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E-learning at
Westmere School 2010
(and beyond)28 January 2010
UlearnLearning@School
VITTAIFIP Prague
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Curriculum
StudentsSocietal
ICTs
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The problem
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Letters
Typewriters
Pre STD telephones
Carbon paper
Telex
Terrestrial TV
Banda machines
Slide rules
The VHS/Betamax decisionEktachrome 64 Super8mm
We digital immigrants come from predictable times…
…and now live in a world that is frenetic and ever changing.
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SMS
The InternetChat Rooms
VoIP
MMS
Games ConsolesBlogs
Online gaming
Global multi-channel TV
Broadband connectivity
Cell phonesWikis GPS
Web-cams
I-Pods
Digital cameras
Video cameras
DVDs
Web2.0
Skype
Bebo/Facebook/Myspace
Second Life
It is the world of our so called ‘digital immigrants’
A world awash with information at our fingertips
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The Second Education Paradigm
From: 2nd Education Paradigm: The Next Renaissance and the paradigm which will drive it.Mark Treadwell 2008
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Eductation as an industrial process…
A sieve…to create a traditional hierarchy
Does that model best reflect theneeds of New Zealand today?
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Did You Know?
Shift happens.
The democracy of information?
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The traditional bastions of information/truth
•Libraries/books•Newspapers•Radio•TV
“History is written by the victors.”Winston Churchill
“Whose truth do you want?”Greek saying/philosophy
“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 ReoHea
lth
Phys Ed
Art Tech
LiteracyNumeracyScience
ICT
The problem with the way it has always been…
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Social studies
Te ReoHea
lth
Phys Ed
Art Tech
LiteracyNumeracyScience
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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But wait, there’s more!
Which of these tools interest you?
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The elephant in the room….
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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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