Windows to learning

Innovation Showcase 2010 Windows to Learning Anne Mirtschin Hawkesdale P12 College

Synopsis of session
Technology is changing where, what, how and when we learn. Web 2.0 tools have the power to connect students, enabling them to communicate, collaborate and create on a scale that is yet to be fully envisaged. Listen to some stories from Anne’s classroom, where students have personalised learning, can and will access learning 24/ 7 and learn anytime, anywhere, often with their proud parents watching on. Elluminate virtual classroom software means that students in remote rural, culturally and geographically isolated schools can connect to many communities. Global classrooms mean students of many other cultures/religions/languages can share their (common) passions through conversations and learn from each other’s experiences. Let Anne share astonishing outcomes with you.

Hawkesdale P12 College

Ally’s blog

Hawkesdale, Australia to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

I introduced myself first and they proceeded on asking me questions, a lot of questions. I did my best to answer all of them like what sports we play, how cold it is here, what we do on weekends, what our schools are like, what are homes are like, and many other things. We had a lot of fun talking with each other and I LOVE their accent. We ended up talking for an hour. I told them that I wanted to eventually go to Australia and they couldn’t figure out why. They also asked me about what it was like in university and why it was fun. I told them, and asked them if they were planning on going to university and they all said no which was very surprising to me. They said the nearest university was too far away..3 hours. I found this kind of funny because i know alot of people who live farther then that away from home. I live 2 1/2 hours away, but I guess their culture and stuff is just different. Anyways I found this experience so much fun and very interesting, it is so much different there than here, if you ever get the chance to do something like this, i believe you should definately do it.

From the Hawkesdale P12 College Students
hello it was very good talking to and learning about you. you were very good at talking it was clear and you were very good at keeping the conversation moving along. to talk fo how long you did was a very good effort. i would just like to say thank you
Hey its Kelly..i was one of the students you spoke to from Australia
we really enjoyed speaking to you Ally. We were very interested in finding out about your culture and what you guys like to do over there.
It would be great if you were to come visit us sometime soon
thank you for your time Ally …

Teaching and learning in the successful 21 st century school?
Proficient and efficient in a variety of synchronous and asynchronous communication tools
All students need to be involved in collaborative and interactive global projects from an early age
Blended learning
Disrupted learning
Assessment must include aspects of working in teams – local, virtual and global
Multimedia – digital storytelling, podcasting, using images, music (transcends language barriers)
Anywhere, anytime

Pedagogy
Years 9/10 students work at 6.75 of Community Engagement dimension – investigate responses to issues such as global warming, world poverty etc, examine the extent to which the international community is cohesive and able to manage conflict .
From the Global Citizenship strategy, “ students are equipped with skills, knowledge and attitudes needed to prosper and thrive in a world characterised by global mobility and cultural, political and economic connectivity .”
“ Learning connects strongly with communities and practise beyond the classroom .” (PoLTS)

Key knowledge

How do we help children to come to terms with globalisation?
Involve and immerse them in collaborative, interactive global projects.
Establish personal learning networks
Work with other countries in real time
Compile codes of conduct
Follow appropriate netiquette

Areas in your school where ‘default settings’ need to be changed and agreed?
Learning spaces, virtual groups, mobile technology,
AUPs and permission to both publish and work online in virtual spaces.
Flexible timetables, learning spaces
Learning is, can be and should be 24/7/365
integrate subject areas
team and small group work will become norm
Cross age groups
personalized learning
International team teaching
Mobile learning

Moon Project http://worldmoonproject.org/

Comments

Online debating

Voicethread
www.voicethread.com
Online podcasting that can be collaborative
Storytelling
Global projects
Voice Video Text Images

Moving on ...... at school Students in grade 5 or 6 from UK, Thailand and Australia, share a voicethread and talk about what they are looking forward to in “moving on”, what they are nervous about and what they share in common.

Boston Connections See my blog post

Should Australia go to India to play sport?
Foresee and sense cultural misunderstanding

Should Australia go to India to play sport?

etherpad

Using Skype with India

discoverE – virtual classroom software

Claret School, Manila

Wall wisher – see link

A true global classroom – a student from Hawkesdale, two from China, two from Bangkok and one from USA are taught by an optician about the eye, using discoverE virtual classroom software.

Skype and Videoconfernemcing

8 th September
7.3 richter scale
64 deaths, 37 people missing, and 27,630 people displaced in nine districts in West Java and one in Central Java.
Approximately 54,231 houses were damaged in 12 districts in West Java and one district in Central Java.
West Java Earthquake

Speaking directly with victims – 8 hours later

Australian food – the meat pie with sauce

Malaysian students street dancing! Students from Malaysia ‘wow’ us with street dancing rendition

Sharing objects that are symbolic of our countries

A linkup with a Soglasie School in Russia

Wikis – across the world

Grades 3 to 7 listen to students from Singapore talk about racial harmony Elias Park Primary School, Singapore

International Friendship Day

The virtual classroom Using elluminate virtual classroom software

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

National Gallery of Victoria

Year 12 Mandarin LOTE student (distance education) talks to Malaysian student in Chinese using skype

Meet James....

Digital accounting

Tuesday class
Bryan Kwok
Sofea Lee Le Qian
Bryan Teh Ho Mei Kei,
Ong Jia Yi
Toon Bee Teng
Rakesh Hasan
Tan Sok Hui
George , Vickneswari, Dhugan Yap, Zhong Lin, Chris, Danielle, Brad, Olivia, Melissa, Tara

Asian Connections Taman Burkitt Maluri School, Kuala Lumpur

Say hello

What do you look for in a friend?

What skills are important to learn?

What symbol best describes your country?

Flat classroom projects http://www.flatclassroomproject.org http://netgened.grownupdigital.com

School’s in at 9pm!

Keynote speaker – uni lecturer from Doha, Qatar, speaks to students at Qatar Academy and Hawkesdale P12 College about citizenship journalism. Keynote speaker – uni lecturer from Doha, Qatar, speaks to students at Qatar Academy and Hawkesdale P12 College about citizenship journalism.

A l l y.........

Where to find global projects?
classroom2.0
Edna for Australian educationalists
Global projects
Flat Classroom Projects
Jenuinetech Projects
use a search engine as there are many

Where to find partners?
Learn Central
Skype partners
Around the world in 80 schools
ePals
Twitter
http://guidetoinnovation.ning.com
Or search for more online

Where to learn more
Tech Talk Tuesdays (3:45-4:45pm): goto http://education.vic.edu.au and search for online events, find calendar, select Tech Talk Tuesdays for the session title and elluminate link
eT@lking Wed 8-9pm: part of the Australia series in http://learncentral.org or read my blog at http://murcha.wordpress.com
Or both events are advertised on the http://guidetoinnovation.ning.com

Contact Me
[email_address]
Skype: anne.mirtschin
Twitter/plurk id: murcha
Teacher blog: http://www.murcha.wordpress.com
Class blogs: http://murch.globalteacher.org.au
http://backyard.globalstudent.org.au
Delicious and diigo: murcho/murcha

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