E-learning at

Pukekohe Valley School 2010-2012

(and beyond)

9 March 2010

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Did You Know?

Shift happens.

“The people to be worried about are those in a digital age but who are not learning these sophisticated information gathering and information-processing skills, or creating things of their own based on what they learn and sharing it with others.”Palfrey, J. and Gasser, U., p. 241 (New York, 2008)

who are growing up

Digital divides

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The Ministry have been working on this e-learning thing for a while

Ministry of Education, 2006

“Teachers can transform their teaching role throughthe deliberate and considered use of ICT.” p. 10

“E-learning can contribute directly to the developmentof all these competencies and increasingly thesecompetencies are applied in ICT rich contexts for allstudents.” p. 8

“It will require a culture of continuous enquiry, innovation and improvement, risk taking and entrepreneurship.” Steve Maharey, Minister of Education. p. 3

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“…(ICT) has a major impact on the world in which young people live.” p. 36

“Schools should explore not only how ICT can supplement traditional ways of teaching but also how it can open up new and different ways of learning.” p. 36

Key Competencies:

Thinking

Using language, symbols and texts

Managing self

Relating to others

Participating and contributing

And the official word from the current Minister of Education is…

“Hiding from, or ignoring e-learning is not an option.”

“It is time for schools to be seen as ICT leaders and to encourage innovation and development.”

Anne Tolley’s speech to delegates at Ulearn097 October 2009

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Social studies

Te ReoHealth

Phys Ed

Art Tech

LiteracyNumeracy

ScienceICT

The problem with the way it has always been…

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Social studies

Te ReoHealth

Phys Ed

Art Tech

LiteracyNumeracy

Science

The true status of e-learning

So what could e-learning look like in your class?

90 tools in 90 minutes….

Wikispace

Blog

Video sharing

Photo sharing

Micro blogging

Aggregating information

And then there is:Vocaroo Wall wisher Glogster Voicethread Wordle Sketch upTutpup OpenSim Google Earth/Maps/Streets/Wave

Etc…MOE DLOs, Te Ara, Digistore and EPIC

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Managing ICT resources in your class

Some basic e-learning maths…

1 ÷ 30 =2 ÷ 30 =4 ÷ 30 =

ChaosSlightly less chaosManageable chaos

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Limited equipment or timetabled accessCreates e-learning bottlenecks….

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Strategies to manage bottlenecks…

• Distributed tasks – peripherals• Class experts – distributed expertise• Drivers and navigators – nested LOs• Iterative workflow – cumulative tumble• Desk removal – fully integrated planning

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Online safety

• Policies – revision• Gatekeeper to the walled garden – two way mirror• Mis-information is safe information• Private lives of public servants – a teachers tale• Multiple e-mail accounts – spam filter

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Innovation, risk taking, entrepreneurship

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

Lao Tzu

Yes, risk taking is inherently failure-prone.Otherwise, it would be called sure-thing-taking.

Tim McMahon

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