E -Learning and GATE Meet 6 th November 9-3pm Rochelle Jensen e-learning advisor University of Waikato

http://hamiltongate.wikispaces.com/

E-learning and effective teaching E-learning and family, whanau and community participation E-learning and evidence best practices E-Learning Infrastructure + Admin. Enabling the 21 st Century Learner An e-Learning Action Plan for Schools 2006-20 10

E-learning and effective teaching

E-learning and family, whanau and community participation

E-learning and evidence best practices

E-Learning Infrastructure + Admin.

to develop our ability to use e-learning to nurture gifted and talented children. Overall aim:

Overall aim:

“ Differentiation involves providing learning experiences to suit the needs of each individual student within an environment that accepts diversity ”. In practice, differentiation affects: Content – what is taught and learnt- ideas, concepts, skills, information Processes – the way in which content is presented and learned Products of Learning - what is produced to demonstrate learning Environment – physical structure of setting, its organisation, and its social and emotional climate Source: Nurturing Gifted and Talented Children, MOE, 2008

“ Differentiation involves providing learning experiences to suit the needs of each individual student within an environment that accepts diversity ”.

In practice, differentiation affects:

Content – what is taught and learnt- ideas, concepts, skills, information

Processes – the way in which content is presented and learned

Products of Learning - what is produced to demonstrate learning

Environment – physical structure of setting, its organisation, and its social and emotional climate

Content What is taught or learned – the concepts, information, ideas and facts within the curriculum. How do we /can we make choices about content for GATE students? How does/could e-learning enhance choices about content ?

Content: Research Recommends Big Ideas Complexity Connections between ideas Real issues Cross –disciplinary Studies Areas of Interest and Passion Opportunities to exercise social responsibility Exposure to moral/ethical issues Collaborative Projects Easy access to information and ideas that relates to passions and interests Inquiry process and the tools that allow us to collaborate to create content Current events and issues Explore concepts through videos

Content: Research Recommends

Big Ideas

Complexity

Connections between ideas

Real issues

Cross –disciplinary Studies

Areas of Interest and Passion

Opportunities to exercise social responsibility

Exposure to moral/ethical issues

Collaborative Projects

Easy access to information and ideas that relates to passions and interests

Inquiry process and the tools that allow us to collaborate to create content

Current events and issues

Explore concepts through videos

Process How the content is taught or learned- how new material is presented , what activities students are involved in, and what teaching methods are used? How do we /can we differentiate the learning process for GATE students? How could e-learning enhance the process of learning?

Process

Process - Research Recommends: Discovery Open-ended-ness Metacognition Higher Level Thinking processes Choice Group Interaction Pacing and Variety Less practice of the basics

Process - Research Recommends:

Discovery

Open-ended-ness

Metacognition

Higher Level Thinking processes

Choice

Group Interaction

Pacing and Variety

Less practice of the basics

Product How learning is evidenced by gifted and talented students – tangible or intangible, the results of learning How do GATE students demonstrate their learning ? How does/could e-learning enhance how learning is demonstrated?

Product

How learning is evidenced by gifted and talented students – tangible or intangible, the results of learning

Product - Research Recommends: Choice of style of presentation Creative /original products or performances Synthesis of information in a new form rather than reproducing ideas Communication to an audience Participation in a competition Solutions to real issues or problems Being of service to others

Product - Research Recommends:

Choice of style of presentation

Creative /original products or performances

Synthesis of information in a new form rather than reproducing ideas

Communication to an audience

Participation in a competition

Solutions to real issues or problems

Being of service to others

outstanding e-learning collections Bucklands Beach Intermediate http://www.bbi.school.nz/student/studentwork.html Suzie Vesper – CORE Education http://educationalsoftware.wikispaces.com/

Bucklands Beach Intermediate

http://www.bbi.school.nz/student/studentwork.html

Suzie Vesper – CORE Education

http://educationalsoftware.wikispaces.com/