What if you went to a conference and the organizers asked you to provide the content for the sessions? What would you do? Would this be a good or bad professional development experience?
Leigh recently attended EdCampIowa in Bettendorf, IA. It was a great experience. Clif has had some similar PD experiences. This prompted our discussion of Participant-Driven Professional Development (PDPD). These are the links discussed in our 18-minute podcast:
Intro
- EdCamp - Organic, Participant-Driven Professional Development (PDPD)
- EdCamp Foundation
- Introduction to EdCamp - Edutopia
- EdCamp Introductory Video - YouTube
Participant-Driven PD
- EdCampIowa in Bettendorf and Storm Lake, Iowa
- Check out the schedules in each of the links above.
- EduBlogger Con - Steve Hargedon
Upcoming EdCamps
- EdCamp Howard-Winn - March 16, 2013 Cresco, Iowa
Other Forms of PDPD
- Twitter Tweetups (Tweetvite.com)
- TeachMeet
Back Channel
What do you know about these events? Please share your experiences in the comments below.
