Virtual Learning Network

This page pulls together stories, resources and examples of how schools and facilitators have used the e-Learning Planning Framework for review.

Stories & articles

• Using the eLPF to develop literacy learning goals supported by technologies: Breens Intermediate used review data from the framework to address literacy achievement for Māori boys. They used the eLPF and Google docs to include all staff in creating strategic direction as well as planning for deliberate acts of teaching to address this goal.

• Matata Public School: A story in the EdGazette about how a Principal worked with a Blended e-Learning facilitator to review their school's use of e-learning.

• Rotorua Lakes Cluster: A reflective story from an ICT PD cluster on their use of the framework.

• A primary teacher's review: The first thoughts from Celia Sheerin (VPLD community) about how she might use the framework for herself.

• New resources to support e-learning: David Kinane summarises the e-Learning Planning Framework on its launch (Interface, Issue 36)

• VIDEO below: Lester Stephens (was DP at Maungatapu School, now overseas) when this was filmed at Maungatapu School was in final year of the ICT PD contract in the Tauranga Moana cluster. The ICT PD facilitator, Sandy Bornholdt introduced them to the eLPF and they worked independently to align the framework with their own school-wide strategic plan and action plans (short, medium, long term goals).

Discussions

• How leaders are using the framework (English-medium): A rich thread from the National Aspiring Principal's course about their use of the tool for self-review.

• Examples of facilitation: A thread that includes examples from Blended e-Learning facilitators about how they have used it with schools.

• How are you using the e-Learning Planning Framework?: Another useful sharing of examples from schools.

Webinars

Listen again to professional learning workshops run in Enabling e-Learning:

• NAPP: How you might use the e-Learning Planning Framework to plan and review progress: This session explored key ideas around the purpose and use of the framework, what this means for school's strategic planning, and where schools might integrate the framework into strategic planning (31 October 2012). This webinar is supported by a thread in the Enabling e-Learning: Leadership group.

• e-Learning Planning Framework Introduction, with Karen Melhuish and Tessa Gray (2 November, Blackboard Collaborate). This session provided an opportunity to 'get to know' the draft eLearning Planning Framework. It will briefly informed participants about the history and context of the draft eLPF, how it will aide schools in addressing critical success factors (in regards to working towards eMaturity) and how this may impact on educators' roles in schools.

Workshops

• How the e-Learning Planning Framework aims to help schools lift their e-capability: Hazel Owen (VPLD) shares a summary of Karen Melhuish Spencer's workshop from the DEANZ conference (2012).

• Diving into the e-Learning Planning Framework: A summary of Tessa Gray's session from ULearn (2012)