3 schools | 1 day

Seeing ourselves in the

big pictureKaren Melhuish

Spencere-Learning Consultant @ CORE

connect to learn

Image: by luc legay

community-wide, shared story of

learning

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...what is effective e-learning?

...what do we mean by ‘future schooling’?

...what might this look like in our schools?

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Your e-learning story

A journey (and how do you know you’ve arrived?)

A roadmap(where to next, & why, & how?)

A roadblock, as a question (what’s in the way?)

Part 1: What’s trending?

Source: gapingvoid.com

education as a human right

Image by venkylux; OLPC

Trend 1: mobile & tablets

Images by alexnaderhiggins.com; guardian.co.uk; atlantic.com; OLPC on wikipedia; naterkane.com

http://blog.core-ed.org/blog/2012/03/a-blog-an-iphone-a-school-visit-and-its-impact.html

trend 2: social web

who’s in control?

Images by time.com

participate | contribute | relate to others

Developing students’ capability to make effective blog posts

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the need to be a filter-feeder

Image: verbeeldingskr8 - flickr

trend 3: connectivity &

clouds

Source: Derek Wenmoth, CORE

The benefits of ultra-fast broadband

On the Horizon

Horizon Report: Australian Tertiary 2012

How do these trends touch YOUR life?

How do they - or might they - touch your classroom or school story?

Part 2: Future-focused learning

Source: Frame and Brown (2008, p. 226).; image from gapingvoid.com

“wicked problems...highly complex, uncertain, and value-laden”

• personalised learning• equity, diversity, inclusivity

• learning to learn• rethinking our roles• a culture of continuous learning

• new partnerships: de-siloed schools

new technologiescollaborative practices

“confident..connected..active..lifelong

learners”

.......

TextEmerging Engaging Extending Empowering

✓finding out✓planning

✓investigating✓teacher-directed✓ICT as

supplement

✓trialing✓establishing✓increased

focus on learning

✓growing awareness and

use

✓aligned & strategic

✓integrated✓focus on learning

✓authentic use✓shared roles

✓whole community

✓sustained✓ubiquitous

✓24/7✓higher-order✓community

driven✓networked &

blended

TextEmerging Engaging Extending Empowering

Part 3: e-Learning pedagogy

“Pedagogies integrating ICT can do more than enhance learning – they

have the potential to transform learning.

ICT provide tools and environments that support interactive conceptual

learning, focussed on constructing and creating knowledge”

the the theorytheory that the that the learner learner makes makes

their own their own meaningmeaning

a a pedagogy pedagogy

that that describes describes

principlesprinciples for for

learninglearning

approachesapproaches that bring to that bring to

life life the principles the principles for learningfor learning

•new audiences•access expertise,•rapid data management•new modes of expression & publishing•transform visualisations of concepts•enable new approaches to learning, e.g. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) and connectivism

•a catalyst that challenges the status quo•stimulate the evolution of learning theories, for example cognitivism


•feel motivated and engaged

•enhance thinking, communication and creation skills

•enhance social & collaborative skills

•scaffold and differentiate their content knowledge

Ham (2010)

WHAT we learn

HOW we learnThe properties of ICTs

context

Using Storybird to improve literacy

WHAT we learn

HOW we learnThe properties of ICTs

context

context

formative assessment

observe. talk. inquire.

Inquire into, reflect on and observe

yourself



Part 4: Big themes

what’s cooking?


Transforming teaching and learning

•Your strategy, aligned to the curriculum

•Professional learning: Teacher’s role is crucial

•Digital citizenship and cybersafety

•The quality of platform and content

•Access and equity

•Managing the infrastructure and environment

•The legitimacy of your online learning Image: FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Benefits iPads provide for student learning

•iPads or another tablet?

•Leadership strategy for BYOD

•Access, equity and affordability

•The quality of the apps

•Making and creating meaning

•Storage: hardware, software

•Digital Citizenship


e-learning as inquiry

• What do my students - and I - need?

• What technologies (and PCK) will meet those needs?

• How can I integrate ICTs into learning?

• What happened? What needs to change next time? Next steps?

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• Know: Cue your prior knowledge

• Recognise: Explore new understanding

• D0: Apply new ideas to your context

3-2-1-out!

•3 ideas

•2 next steps

•1 action

Karen Melhuish Spencer / @virtuallykarene-Learning Consultant

References• Enabling e-Learning: www.elearning.tki.org.nz

• Supporting future-oriented learning & teaching (NZCER): http://www.nzcer.org.nz/research/publications/supporting-future-oriented-learning-and-teaching-new-zealand-perspective

• Pedagogy strategy: Learning in an online world: http://www.curriculum.edu.au/verve/_resources/ICT_LearningOnlineWorld-PedagogyStrategy.pdf

• TPACK: http://www.tpck.org/

• Ham, V. (2009). Outcomes for Teachers and Students in the ICT PD School Clusters Programme 2005-2007 - A National Overview. Wellington, NZ: Ministry of Education.http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/ict/49515/6

• Exploring the Potential of Mobile Technologies to Support Teachers and Improve Practice (UNESCO): http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/themes/icts/m4ed/mobile-learning-resources/unescomobilelearningseries/