eMember of the week

Each week we'll profile someone who has made valuable contributions to our eLearning community. This week, it's....

• Fastpaddy: ePrincipal of the Volcanics eLearning Community, a community made up of nine member schools situated in the central North Island. He has recently shared thoughtful responses in discussions ranging from schools' access to ICT, to the role of iPads in education.

Group of the week

• Science: a blended e-learning approach: The focus of this new group is on the understandings and big ideas of science and exploring how ICT can enhance teaching and learning.

A sneak peek:

eLearning on the VLN

• How are schools dealing with the issue of access to ICT resources?: A discussion evolving in the eLearning: Leadership group.
  

• e-Learning to improve young people's chances: NZ Institute paper: A blog post from eLearning in NZ Schools profiling the key ideas in this paper, including a podcast from Radio NZ National.

• Formative Roadmap: The eLearning Capability Framework: A blog post from Hazel Owen (VPLD) summarising a recent paepae session lead by Ross Alexander.

• iPad as sole device for secondary students?: A blog post from Marielle Lange and a discussion in response (School iPad User Group).

• Tailoring teaching to the students: Robinson and Klein: eLearning in NZ Schools shared a video interview exploring what modern schooling should look like - and why they think current models are failing.

• Four things to help get you started with Google+: Blog post from Simon Evans (Software for Learning) on the newest network in town.

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