Qsite Presentation Sept09 Leading eLearning

"Leading the eLearning Vision for your School" Debbie Jones eLearning Co-ordinator Department of Education & Training, South Coast Region D.Jones2009

Who am I? Primary Teacher / HOC eLearning Coordinator South Coast Region Senior Accredited Facilitator

Leading your vision… Sharing strategies that enable curriculum leaders to lead personalised professional learning to support and enhance teachers’ confidence and competence in digital pedagogy .

"We are entering the most dramatic Paradigm Shift in learning ever!" Mark Treadwell http://www.i-learnt.com/

Convincing the mass.. Why do a large number (68%) of our teachers not see the value in using digital technologies within a learning and teaching context? D.Jones2009

South Coast Digital Pedagogy Leaders Community Program The South Coast Digital Pedagogy Leaders Community program commenced in 2009 and currently has 69 Digital Leaders representing 37 schools. Purpose: to form a regional community of practice where leaders collaborate to share and develop highly effective strategies to support localized needs and priorities, identified by participating schools. Based on identified needs and demand from the region

Program Goals Develop capacity at a more localised level Enhance leadership Enable learning for all Personalise learning opportunities for teaching staff Meet the needs and priorities identified by schools

Foundation Practicum Learning Intentions: To develop, clarify and create: a toolkit of professional learning strategies to enable personalised professional learning choices for staff members a shared understanding of effective eLearning (digital pedagogy, eLearning spaces, digital content) the requirements for the Digital Pedagogy Licence a community of digital and human resources for ICT skill support skills in identifying individual teacher needs to provide personalised professional learning choices, aligned with school vision and priorities a highly productive and beneficial professional learning community

Personalising learning D.Jones2009

Our Mantra.. What do you already know and understand? Thought provoking activity to develop new understandings Collaborate, Apply and Share Reflect and adapt to own context

Strategies.. Preflection – individually / school / community Johari Window Creating artefacts Online collaboration Create your own resource folder Visual Perceptions Wordle School Visions

This was an excellent experience that allowed us time to reflect on our beliefs about learning and teaching . The suggested strategies and community model connectedness and how we work with others to challenge our existing knowledge and adapt it in response to ongoing challenge. Thankyou for your hard work, facilitation and acknowledgement of what is going on in schools and how this can be moved forward.

What’s the point? Beliefs about learning and teaching Digital Pedagogy Planning and Implementing Reflecting and Contextualising Developing a professional learning network Creating communities of practice

Whole School Plan Co-Create and share a learning vision Identify needs of staff Group accordingly Investigate available pathways Design individual/group programs Revisit – Reflect – Refine Share - Celebrate

Learning through technologies..

Showcasing success – small & big Yellow Pages 5 minutes at staff meeting Student led learning Lunch time conversations

The language that we use…. Fine Tunings Protocols Peer Coaching Norms Soccratic Dialogue

Lifelong learning….. Model Learner Creating Networks Reflecting Learn – ReLearn - Unlearn Collaborating

Is it about curriculum coverage or is it about curriculum access? MEKI – 8 year old S/E Islander Dislikes writing and oral presentations to peers MultimediaTask – Explain how an object flies

Is about sexy&savvy or is it about learning? James – very disengaged in class IWB : small group maths challenge

Is it teacher centred or student centred? Is this a record of student learning? Group discussion to a challenging question Some students lack confidence in contributing out loud (often not heard)

Is this about catering to the different learning requirements of our students – providing them with multiple opportunities for them to access learning as well as be successful learners? Reluctant writer – spelling difficulties Wordtalk ‘text to speech’

Do you limit your students to the expertise they can access physically or do you tap into what’s at your fingertips virtually? Is learning always a planned event or can it be self directed and independent? Virtual Classroom “Environmental Studies” Linked to authentic real life project Connect with environmentalist D.Jones2009

Practical strategies..to explore contemporary learning and teaching

Blames Charts Why do staff in my school not see the benefits in using digital technologies?

Creating an artefact of a contemporary learner….

Pedagogy Perspective! Higher Order Thinking Are students using higher‐ordering thinking operations within a critical framework? Deep Knowledge Does the lesson cover operational fields in any depth, detail or level of specificity? Inclusivity Are deliberate attempts made to ensure that students from diverse backgrounds are actively engaged in learning?

What’s my point? Influence the majority Personalise & Contextualise pl Learn through the tools not about the tools Teaching & Learning with students Celebrate learning

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