eLearning Round-up | 1 August 201
Welcome back to Term 3! Here's this week's round-up of elearning goodness from across the VLN Communities.
eMember of the week
Each week we'll profile someone who has made a valuable contribution to our eLearning community. This week, it's....
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Carolyn Stuart: Carolyn is the Principal of Tawa Intermediate, and has recently shared her views on how leaders can manage the issue of access to technology in the eLearning: Leadership group.
Group of the week
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Wikispaces for education: A new group, started by Marielle Lange, to share ways to use Wikispaces for Education in our schools and share our resources.
A sneak peek: eLearning on the VLN
Upcoming Events
- EduCamp Auckland - 6 August: An unconference where the focus is on e-learning and education, sharing ideas we've discovered, and learning from each other.
Leadership
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How are schools dealing with the issue of access to ICT resources?: The discussion continues, ranging from one-to-one devices to whole school strategy.
Teaching and Learning
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PISA Study: Digital readers at the age of 15: A summary of findings from the PISA report that measured students’ abiity to read digital text. Plus a great animated video to explain PISA! (eLearning: Teaching group)
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eLearning ICT showcases: An Australian resource that includes exemplars aligned to different aspects of elearning practice. Shared by Tessa Grey.
Technology
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Four things to help get you started with Google+ : A blog post and discussion from Simon at Software for Learning.
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NEN Trial: Open blog discussion in the NEN trial group, started by Alex Perry. You are invited to share your stories.
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