E-Learning for Life: Qatar Academy August 2008

Qatar Academy 2008-2009 Julie Lindsay Head of Information Technology and E-Learning August 2008

Rather be…..On the beach?

http://animoto.com http://animoto.com/play/DCkJQz9qwHaPL22a0A2X6g Remembering the Summer Holiday

Everyone on the same page….. http://flickr.com/photos/7647121@N07 /

Footsteps on the Sands of Time……. Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footsteps on the sands of time Henry Longfellow A Psalm of Life http://www.potw.org/archive/potw232.html

What A Teacher Makes (Taylor Mali) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxsOVK4syxU

E-Learning for Life Strategic Plan

Whole School Approach A Shared Vision – Bridge to Success

Infrastructure Overhaul

Hardware changeover

Some statistics (2008 changeover) Supported by Qatar Foundation

Blended platform approach Over 150 teacher laptops

IT Support Team

Mahmoud

Systems Software Specialist

Rami

Curriculum and Pedagogy Supported by Information and Communication Technologies

Digital Natives

Skills for 21 st Century Learning

http://www.flickr.com/photos/courosa/ Use technology to help manage information effectively

http://www.flickr.com/photos/courosa/ Personal Learning Network

Digital Citizenship http://digiteen.ning.com/

What will I do with a laptop?

Inquiry-Based Pedagogy Student-Centered Learning

21 st Century Learning Objectives Blooms Revised Taxonomy

Create powerful and worthwhile learning experiences that ‘flatten’ the walls of your classroom

David Warlick - http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/

Online Learning

http://flickr.com/photos/girloblivious/

Be the change you want to see in education…… http://flickr.com/photos/wonderlane/

http://flickr.com/photos/dcmetroblogger/

http://flickr.com/photos/elycefeliz/ Educating children in Pakistan and Afghanistan http://www.threecupsoftea.com/

Web 2.0 - A whole new adventure in teaching

Web 2.0 Tools

Magnify your potential E-Learning Professional Development Opportunities http://flickr.com/photos/patrickwilken /

October 20-31 Free Online http://k12onlineconference.org/ K-12 Online Conference

Dr Gary Stager Laptop pioneer Constructivist Consortium 21 st Century learning November 16-20 Whole school opportunity http://stager.org

Flat Classroom Conference Leadership Workshop Student Summit January 24-26 http://flatclassroomconference.com

Wiki-centric Global Collaboration using Web 2.0 Tools Authentic Problem Solving using Real-World Topics ‘ Flat’ learning – teacher to student, student to student What is a Flat Classroom?

What is a Flat Classroom? Global Collaboration 3.0 Cultural Understanding Digital Citizenship Online Learning Environments

Senior School February 18 and 19 Whole School February 20 21 st Century Literacy Specialist International School Bangkok http://mscofino.edublogs.org

Ongoing PD for E-Learning

Qatar Academy Ning http://elearning4life.ning.com/

Join 21 st Century Learners See Julie if interested – Starts after Eid

Be part of an E-Learning Team Share the discussion about change