What is CPDCentral?
August 13th, 2010CPDCentral is an online community for all Scottish educators on Glow. If you’re looking for innovative CPD and want to share CPD practice with other educators, then this is the community to join.
On CPDCentral, you can:
- find and contact like-minded colleagues from across Scotland
- access interesting practice shared by CPDCentral members; videos, presentations, documents, etc
- take part in the weekly online seminars (CPDMeets) on a variety of topics
- take part in online discussions on the CPDCentral forum
- ask (and get answers to) your CPD questions
Who can join CPDCentral?
Any Scottish educator can join (teacher, adviser, early years practitioner, learning assistant, you name it!) .
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 CPDCentral members gallery
- agree to at least some collegiate activities over the next year. All of these count as collegiate activities:
- uploading an item of interesting practice
- sharing an idea, intention, issue or insight
- starting, or contributing to, a discussion
- taking part in, or leading, a CPDMeet
OK, how do I join CPDCentral?
1. Make sure you have a photograph of yourself on your computer
2. Make sure you have your Glow username and password handy
3. Have a look at the Terms & Conditions and pick an appropriate button at the bottom