Thutong Presentation at the e-schools 2008 conference

“ The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn”.
Alvin Toffler

Overview: a work in progress
Legislative mandate: the White Paper on e-Education
National Curriculum Statement
Skills for 21 st Century
Thutong and Web 2.0
Communications
Information searching
Space types
The future

Broad Principles of the White Paper
improve systemic efficiency
redress inequalities
widen access to high quality, relevant and diverse resources and learning opportunities to all teachers and learners
expose all learners, in advantaged and disadvantaged areas, to enriched educational experiences
provide to all learners and teachers the means of communication and collaboration to enhance teaching and learning
give all learners the opportunities to excel in a 21 st century environment

Six Pillars of the White Paper
infrastructure in all schools and for all support personnel including maintenance, sustainability, security, technical support and initial training
connectivity to all schools, FET Colleges and district offices to a closed network linked to the Internet
ongoing professional development (teacher training and teacher development programmes) for teachers, principals and support personnel
maintenance and further development of the Education Portal and content development
research, monitoring and evaluation
Community involvement

Operational principles of the White Paper
long-term growth
responsive to curriculum and teacher/learner demands
relevant, quality learning and teaching support material
content that is relevant to the lives and learning context of South Africa - content for learners and educators from disadvantaged schools and particularly rural areas
safe space for communication and collaboration
at no cost to end-users

Principles of the National Curriculum
Social transformation
Outcomes-based education
High knowledge and high skills
Integration and applied competence
Progression
Articulation and portability
Human rights, inclusivity, environmental and social justice
Valuing indigenous knowledge systems
Credibility, quality and efficiency

Critical Outcomes in the National Curriculum
Problem solving, decision making, critical and creative thinking
Work effectively in a team
Organise and manage themselves and their activities
Collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate information
Communicate effectively
Use science and technology effectively
Understanding that the world is a set of related systems
Variety of learning strategies

21st Century Skills: (enGauge)
Digital-Age Literacy
Basic, scientific, economic, ICT and technological literacies
Visual and information literacies
Multicultural literacy and global awareness
Effective Communication
Teaming, collaboration, and interpersonal skills
Personal, social, and civic responsibility
Interactive communication
High Productivity
Prioritising, planning, and managing for results
Effective use of real-world tools
Ability to produce relevant, high-quality products
Inventive Thinking
Adaptability and managing complexity
Self-direction
Curiosity, creativity, and
Risk taking
Higher-order thinking and sound reasoning

What is the Thutong Education Portal ?
To provide teachers, school managers and administrators, and national and provincial education officials access to high quality resources and information of direct and specific relevance to the South African National Curriculum Statement and associated education policies.
To ensure ease of use, enabling users to find what they need in the most intuitive ways possible.
To create strong and vibrant online communities of practice amongst the above target audiences.
To facilitate discussion and sharing of information and ideas amongst peer networks.
To encourage South African teachers to develop and improve education by sharing the country’s common intellectual capital.

New vision and Web 2.0
dedicated spaces in ways that are intuitively logical to the primary target audience of teachers
communication tools
comprehensive search facilities
resource sharing opportunities

Communication Collaboration Creativity

Thutong Resource Statistics
April - 10 816
May - 11 366
June - 12 575
July - 12 716
August - 13 020

Thutong Member Statistics
April - 1117
May - 1893
June - 2314
July - 2721
August - 3436
September - 4400

Home Page and registration

Curriculum and Examinations

Typical Learning Space

Communication tools

This facility displays a list of main topics for that learning area/subject, with the ability to view results for that topic or filter further by selecting a sub-topic to view linked resources.
Topic Search

Users have the option of choosing one of the resource types to filter results, after which the search moves on to searching by Topics.
Resource Type Search

This searches keywords defined for individual resources. It uses what is known as a ‘folksonomy’, or collaborative tagging, where users can collaboratively create and manage tags to annotate and categorize resources.
Keyword (tag) Search

This search facility displays a list of outcomes specific to the subjects/learning areas in an identified learning space.
Learning Outcomes Search

Search results Star rating 9 Ability to “Add comment” 8 Ability to “Add to Favourites” 7 Resource Pool (DoE acquired resources, approved resources, non-assured resources) 6 Media type (.doc; xls, ppt, link) 5 A link to ‘View Resource Details’ 4 The URL if it is a link to a resource on another web site. 3 A truncated version of the document’s abstract or description. No more than 200 characters are revealed in the results summary. 2 The Name/Title of the resource, which acts as a hyperlink to the Resource itself. 1

Resource Sharing Only available to Learning Space Manager

Professional Development

Education Administration

Education Management

Other spaces – we are growing!
Enviro Space
Kids Space
Foundations for Learning Space
Matric Help Space
Dinaledi Schools Space
School Safety Space
Enrichment Space
Reading and Literacy Space
Rural Schools/Multigrade Classroom Space
2010 Soccer Space
Correctional Services Space
Early Childhood Development Space
Subject Advisors ICT Space
Curriculum Management Committee Space
School Governing Body Space
Partnerships Space
Gallery Space
Non-Official Languages Space
Special Days Space

Overview: a work in progress
Legislative mandate: the White Paper on e-Education
National Curriculum Statement
Skills for 21 st Century
Thutong and Web 2.0
Communications
Information searching
Space types
The future

So… please become part of the Thutong Community Joy Rosario Department of Education [email_address] http:// www.thutong.org.za

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Thutong Presentation at the e-schools 2008 conference

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