Typical teacher network v the networked teacher

The Typical Teacher Network and The Networked Teacher are two diagrams created by Alec Couros from the Faculty of Education at the University of Regina as part of his doctoral thesis to signify the different ways in which teachers network in the 21st century.

Like Neil Winton, I can also relate to the image of The Networked Teacher as a pictorial representation of my own experiences of using Web 2.0 tools and how networking in this way can greatly enhance one's own professional development.

The challenge now is to encourage more colleagues to adopt the second model so they can too see what a difference it can make to their own working practice.

Comments

[Jess]

Those two-way arrows really are the key, aren't they? You have to give to the network in order to benefit from it, and, needless to say, the more you give...That is the stumbling point for many teachers who claim not to have the time. They won't make the time, which means they'll never make the network.

[Wilma]

Hi Joe

Thanks for this - another interesting and useful nugget! Where would I be without you?

[Penny Coutas]

Hi Joe,

Thankyou for another excellent post, and the references! I like the diagram too, but it's unfortunate that it's missing the all-important "student" link! I know most of my teaching is based on student needs and student feedback... although colleagues, web resources, and other networks have an impact, the primary influence is always students :)