e-Learning Round-Up | 3 April 2012
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.
Professional Learning
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.
Teaching and Learning | Digital Citizenship
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.
Further discussion on terminology and purpose...
How do you choose the tools you use?
iPad/iTouch technology
Good sharing continues in this post...
Check out e-Learning and Technologies>>> the Enabling e-Learning website.
Beyond the Classroom
What should collaboration, creativity, communication, and critical thinking look like in a modern classroom? How can parents help educators accomplish their goals? Via Barbara Reid
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.
Enabling e-Learning Events
Find the recordings here for 2011/2012 sessions you may have missed, including Digital resources and content for Māori learners with Suzie Vesper and Janelle Riki.
Photographic challenge
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?
Other e-learning events
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
Ignition: 2012 Emerging Leaders' Unconference
16 Apr 2012 - 17 Apr 2012 at Albany Senior High School, Auckland.
Mobile Devices in Classrooms
19 Apr 2012, Albany Senior High School, Auckland, Learning Network NZ
Target audience: teachers and leaders at all levels of education.
EduCamp series 2012
- EduCampTT: St Francis Xavier Catholic School - Saturday 5th May 2012
- EduCamDunners: St Clair School, Saturday 5th May, 2012
- EduCampAKL: Stonefields School, Saturday 21st July, 10am-3pm
- EduCampWelly 2012: tbc - contact Karen Melhuish and Tim Kong
- EduCampCHCH 2012: tbc
