Noeline Grant, Lecturer/Adviser Learning Languages, VLL

Ko tōu reo, ko tōku reo, te tuakiri tangata. Tīhei uriuri, tīhei nakonako. Your voice and my voice are expressions of identity. May our descendants live on and our hopes be fulfilled.

Session 1: Looking at Teaching as Inquiry process  What is E-learning? What is effective pedagogy in an E-Learning context?  What is Teaching as Inquiry?  2009 ELL framework  Review of 2008 samples Session 2: E-learning contexts  Investigate E-learning contexts with E-Learning Adviser (wikis, blogs..)  Focus on E-Learning opportunities which best suit your teaching focus  Share websites suitable for Yrs 7 – 10 for your language Session 3: Measuring shifts in student achievement  How do we know ELL is making a difference? Discuss ways of gathering meaningful evidence of student learning  Respond to relevant readings which support the focus of your inquiry  Refine your research question based on today’s work

Technology can be used as either a tool or an enabler. The important aspect to consider is the impact the technology has on student achievement.

1. What are you currently doing in your practice that could be considered as e-Learning? 2. Do your know students enjoy it? What are you noticing? 3. How do you know E-Learning is making a difference to student learning outcomes? 4. What are OUR strengths as a E-Learning community? 5.

Work with a partner select one of the following six actions which promote effective pedagogy. How could this work in an E-Learning context? Share your ideas with the group. a) Creating a supportive learning environment b) Encouraging reflective thought & action c) Enhancing the relevance of new learning d) Facilitated shared learning e) Making connections to prior learning f) Providing sufficient opportunities to learn

1. What is the context for your research? 2. Inquiry topic 3. Focus Question 4. How did you go about answering the focus question? 5. What did you find? 6. What is the significance of what you found? 7. Your own learning 8. References

What is the context for your research? Include information about the demographics of your school, teacher, students, language studied & details of the course. Inquiry topic A) What kind of e-learning or use of ICT did you pursue? Why did you choose it? How did you use student voice to inform your decision-making? What research or theoretical base did you use to underpin your decision? B) What was the improvement in student learning you wanted to achieve? What evidence did you have to decide this was important for your students? What research or theoretical base did you use to underpin your decision?

Focus Question What was your focus question? (This needs to be narrow enough to allow you to collect data to demonstrate an impact on student achievement ) How did you go about answering the focus question?  What you introduced, changed or tried out in your teaching  How you collected your data on student achievement: baseline, progress and endpoint  How you analysed the data ( include any strategies specifically addressing the learning needs of Maori and Pasifika students, underpinned by Ka Hikitia or the Pasifika Education Plan)

What did you find?  Were you able to answer your focus question and if so what was the answer?  What were the results of your research? Is data available that shows a specific impact on the achievement of your students?  What is the significance of what you found?  Based on your findings, how might this inquiry into your practice influence your future teaching?  How might you share your findings with a larger audience?

Your own learning Thinking back to the beginning of this project, how has your own learning improved in the following areas:  Use of e-learning in the context of learning languages  Using a teaching as inquiry cyclical style of professional learning  2 nd language acquisition research  Intercultural language learning and teaching  Engagement with the New Zealand Curriculum  Any other areas you’d like to mention References Please list any references you used during your project and in writing this report

Cycle of Inquiry New learning Observation Feedback Re-focusing Re-applying

Review two 2008 projects and reflect on the following questions: 1. Is it clear what the teacher set out to do? 2. Does the way the teacher gathered evidence support the research question? If not, what could have been done? 3. Does the evidence show clearly whether or not student achievement has been raised? 4. What improvements or otherwise could you suggest?

 Alignment to the NZC  Design learning programmes meeting the needs of all learners  Evidence informed inquiry - gather, analyse & use data to inform decisions.  Raising Maori students’ achievement - Ka Hikitea  Raising Pasifika students’ achievement PEP (Pacific Education Plan)

 Investigate E-learning contexts with E- Learning Adviser (wikis, blogs..)  Focus on E-Learning opportunities which best suit your teaching focus  Share websites suitable for Yrs 7 – 10 for your language E-Learning Adviser:

 How do we know ELL is making a difference? Discuss ways of gathering meaningful evidence of student learning  Respond to relevant readings which support the focus of your inquiry  Refine your research question based on today’s work  Our 21 st Century learners … Pay Attention! The most viewed Teacher tube video in 2008: Since most of today's students can appropriately be labelled as "Digital Learners", why do so many teachers refuse to enter the digital age with their teaching practices? This presentation was created in an effort to motivate teachers to more effectively use technology in their teaching.

dir/downloads/page_documents/research /wtrs_mfl.pdf  What research says about using ICT in Modern Foreign Languages – good start  Excellent website to explore for ideas, modules for learning…  Overview of ICT 4LT - useful  Language Teaching and Technology – refereed academic Journal for the robust researchers!

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