A Blended Learning Model VCE Via Virtual Means GARY SCHULTZ

Wimmera & Southern Mallee The Wimmera & Southern Mallee area of Victoria

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What was the stimulus? » Reducing Populations Falling Enrolments

What was the stimulus? Small Class sizes – Physics (2) Chemistry (3) – Studio Arts (1) Japanese (1) – This cannot be sustainable ? $$

What was the stimulus? Reducing number of specialist teachers available – LOTE : Chinese, German, Japanese, Indonesian..... – Economics, Accounting, Legal, Psychology, History.... – Sciences in general - historically hard positions to fill

What was the stimulus? Lack of breadth of curriculum choices - numbers – Physics, Specialist Maths, Arts, Chemistry Need to provide - keep students in district – impact on school and community

A Step Towards a Solution ? Available on ePotential Showcase Picture IT series SMS during this short movie - What you see as POSITIVE

Lets See What The SMS Wall Says

SMS Wall During the Next Few Slides What are the NEGATIVES or QUERIES you might have about the model of delivery?

A Blended Learning Approach What does that mean to us? Face - to - Face Video Conferencing Personal Communication tools Online Web 2.0 tools Podcasts, vodcasts, screencaptures Synchronous Asynchronous

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2009: Wimmera Virtual School –TODAY - we have the Video Conferencing Equipment. We have some of the best quality equipment to support the development of a Blended Learning Approach to teaching.

What a Vid/Conf Class looks like.

2009: Provision –Tuesdays –PHYSICS 1/2 Dimboola Memorial SC  Murtoa College = 8 –PHYSICS 3/4 Edenhope College –  Warracknabeal SC = 8 –MATHEMATICAL METHODS 3/4 –Murtoa College –  Hopetoun SC –6 + 1 = 7 –Thursdays –SPECIALIST MATHS 3/4 Edenhope College –  Warracknabeal SC –4 + 1 = 5 –CHEMISTRY 3/4 Birchip P12 School –  Goroke P12 College = 5 –PSYCHOLOGY 3/4 Hopetoun SC –  Goroke P12 College = 12 –PHYSICAL EDUCATION Edenhope College –  Murtoa College –7 + 3 = 10

Linking Timetables Agreed Time Frames When VC class could operate Schools sharing negotiated their exact timings. 16 Classes

PD provision for Teachers to develop skills And Include the Students

Initial Student Results Trend Sem 1, Unit 3, Exam Result

Lets Go to the Wall Negatives/Queries

Structures & ICT Hardware Video Conference Equipment Polycom Vicsmart Network $0 data costs. Firewall Traversal Bridging Capabilities Multipoint (4) 10 meg connections

Structures & ICT Hardware Interactive whiteboards Remote student needs laptop/desktop access Internet connection

Structures & ICT Hardware chosen V.L. environment

Structures & ICT Hardware Document Camera

Gary Schultz - Thanks - I’m done! – questions welcome Grampians Sub - Regional Office - DEECD Horsham, Victoria