director of e learning
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E-learning at EGGSWhy is e-learning important?
Some plans for Term Four
Claire AmosDirector of [email protected]
Part One
• What is e-learning?
• Why is e-learning important for our students?
What is e-learning?
The Ministry of Education defines e-Learning as learning that is enabled or supported with the use of information and communication technologies (ICT).
Source: www.minedu.govt.nz
Director of e-learning
Key Tasks:
• Leading professional development in ICT
• Directing and managing current ICT PD Contract
• Providing advice and direction for school-wide ICT initiatives
• Fulfilling requirements of Lead Teacher in NEAL ICT PD Contract
• Managing ICT budget in liaison with ICT Systems Manager
Why is e-learning important?
Information and communication technology (ICT) has a major impact on the world in which young people live. Similarly, e-learning has considerable potential to support effective teaching approaches. Source: New Zealand Curriculum
Why is e-learning important?
E-learning can assist the making of connections by enabling students to enter and explore new learning environments, overcoming barriers of distance and timeSource: New Zealand Curriculum
Why is e-learning important?
E-learning can facilitate shared learning by enabling students to join or create communities of learners that extend well beyond the classroomSource: New Zealand Curriculum
Why is e-learning important?
E-learning can assist in the creation of supportive learning environments by offering resources that take account of individual, cultural, or developmental differencesSource: New Zealand Curriculum
Why is e-learning important?
E-learning can enhance opportunities to learn by offering students virtual experiences and tools that save them time, allowing them to take their learning further.Source: New Zealand Curriculum
Benefits of e-learning
Benefits to school learners with access to e-Learning include:
• Motivation and engagement
• Independence and personalised learning
• Critical thinking and multiliteracies
• Access to information, resources and experts
Source: ‘e-Learning and New Zealand schools: a literature review’ by Dr Noelene Wright
- Hebrew Proverb
Do not confine your children to your own
learning for they were born in another time.
Part Two
Some plans for Term Four
Friday e-learning e-mail
Every Friday I will email out a ‘Weekly e-learning Update’. Emails will include:
• An e-learning strategy to try
• Upcoming Learning over Lunch topics
• Professional Reading recommendations
• A top tech tip
Updates will also be posted the blog
E-learning PD Blog
E-learning PD Blog
http://teachingandelearning.blogspot.com/
Weekly posts will include: • technology updates • recommended reading• online tutorials • top tips for teachers
Monday Lunch Support
I will be available Monday lunchtimes in the computer room if you have any one-on-one assistance.
I will email other times I am available later this week!
Learning over Lunch
Wednesday Learning over Lunch session
Each week will have a specific focus.
This week:
‘Using Blogs for Student Writing’
– ideas, strategies and research findings
Online tutorials
Sessions will be posted on the ‘Teaching and e-learning’ blog as an online tutorial every
Thursday.
Topics, ideas and suggestions welcome!
