colleagues. How has this impacted you as a person and as a professional? ☐ I participate in online communities of practice that share tools and resources for teaching and learning. ☐ I seek online input and feedback from colleagues when I need support and advice. PI 7.2. Engage in meaningful online collaboration with your colleagues to create authentic learning experiences. We all know how much time goes into preparing materials or brushing up on old skills. Sometimes we spend hours learning a new skill on our own only to find out that there were easier ways to learn the same thing. Getting together with colleagues to develop an activity or a lesson, or simply brainstorming an idea can be a fun and enriching experience. It is much quicker for a colleague to show you how a new app, function, or shortcut works. Discussing why a lesson that was recommended by a colleague didn’t work for your class can lead to a practical and meaningful alternative. Taking a deeper dive into mindful conversations about your teaching augments learning experiences and helps build confidence. The newness and rapid changes in AI make the use of AI a good topic for online collaboration. CC-BY-NC-SA 2025 New Language Solutions Avenue Instructor Standards for Technology-Enhanced Language Learning, version 1.2
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