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New Zealand Schools and ICTBeyond 2007
The Raumati Beach Challenge
Recognise this??
Our population has become increasingly diverse, technologies are more
sophisticated, and the demands of the workplace are more complex. Our education system must respond to
these and the other challenges of our times.
Karen Sewell
Secretary for EducationThe New Zealand Curriculum: Pg 4
Setting the Scene
Learning to think in new and different ways is more important than ever as New Zealanders
learn to take part in an increasingly global society.
Rather than being seen as a threat, the diversity that comes with more mixed and mobile
communities provides important opportunities for creative thinking
(Jane Gilbert, 2005). Catching the Knowledge Wave
• Able to follow instructions and able to find new ways of doing things
• Punctual and polite and tolerant, inclusive and open minded
• Good at retaining facts and at seeking and developing new information and knowledge
• Highly literate and numerate and creative and innovative• Good at focussed independent tasks and able to work well in
changing and diverse teams
Steve Maharey: NZ Principal 2007
The problem is…..
If we still teach like this….
We are not preparing our students for……….
For this!
Responding to the Challenge
Connected
Actively Involved
Lifelong learners
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.
NZ Curriculum: Pg 36 E-Learning and pedagogy
What do kids do online?
Once they were…Once they were…ConsumersConsumers
Now they are……
Creators
Contributors
Communicators
Collaborators
Coordinators
Consumers were…ARE??
•Encyclopedias•How Stuff Works•Google
Creators
• Text - NeoOffice, OpenOffice
• Graphics - ArtRage, GIMP
• Sound - Audacity, GarageBand
• Video - iMovie, MovieMaker
• Games – Alice
• Web pages/sites - Nvu, iWeb
Contributors
• Blog Comments• Wikipedia• Flickr• YouTube
Communicators
• Blogs• Podcasts• Email• SMS• Skype • MySpace, Bebo
Collaborators
•WikisWikis•FrapprFrappr•43 things43 things
Coordinators
• RSS• MySpace, Bebo• Flock• Del.icio.us• Bloglines• Tagging
Copyright: Derek Wenmoth: /blog.coreed.net/derek/Wenmoth_OLE_workshop
The Crystal Ball!Move towards Web based systems – Web 2.0 (Web 3.0??)
Open Source Software
Increased demand for (Real) hi-speed
The need for Authentic Access
Online Safety Education
Resourcing the change…
Platform Stability
Increased Band-width
Making use of free web-based software
Authentic Access
Net-safe Education
A word of caution!
Here!
References
• The New Zealand Curriculum. Ministry of Education by Learning Media. 2007
• Maharey.S. 2007. Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century. New Zealand Principal Magazine.
• Wenmoth Derek. Director, eLearning. Core Education Ltd. [email protected]. Web2.0 and the. School LMS. What's the connection?
• Wenmoth Derek. Derek’s Blog. http://blog.core-ed.net/derek/