e-learning

Mid 2012

1. Background

2. My role

3. Where to from here?

• MBAS is ready to take its next steps toward e-learning.

• This is in line with a shift in NZ education in general, and

the expected arrival in 2013 in Whitianga of ultra fast

broadband.

• At MBAS our main push this year is in planning and

preparation, so we can hit the ground running when the

UFB arrives.

1. Background

Why?• Student engagement

• Online resources

• Student centred learning,

• Differentiation

• Better reflect the ‘real world’

E-learning Planning Framework

E-learning Planning Framework

Research

• Other schools

• Best practice

• Ideas for classrooms

• Mailing lists and discussion groups

2. My role

Support

•Asking questions

•Sharing ideas

•Answering questions

•In-class support

•1:1 tutorials

Resources

• Gathering resources and ideas

• Tutorials

• Links

• Curating a collection of learning tools

The ‘Teacher Toolkit’ concept

Image: Jacqui Sharp

3. Where to from here?• Planning is on-going

o plenty of decisions still to makeo input from all staff is useful!

• Infrastructure – wireless, netbooks, set up school accounts with various providers

• Up-skilling – now is a good time to be

o investigating what online content and tools are available,

o having a nosey at what other NZ teachers are doing,o choosing some tools you want to try out.

• Investigation• Planning• Teacher skills

• Student skills• Cybersafety

• Hardware• Infrastructure• Support people• Resource banks

• Examples/Snapshots• Seeing the results at Other schools

Vision Resources

Action PlanSkills

Putting all the pieces in place…

Questions/comments?