1.
An introduction to the online ‘hub’:
What can it do for you?
Karen Melhuish &
Jane Armstrong

2.
What do you need?
What kinds of ICT-related resources do you usually
use?
Where do you find them?
What’s your ICT focus for next term?

3.
Purpose
• Ministry of Education’s online ‘hub’ for ICT related
resources and programmes
• Content and resources will support the e-Learning
Planning Framework currently under development.
• The aim of the ‘hub’ is to be flexible, collaborative and
responsive to the needs of educators.

4.
What is e-Learning?
“e-learning is learning and teaching that is
facilitated by or supported through the
appropriate use of information and
communication technologies (ICTs).”

5.
e-Learning Planning Framework
a self-review tool for schools to gather evidence about practice
a 'road map' for building e-learning capability
a tool to evaluate the effectiveness of e-learning programmes
resources and services to support schools as they build
capability.

6.
Let’s look at the website!
http://www.elearning.tki.org.nz/
Leadership
Teaching
Professional learning
Technologies
Ministry initiatives

7.
Using the site…..
Sharing stories – contact us
Keep connected – newsletter
Can you find a resource to
support next term’s focus?

8.
Enabling
e-Learning
Community
http://www.vln.school.
nz
http://www.facebook.c
om/Enabling.eLearnin
g
@enablelearning on
Twitter

9.
• What experience have you had with
the Enabling e-Learning Community?
• Share one example of how it has been
useful.

10.
What’s in it for me?
• Connectionsto other professionals – a
professional learning network (PLN)
• The potential to develop/share resources
• Share stories and reflections – in it together
• Visible practice to support learning
• A nationalspace for e-learning

11.
Enabling e-Learning groups…

12.
Six big ideas about the VLN...
• The VLN Groups space is a social network: 2613
teachers; 310 groups
• It’s free
• Activity is focused on groups
• Your profile/dashboard can be tailored by you for your use
• You can connect to e-learning/teaching professionals across
the country
• Online virtual staffroom for your cluster/school

13.
5…4…3…2…1…go!
5…Register/login
4…Set up profile: Your virtual professional page.
3…Connect(‘friend’) others ….you can browse others visible networks
2…Join: ICT PD, e-Learning groups (5), e-Portfolios…you will automatically
receive notifications of activity
1….Make a comment or ask a question in a discussion

14.
Make your own takeaway
One part of the website you’ll explore
further.
One activity within the community,
inc. social media that you’ll do.

15.
Enabling e-Learning website
Jane Armstrong - Online content editor
Email: jane.armstrong@core-ed.org
Enabling e-Learning Community in VLN
Karen Melhuish - e-Learning consultant
Email: karen.melhuish@core-ed.org