Since 2007, Scottish Government has sponsored a Summer School on Leadership. To accompany the 2010 event, Creating leadership capacity for system-wide change, the National CPD Team are facilitating an online community on Glow. The aim of the group is to continue the impetus for system-wide change which was started at the event.
Who can join the Summer School on Glow?
Anyone who attended the 2010 event in person or online
Colleagues who have been sponsored by the above attendees
Previous attendees of Summer Schools
The membership has been limited to help us focus on the impact of the Summer Schools on leadership capacity. If you think you are eligible to join this community, please contact Susan s.lafferty@ltscotland.org.uk
What can I do in this community?
In this community, you can:
make or renew contact with like-minded colleagues from across Scotland
access videos of most of the key presentations
access interesting practice shared by Summer School on Glow members; videos, presentations, documents, etc
declare your own intentions and study the intentions of others
take part in online discussions on the forum
The wee video above will give you a flavour of what’s happening on the Glow group.
How much does it cost?
Nothing at all! However, you have to commit to a bit of collegiality before you join. You must:
upload a photograph and introduce yourself to the members’ gallery
agree to at least 3 collegiate activities. Examples of collegiate activities include:
Whether live or recorded the essentials of effective online CPD sessions are the same as face to face session:
content which is understandable, beneficial and accurately communicated
an opportunity for collegiate discussion and activity
Some general points about leading CPDMeets
Participants are more likely to register for a CPDMeet when they know the answer to “what’s in it for me?”
To help you plan your presentation:
Identify the audience you want to or need to attract eg probationers, supply staff, senior leaders
Identify the pains, problems, needs and desires of that audience and what would prompt them to take the kind of action you want them to take.
Your presentation should be focused on what your audience wants to hear, balanced with what you have to say.
Ask yourself “if the audience only remembers a few key points what should they be?”
Optimise the visual content of your presentation (see Andrew Brown’s opportunity on CPDFind). Images have the capability to induce emotion and tell a story but only if they are relevant to the point you are trying to make. Charts and graphs can also have the same function.
Be as natural as you possibly can, authenticity is preferred to perfection so avoid reading from a script or what’s on the slides.
Where possible make use of activities to engage your audience:
allocate a task
ask for questions
encourage use of Glowmeet annotation tools and pointers to foster collegiality
Be aware of your virtual body language – tone of voice, speed of speech and posture.
Finally, don’t be too disappointed if only a handful of colleagues join in the CPDMeet. This is a relatively new type of CPD and it may take a wee while before it really takes off!
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