eLearning Planning Wodonga Senior Secondary College Monday 28 th July, 2008

Please note: To access the linked files in this presentation, you must be online Some files are located within epotential, so if you are prompted for a username and password, please enter your edumail username and password

Activity 1

21st Century education integrates technologies, engaging students in ways not previously possible, creating new learning and teaching possibilities, enhancing achievement and extending interactions with local and global communities. Contemporary Learning - Learning in an Online World MCEETYA 2005 Bringing this goal to life in schools is a challenge for leaders…

Why eLearning Planning?

eLearning Leadership Teaching, Learning, Assessment and Reporting ICT Professional Learning eLearning Vision Learning Places and Spaces Learning Communities Student eLearning Capability Infrastructure and Support Review and Management eLearning ‘overlay’ for the Effective Schools Framework

Putting the elements together Student ICT capabilities

Planning Process 1.Review your vision 2.Plot your school on the matrix 3.Identify your current practice 4.Identify your target practice 5.Develop key strategies, actions, resources, budget, responsibilities and timelines 6.Complete SIPS and identify required IT infrastructure to support 7.Implement and review plan

The eLearning Vision Consider emanates from your Strategic Plan review School Profile and Values of Strategic Plan a clear and succinct statement shared and owned by all of the members of your School Community

Draft Vision Statement Now.... Create a DRAFT Vision for your school Examples: To use existing ICT tools as well as new and innovative technologies, to foster an engaging, digital learning environment, which promotes life skills, with a focus on numeracy and literacy, and develops a sense of global citizenship. Primary (Primary ) “For ICT tools and enhanced teacher capacity to enable eLearning to be embedded in everyday classroom practice, resulting in maximum student engagement and improved student outcomes – particularly in Literacy & Numeracy. Secondary (Secondary) To exploit the existing ICT tools available in the school community as well as new and innovative technologies, to enable eLearning to be embedded in everyday classroom practice to improve student engagement and improve learning outcomes in literacy and numeracy. Special School (Special School) To support the school, staff & students to gain the knowledge and experience to implement innovative eLearning strategies and technologies to improve student engagement, experience and achievement.

The eLearning Planning Matrix 4 Phases of Development Foundation Beginning the eLearning journey Established practices & resources support eLearning implementation eLearning innovation is embedded in the school culture eLearning transforms learning and teaching and is evident through wider school change Emergent Innovative Transformative

Identify your current practice Open the file: Mapping-tool.xls:Mapping-tool.xls

Plot your school on the matrix Looking at your ePotential data and highlight the statements that are true for your school

Web 2.0 Activity 2

Enter your current and target practice into the eLearning Plan template

eLearning Leadership Focus questions…

Sample Strategies Form a school eLearning team to spread eLearning leadership across the school Invite staff and students to contribute to the decision- making process concerning the strategies you embed in your eLearning plan Allocate time in meeting agendas to allow sharing of best practice both at unit and whole staff level Employ a school-based technician in addition to your TSSP technician to support staff in using ICT Implement a unit planning template that includes direct reference to how ICT will be embedded in the unit (eg. sample unit planner )sample unit planner eLearning Leadership

Learning, Teaching, Assessment and Reporting Focus questions…

Learning, Teaching, Assessment and Reporting Sample Strategies Curriculum Planning & Delivery Plan online interaction with experts Eg. Skype conference with astronomer, Dr. Lisa GermanySkype conference with astronomer, Dr. Lisa Germany Student Personalisation Allow students to choose HOW to conduct their research and HOW to demonstrate their learning Eg. Student ICT Choices DatabaseStudent ICT Choices Database

Learning, Teaching, Assessment and Reporting Focus questions…

Learning, Teaching, Assessment and Reporting Sample Strategies ICT Ethics Educate students about their responsibilities surrounding privacy, 'netiquette', recognising advertising, plagiarism and copyright – Eg. CyberquollCyberquoll

Cyberquoll (More resources at

Learning, Teaching, Assessment and Reporting Sample Strategies Applying ICT Capabilities Students create a multimedia presentation to demonstrate their understandings throughout a unit instead of a written assignment – Eg Bush Fires project2006 Bush Fires project

Learning, Teaching, Assessment and Reporting Focus questions…

Learning, Teaching, Assessment and Reporting Sample Strategies Assessment and Reporting Use audio recording to capture evidence of student learning for self-, peer- and teacher evaluation – Eg. German podcast Student reflectionGerman podcastStudent reflection Reporting to Parents Online digital portfolios that parents can access – Eg. Yacapaca ePortfoliosYacapaca ePortfolios

Yacapaca Yacapaca Resource online at:

RESOURCES Open ‘Wiki’ folder on CD and open files: ‘planning-elearning-strategies.html’ and ‘ICT Toolkit.html’planning-elearning-strategies.htmlICT Toolkit.html Online: Sample: Plan your strategies

ICT Professional Learning Focus questions…

ICT Professional Learning Sample Strategies Teacher ICT Capabilities Use online tools to research, plan and reflect on their eLearning strategies – Eg. ePotentialePotential

What’s happening now… Samples of work produced by other teachers that are relevant to the key area and/or phase Samples of work done by students to generate ideas about activities for your classroom Rubrics that may be of interest to you Links to external resources, such as Professional Communications, Conferences, Workshops that are relevant to your professional learning plans Digital stories and case studies that may assist you teaching and learning, or inspire you and your class Step by step instructions to guide you as you get started Links to, and information about, Professional Communities that can support you

ICT Professional Learning Sample Strategies Learning & Teaching Facilitate hands-on PL sessions modelling how ICT can be integrated into everyday classroom teaching, with a follow-up session after staff have had a chance to experiment – Eg. Brekkie BytesBrekkie Bytes Support and Cultural Change Teachers offer each other just-in-time support materials by creating screencasts or digital tutorials available on your intranet – Eg. Intranet Help Desk site (Kew High School)Intranet Help Desk site

Learning Places and Spaces Focus questions…

Virtual School Tours What are great learning spaces and places? What are great learning spaces and places? Explore a couple of web sites: What are the implications for learning and teaching? What do you see as ideal learning spaces and places?

Learning Communities Focus questions…

Sample Strategies Virtual Learning Communities Participate in a collaborative project online with another class, nearby or overseas. – Eg. Search Offer students 24/7 access to learning through a Learning Management System (LMS) – Eg. Moodle Moodle “Distance is now determined by bandwidth” – Marco Torres Learning Communities

RESOURCES Go to folder on CD called ‘Wiki’ and open files: ‘planning-elearning-strategies.html’ and ‘ICT Toolkit.html’ Online: Sample: Plan your strategies

Review and Management Focus questions…

ICT Infrastructure and Technical Support Focus questions…

How much money needs to be allocated to support transformation? How long is a piece of string? Suggestion - 8% of global budget Strategic focus document The money is for Recurrency - refresh Professional learning Support staff New and emerging technologies Research and development How do we manage the budget to ensure sustainability and scalability? “3 Years and it’s gone.” BudgetBudget Planning Time

Are we ready?