Innovations Showcase Virtual classrooms in a Web 2.0 world: a Knowledge Bank Online Events 2008 Presented by: Tamara Carpenter Department of Education and Early Childhood Development and Carole McCulloch Macro Dimensions

Content a chance to learn about and participate in a virtual classroom, and to talk to Web 2.0 educators about what they’re doing What is a virtual classroom and what benefits does it offer to teachers? How can online tools be used in the Web 2.0 classroom? How to get started and how to get the best out of the virtual classroom tools and mobile learning.

a chance to learn about and participate in a virtual classroom, and to talk to Web 2.0 educators about what they’re doing

What is a virtual classroom and what benefits does it offer to teachers?

How can online tools be used in the Web 2.0 classroom?

How to get started and how to get the best out of the virtual classroom tools and mobile learning.

What is a virtual classroom? A learning space under glass A portable learning environment

A learning space under glass

A portable learning environment

Virtual Classrooms Software Options: Adobe Connect DiscoverE Elluminate Live Live Classroom Tools : Text and voice Webcam video Presentations Web tours Polling Whiteboard Shared applications Multimedia library

Software Options:

Adobe Connect

DiscoverE

Elluminate Live

Live Classroom

Tools :

Text and voice

Webcam video

Presentations

Web tours

Polling

Whiteboard

Shared applications

Multimedia library

Guest Presenters Session 1: 11.25 am Carole McCulloch – e-learning consultant Anne Mirtschin – Hawkesdale P-12 College Caryl Oliver – m-learning consultant (VIC) Session 2: 12.25 pm Alex Hayes – e-learning consultant (NSW) Lilian Austin – Latrobe University (Bundoora) Caroline Walta – Latrobe University (Shepparton)

Session 1: 11.25 am

Carole McCulloch – e-learning consultant

Anne Mirtschin – Hawkesdale P-12 College

Caryl Oliver – m-learning consultant (VIC)

Session 2: 12.25 pm

Alex Hayes – e-learning consultant (NSW)

Lilian Austin – Latrobe University (Bundoora)

Caroline Walta – Latrobe University (Shepparton)

Elluminate your classroom With Coach Carole Elluminarium : http://elluminatelivetraining.wetpaint.com [email_address]

Why use Elluminate? Communication: tools such as text chat and voice Interaction: tools such as emoticons, polling, whiteboard Collaboration: tools such as shared applications and breakout rooms Support: Network of Elluminate users; Elluminati programs; Live Help Desk http:// www.elluminate.com /support/ Tailored training courses provided for groups of moderators or individual mentoring at: http://knowledgebank.globalteacher.org.au Options: Licence: 25 seat Academic suite Free: set up a 3 user V room

Communication: tools such as text chat and voice

Interaction: tools such as emoticons, polling, whiteboard

Collaboration: tools such as shared applications and breakout rooms

Support: Network of Elluminate users; Elluminati programs; Live Help Desk http:// www.elluminate.com /support/

Tailored training courses provided for groups of moderators or individual mentoring at: http://knowledgebank.globalteacher.org.au

Options:

Licence: 25 seat Academic suite

Free: set up a 3 user V room

How to make use of virtual classrooms? Tutorials and lectures online Meetings Presentations and conferences Mentoring and coaching Workshops online Virtual launch Peer groups Interstate and International guest speakers

Tutorials and lectures online

Meetings

Presentations and conferences

Mentoring and coaching

Workshops online

Virtual launch

Peer groups

Interstate and International guest speakers

Where to go for coaching/mentoring! http://elluminatelivetraining.wetpaint.com/

Guest Presenter 1: Anne Mirtschin How can online tools be used in the Web 2.0 classroom?

Anne Mirtschin

How can online tools be used in the Web 2.0 classroom?

Anne Mirtschin My flat classroom

Teaching about Australia to Nashwaaksis Middle School, Canada

How I looked from the Canadian perspective!!

hardware/software Headphones with microphone Broadband Skype Slideshare set up on a wiki

Headphones with microphone

Broadband

Skype

Slideshare set up on a wiki

Student evaluation It was incredible, Its just so different from what is normal here. I probably would of never found any of that out if it wasn’t for that presentation! That was soo cool! it was real awesome of the cool things i (and everyone) learned, I think i’m gonna do some research on more later… i really liked the fact that we were actually talking to her. not just in email. i thought all the pictures she showed were pretty sweet. also, i thought it was cool how we are used to different surroundings and habbits.. yes, we dont say put your bookbag in the boot… i still find it awsome, though. i love australia so much! (not to mention thier accents!) I thought that was so cool, for anyone who missed that, I wish that they could have seen it! that was an EXCELENT, presentation. I LOVED IT. it was very interesting, and i think that getting to learn chinese is a very diffrent thing then what we learn here. THANK-YOU SO MUCH. :

It was incredible, Its just so different from what is normal here. I probably would of never found any of that out if it wasn’t for that presentation!

That was soo cool! it was real awesome of the cool things i (and everyone) learned, I think i’m gonna do some research on more later…

i really liked the fact that we were actually talking to her. not just in email. i thought all the pictures she showed were pretty sweet. also, i thought it was cool how we are used to different surroundings and habbits.. yes, we dont say put your bookbag in the boot… i still find it awsome, though. i love australia so much! (not to mention thier accents!)

I thought that was so cool, for anyone who missed that, I wish that they could have seen it!

that was an EXCELENT, presentation. I LOVED IT. it was very interesting, and i think that getting to learn chinese is a very diffrent thing then what we learn here. THANK-YOU SO MUCH. :

Live Blogging

Guest Presenter: 2 Caryl Oliver How can you make the best use of m-learning?

Caryl Oliver

How can you make the best use of m-learning?

caryloliver.com - may 2008 Using mobility Mobile Websites www.mobisitegalore.com Subscription SMS International Association for mobile learning www.iamlearn.caryloliver.com mLearn 2008 - Ironbridge

Mobile Websites

www.mobisitegalore.com

Subscription SMS

International Association for mobile learning

www.iamlearn.caryloliver.com

mLearn 2008 - Ironbridge

caryloliver.com - may 2008 Ask me… Caryl Oliver www.caryloliver.com http:// caryloliver.mobi www.iamlearn.caryloliver.com www.digitalstorytellingworld.com www.elearningworld.net caryloliver.websiteforever.mobi 0438 354 144 (voice or text) [email_address] [email_address] Skype: caryl1111

Caryl Oliver

www.caryloliver.com

http:// caryloliver.mobi

www.iamlearn.caryloliver.com

www.digitalstorytellingworld.com

www.elearningworld.net

caryloliver.websiteforever.mobi

0438 354 144 (voice or text)

[email_address]

[email_address]

Skype: caryl1111

Guest Presenter: 3 Alex Hayes How to get the best out of selected Web 2.0 tools available? What is a networked teacher?

Alex Hayes

How to get the best out of selected Web 2.0 tools available?

What is a networked teacher?

[email_address]

SecondLife SecondLife Elluminate Adobe Connect

Twitter

http://www.diigo.com

http://recit.org/media/users/pierrel/NetworkedTeacher.jpg

Guest Presenters: 3 & 4 Lilian Austin How can you blend a virtual classroom with the traditional? Caroline Walta What’s it like teaching in a virtual environment?

Lilian Austin

How can you blend a virtual classroom with the traditional?

Caroline Walta

What’s it like teaching in a virtual environment?

Grad Dip in Middle Years Education Blended model at Latrobe University

Issues Shepparton campus – needs, issues Create flexibility and new delivery model Access students from a wider geographical region Need to create multiple opportunities for student collaboration Make use of staff from other campuses Shareable learning resources

Shepparton campus – needs, issues

Create flexibility and new delivery model

Access students from a wider geographical region

Need to create multiple opportunities for student collaboration

Make use of staff from other campuses

Shareable learning resources

ELL Practicum In school ELL Pre-workshop activities Reading Discussion topic F2F intensives Content Podcast Lectopia Audio Activities Reflective Journal Reflective Journal Discussion and blogs in WebCT Assessment Task ELL practice ELL ELL F2F intensives Multiple field work opportunities Week 1 - - - - - - -Week 4 - - - -- - Week 8 - - - - - - Week 13 Time Line Field work Practicum Intensives Collaboration Discussion Elluminate WebCT

Elluminate sessions Twice weekly Wed morning and Thurs evening Recorded for review Mini tutorials by lecturers Group work in break out rooms Support for students during practicums

Twice weekly

Wed morning and Thurs evening

Recorded for review

Mini tutorials by lecturers

Group work in break out rooms

Support for students during practicums

Teaching and learning findings Slides can be used in similar ways to any Power Point presentation Have used story telling (picture story books) – scanned images with reading text for critical literacy Images can promote discussion Student interaction through text or image response on white boards Hand-up function allows students to respond at the point of need or interest Use of symbols to show emotion Capacity to turn on and off tools can be an asset

Slides can be used in similar ways to any Power Point presentation

Have used story telling (picture story books) – scanned images with reading text for critical literacy

Images can promote discussion

Student interaction through text or image response on white boards

Hand-up function allows students to respond at the point of need or interest

Use of symbols to show emotion

Capacity to turn on and off tools can be an asset

Promoting interactivity and discussion Use of polling Use of either statements, stories or pre-reading (e.g. case studies) Use in conjunction with LMS- material for pre-reading posted Use of scanned images Document sharing used in conjunction with breakout rooms- found to be better as pre or post reading

Use of polling

Use of either statements, stories or pre-reading (e.g. case studies)

Use in conjunction with LMS- material for pre-reading posted

Use of scanned images

Document sharing used in conjunction with breakout rooms- found to be better as pre or post reading

Use of breakout rooms Can be effective for sharing experiences (social) Small groups can be directed to agree on a consensus opinion within a given time Can be used in conjunction with pen and paper (oral reporting back) or the white board for summary Ensures that all students speak- some are reluctant in a bigger group

Can be effective for sharing experiences (social)

Small groups can be directed to agree on a consensus opinion within a given time

Can be used in conjunction with pen and paper (oral reporting back) or the white board for summary

Ensures that all students speak- some are reluctant in a bigger group

Students access to Elluminate components

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