Tēnā koutou,
Welcome to this week's updates of e-learning activity from across the VLN Groups. We hope the online activities during term 1 have provided some motivation and inspiration for you as you work with teachers and students in your schools. Look out for the coming events planned for term 2.
Have a great Easter, everyone.
Karen, Tessa, Jane & Nick | Blended e-Learning Online Team
This week it's ... Steve Dunsmore. Steve is the Principal of Kaipaki School in Cambridge. Steve has contributed a useful post about raising literacy levels amongst pre-schoolers - in the iPads in Juniors discussion thread. Thank you for the resource sharing, Steve.
Each week, we like to say thank you by nominating a community member for active participation in the Enabling e-Learning / VLN Groups. They can download and add an Enabling e-Learning badge to their profile.
Beyond the ICT PD contract - what does sustainability look like?
Are you currently in a ICT PD contract and discussing ways to sustain e-learning within and across your schools? Perhaps you have already left the contract and there are things you have trialed and want to share with others? We'd love to hear from you.
How do we convince our colleagues to be in the VLN especially beyond the cluster contracts?
Some practical ideas emerging in this discussion. How else do you mentor your colleagues to use the VLN Groups space?
Check out e-Learning & Professional Learning>>the Enabling e-Learning website.
How do you like to be treated as learners?
Students were asked, 'What five things that you would like your teacher to know about you and the way you learn and want to be taught'. Via Allanah King
Using wikis for learning
Great Software for Learning post on the research and practical side of using wikis in education.
Check out e-Learning and Technologies>>> the Enabling e-Learning website.
Community engagement and authentic learning
Sam Cunnane blogs about the power of connecting with experts in the wider community, to help engage students in authentic learning opportunities.
Questions to ask to become more informed about Parents/whānau views on children's online learning
More contributions to consider when formulating e-learning questionnaires for the wider community. Via Jan Cullen.
Check out e-Learning and Beyond the Classroom>>the Enabling e-Learning website.
Want to a share a window on your practice? Welcome to the first ever Enabling e-Learning photographic challenge where you are invited to share an image that demonstrates how technology makes a difference to learning in your school.
Who will be our first Challenge winner?
DEANZ Conference 2012
Open, flexible and distance learning, 11 Apr 2012 - 13 Apr 2012. Karen Melhuish (Blended e-Learning team) will be presenting on how Enabling e-Learning can support professional learning for schools.
Creative Commons in Schools
Wednesday April 11; 12:00 PM, Southern Cross, 39 Abel Smith Street, Te Aro, Wellington
Contact: Creative Commons Aotearoa NZ