A PowerPoint aimed at student's parents explaining why e-learning is important for our students. NZ based research.

1. E-learning at Epsom Girls Grammar School Discovering tomorrow together Discovering tomorrow together Claire Amos Director of e-learning

2. What is e-learning? The Ministry of Education defines e-Learning as learning that is enabled or supported with the use of information and communication technologies (ICT). Source: www.minedu.govt.nz Discovering tomorrow together

3. Why is e-learning important? Information and communication technology (ICT) has a major impact on the world in which young people live. Similarly, e-learning has considerable potential to support effective teaching approaches. Source: New Zealand Curriculum Discovering tomorrow together

4. Why is e-learning important? E-learning can assist the making of connections by enabling students to enter and explore new learning environments, overcoming barriers of distance and time Source: New Zealand Curriculum Discovering tomorrow together

5. Why is e-learning important? E-learning can facilitate shared learning by enabling students to join or create communities of learners that extend well beyond the classroom Source: New Zealand Curriculum Discovering tomorrow together

6. Why is e-learning important? E-learning can assist in the creation of supportive learning environmentsby offering resources that take account of individual, cultural, or developmental differences Source: New Zealand Curriculum Discovering tomorrow together

7. Why is e-learning important? E-learning can enhance opportunities to learn by offering students virtual experiences and tools that save them time, allowing them to take their learning further. Source: New Zealand Curriculum Discovering tomorrow together

8. Preparing our girls for their future!Discovering tomorrow together Discovering tomorrow together

9. Shakespeare had 24,000 words to work with Discovering tomorrow together

10. Eminem has over 1,000,000 words Discovering tomorrow together

11. 1,000 words are added every month Discovering tomorrow together

12. The average student will have 10-14 careers Discovering tomorrow together

13. 15,000 songs = 100 grams Discovering tomorrow together

14. They live in a world of instant information Discovering tomorrow together

15. They live in a world of instant communication Discovering tomorrow together

16. They live in a world of instant entertainment Discovering tomorrow together

17. They live in a world of collaboration Discovering tomorrow together

18. They live in a world of social networking Discovering tomorrow together

19. They live in a multimedia world Discovering tomorrow together

20. Does this sound like this classroom? Discovering tomorrow together

21. Or this classroom Discovering tomorrow together

22. Are we preparing them for this? Discovering tomorrow together

23. Or this? Discovering tomorrow together

24. Their world has changed. Discovering tomorrow together

25. Their world demands new skills Discovering tomorrow together

26. Are we teaching them? Source: Adapted from ‘Education Today and Tomorrow’ by Tom Woodward Discovering tomorrow together

27. Benefits of e-learning Benefits to school learners with access to e-Learning include: Motivation and engagement Independence and personalised learning Critical thinking and multiliteracies Access to information, resources and experts Source: ‘e-Learning and New Zealand schools: a literature review’ by Dr Noelene Wright Discovering tomorrow together

28. Epsom Girls Grammar SchoolDiscovering tomorrow together Do not confine your children to your own learning for they were born in another time. - Hebrew Proverb Discovering tomorrow together