This was a discussion that came up at BEtreat Canada: What are the similarities between a social learning leader and a teacher? We had a quick brainstorm and the results were captured by Bonnie Johnston here:
If it’s hard to see the visual, this is what it says…
Social learning leader (pink circle):
- invites others to engage in thinking through challenges and opportunities
- elicits stories of practice rather than advice in the abstract
- the practice is the curriculum
- doesn’t hold back what she knows
- an agenda is created with insiders of the community or network
- the community is responsible for the outcomes
Teachers (yellow circle):
- teacher comes from a place of knowing
- the curriculum defines the content and the practice
- teacher may hold back what she knows in the service of pedagogy
- teacher is responsible for the agenda
- teacher is responsible for the outcomes
Overlapping space (orange circle)
- preparation work
- listens to needs of community/students
- reflective practitioners
- good sense of design for learning
- different degrees of bossiness and directiveness
- accountable to stakeholders
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Dear Bonnie
Bev shared your model with me as I sit in both circles and was interested. Great conversations here I can see. Had you thought of in the intersection there could be ‘follow up on learning and the application’ as common to both?
Cheers
Mary
Dear Bonnie
Bev shared your model with me as I was really interested sitting in both spaces. Some great conversations here. Had you thought of in the intersection there could be ‘follow up on the learning and application’?
Cheers
Mary