This document provides an overview of an e-learning planning framework for blended e-learning in Māori medium schools. It discusses the aims of illustrating what blended e-learning looks like, demonstrating the e-learning planning framework, and exploring the strengths and opportunities of their work. It explains that the framework is a self-review, planning, and evaluation tool to build e-learning capability among students, teachers, leaders, and communities by providing flexible access to learning anywhere and anytime. The blended e-learning project involves a consortium of companies working with schools and MOE offices to develop e-learning capabilities with a focus on raising achievement for priority groups.
1. e-Learning Planning Framework
June 2012
Kathe Tawhiwhirangi
Project leader: Māori Medium e-Learning Planning Framework
Regional Team Leader: Central South, Blended e-Learning
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2. Aims of this session
Illustrate what Blended e-Learning (BeL) looks like in
schools with students, leaders, teachers, communities;
Demonstrate what the e-Learning Planning Framework is,
and how it relates to programmes/initiatives in schools
Explain what the BeL project is: who is involved:
organisation
Explore strengths, areas to be strengthened, opportunities
and areas to be aware of in order to be explicit about the
way we work: could/should work
3. Why e-Learning PLD?
The New Zealand Curriculum…
Vision
Confident, connected, actively involved, life long
learners…. in the 21st century
Principles
High expectations, Treaty Of Waitangi, Cultural
diversity, Inclusion, Learning to Learn, Community
engagement, Coherence, Future focus
4. What is e-Learning PLD trying to achieve?
Student achievement is accelerated through the
affordances of e-Learning
Teachers’ and leaders’ capability to effectively
implement e-Learning is improved
Leadership is improved through e-Learning self review
and strategic planning
Effective learning communities are fostered and
supported through e-Learning opportunities
5. What do we mean by e-Learning?
The appropriate use of technologies to enhance
the learning of our learners
What is Blended e-Learning?
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online/virtual sessions
Flexible learning environments…
6. What does Blended e-Learning (BeL) look like
in schools with students, leaders,
teachers, communities
Students
- access to their learning 24/7
- the right to learn in a flexible
learning environment
- ability to access this
anywhere, anyhow, anytime
7. What does Blended e-Learning (BeL) look like
in schools with students, leaders,
teachers, communities
Leaders
- access to their learning/timetabling/planning 24/7
- ability to meet in a synchronous and asynchronous manner
- the right to communicate - outside of school hours as they
choose
- ability to access this information anywhere, anyhow,
anytime
8. What does Blended e-Learning (BeL) look like
in schools with students, leaders,
teachers, communities
Teachers
- access to their own and
student learning 24/7
- the right to communicate - outside
of school hours as they choose
- contribute to meetings F2F and virtually
- ability to access this anywhere, anyhow, anytime
9. What does Blended e-Learning (BeL) look like
in schools with students, leaders,
teachers, communities
Communities
- access to their childs learning 24/7
- the right to communicate & be informed - outside of school
hours as they choose
- ability to access this anywhere, anyhow, anytime
10. What is the eLearning Planning Framework?
The framework provides schools and teachers with:
• 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
eLearning Planning Framework
14. What - what is involved in each example? what does it
look like? what learning is promoted/supported?
How? - what technologies are used? how is it
integrated? how is it organised? how is it supported?
Who? - who is primarily involved? who are the
beneficiaries? who is leading the work?
Why? - why might this be considered a good example
of BeL? Why is it worthwhile? Why are the
students/teachers/leaders/ communities engaged?
17. BeL project: What does it look like?
• A consortium of five companies
• Teams of facilitators working in all 4 regions of the MOE alongside
currently allocated BeL schools
• BeLF’s (Blended eLearning Facilitators) working in close liason with
the MOE office, principals and teaching staff
• Looking at supporting the development of eLearning capability
school wide
• Raising student achievement with attention to the target areas -
Pasifika, Māori & Special Ed
18. Your thoughts…
• Perceptions, misconceptions….Bridging the gap
• New ways of working- within, between, in the
future
• Balancing expectations- IT experts, PLD
facilitators, making a difference, challenging
attitudes
• What is your ‘take-away?’ A new thinking? A
changed perception? A challenge? A wondering?
Notes de l'éditeur
Introduction and setting the scene Consortium delivering PLD alongside schools & kura Background: Mainstream trained, Kura developed Two children who upskill me at all times - and even when I don’t want to be! Teaching my children challenged by beliefs around teaching
Students - flexible learning environments / accessibility to tchrs outside of 9-3pm, ‘as you learn’ support, relationship building, knowing they are valued Tchrs - coaching and mentoring outside rigid timeframes, ‘just in time’ support Leaders - ability to have a wide view - at any time - of the status of learning in their schools Communities - invitations to participate in their childs learning, voice is invited, students are valued, students realise the support network they have wrapped around them eLPF - a framework and awareness ‘tool’ to place everyone in the ‘environment’ on the same page. Shared understandings, common language and a co-constructed plan going forward heading towrads raised student achievement BeL project - what is/involved/organisation Explore - strengths/areas to be strengthened / opportunities/areas to be aware of
Vision Confident Positive in their own identity; Motivated and reliable; Resourceful; Enterprising and entrepreneurial; Resilient Connected Able to relate well to others; Effective users of communication tools; Connected to the land and environment; Members of communities; International citizens Actively involved Participants in a range of life contexts; Contributors to the well-being of New Zealand – social, cultural, economic, and environmental Lifelong learners Literate and numerate; Critical and creative thinkers; Active seekers, users, and creators of knowledge; Informed decision makers Principles High expectations The curriculum supports and empowers all students to learn and achieve personal excellence, regardless of their individual circumstances. Treaty of Waitangi The curriculum acknowledges the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi, and the bicultural foundations of Aotearoa New Zealand. All students have the opportunity to acquire knowledge of te reo Māori me ōna tikanga. Cultural diversity The curriculum reflects New Zealand’s cultural diversity and values the histories and traditions of all its people. Inclusion The curriculum is non-sexist, non-racist, and non-discriminatory; it ensures that students’ identities, languages, abilities, and talents are recognised and affirmed and that their learning needs are addressed. Learning to learn The curriculum encourages all students to reflect on their own learning processes and to learn how to learn. Community engagement The curriculum has meaning for students, connects with their wider lives, and engages the support of their families, whānau, and communities. Coherence The curriculum offers all students a broad education that makes links within and across learning areas, provides for coherent transitions, and opens up pathways to further learning. Future focus The curriculum encourages students to look to the future by exploring such significant future-focused issues as sustainability, citizenship, enterprise, and globalisation.
Outcomes across the whole PLD area! Information at their fingertips 24/7 - Networking opportunities - Wider conversations - Awareness growth…. e -Learning - the SMART use of ICT will only come about with the on-going development of PD Leadership is critical in driving this area ELC - crucial in continuing to stretch and grow / expand
Students access to their learning 24/7 the right to learn in a flexible learning environment ability to access this anywhere, anyhow, anytime
9. Kathe: Slides 9-10 = 5 mins Introduce the eLPF - a roadmap to gauge the current ‘state’ of your learning environment (class, school, group) The dimensions Reflect on some of the context: Taking 1 of the videos - and at a quick glance - choose the dimension you feel the video was best suited What may not be initially obvious, is the depth and scope that sits behind this frame Equally, what you will eventually recognise, is that this is not a stand alone area (e-Learning) and in actual fact, weaves across all curriculum areas OR…….. Discuss how the dimensions were reflected in each of the examples???
10. Kathe If on the previous slide you decided which dimension your video clip was best suited…. On this slide, at which stage would your example/video be at, or working towards The eLPF in it’s entirety, allowed schools to see a clear way forward in regard to developing further, their e-Capability
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