Virtual Learning in Schools: Thriving in Web 2.0 Vincent Jansen LEARN Email: [email_address] Skype: vjansen07 http://virtualschooling.wikispaces.com/

Virtual Learning in Schools:

Thriving in Web 2.0

Vincent Jansen

LEARN

Email: [email_address]

Skype: vjansen07

http://virtualschooling.wikispaces.com/

Work smarter not harder

Work smarter

not

harder

Key points: Resource optimization Process-oriented Blended learning Work / Learn / Play / job-embedded Collaborate / Communicate Just do it

Resource optimization

Process-oriented

Blended learning

Work / Learn / Play / job-embedded

Collaborate / Communicate

Just do it

2.0

2.0

Disorganized in Web 2.0

Disorganized

in

Web 2.0

Put First Things First - Principles of Personal Management

Virtual Learning Community Electronic communities of practice Group of people with same interest Deepen knowledge and expertise Situated learning

Electronic communities of practice

Group of people with same interest

Deepen knowledge and expertise

Situated learning

The missing piece RSS feeds (Pull vs Push)

RSS feeds (Pull vs Push)

Build Capacity Personal and professional growth Balance of work and play Blended learning Thinking and collaborating differently Social network Educational transformation - teacher / student leverage

Personal and professional growth

Balance of work and play

Blended learning

Thinking and collaborating differently

Social network

Educational transformation - teacher / student leverage

Key components F ocus – relevant to you F riends – with people you trust F eel – confident to contribute

F ocus – relevant to you

F riends – with people you trust

F eel – confident to contribute

4L model

Measuring success Shared vision Core group, key participants Opportunities (chats, publish, PD, lesson sharing) Innovation (ideas) The right stuff

Shared vision

Core group, key participants

Opportunities (chats, publish, PD, lesson sharing)

Innovation (ideas)

The right stuff

Virtual Learning Community

LMS

Virtual tools

Notifications Groups Forums Chat ePortfolio Course Content Notifications Groups Forums Chat ePortfolio Course Content Learner centred online learning environment Notifications Notifications Notifications Social networking Personal photos Communication Social networking Video publishing ePortfolio Chat Alerts RSS Personal Website Social software student uses to store and manage files, participate in online communities. Knowledge net is school based LMS whereas moodle can be housed by another site, for online learning.

Student-centered learning Web as ecosystem Small pieces loosely joined Emergent behavior from connections Sharing / learning with friends Web as conversation Read / write web Blogging Content is continuously created Real audience

Web as ecosystem

Small pieces loosely joined

Emergent behavior from connections

Sharing / learning with friends

Web as conversation

Read / write web

Blogging

Content is continuously created

Real audience

What are the essential classroom tools for collaborating and communicating worldwide? Miguel Guhlin

What are the essential classroom tools for collaborating and communicating worldwide?

Miguel Guhlin

Personal Learning Environment

PLE http:// www.cetis.ac.uk/members/ple

LMS vs PLE In an LMS, the architecture of virtual space is derived from the model of the institution Functions are institutional functions Divisions are institutional categories In a PLE, the architecture of virtual space is a web of connections centred on the learner Functions are learner tasks Divisions are a mix of learner-created and acquired categories

In an LMS, the architecture of virtual space is derived from the model of the institution

Functions are institutional functions

Divisions are institutional categories

In a PLE, the architecture of virtual space is a web of connections centred on the learner

Functions are learner tasks

Divisions are a mix of learner-created and acquired categories

PLE Project Identify patterns that emerge from your “personal learning” (e.g. Email, chat, aggregators, media tools, social networking, groupware, blogs, wikis, tags) Relate these patterns to a web 2.0 technology model

Identify patterns that emerge from your “personal learning” (e.g. Email, chat, aggregators, media tools, social networking, groupware, blogs, wikis, tags)

Relate these patterns to a web 2.0 technology model

Workflow Process

Constructing your own model

Content: eLearning 2.0

Community of Practice Documents Fleeting Interactions Help desk Conversation Project Spaces Ongoing integration of work and knowledge Instruction E-learning spaces Discussion Groups Knowledge Store Expertise Synchronous interactions RSS RSS RSS RSS RSS RSS RSS Social Structure

Self-Directed Learning Curriculum preparation Evaluation situations Assessment Collaborative docs Discussion groups Shared resources

Curriculum preparation

Evaluation situations

Assessment

Collaborative docs

Discussion groups

Shared resources

Math 9 I can see creating a Wiki in math class would be a great way to get students thinking outside the box, coming up with their own real life examples and putting together something that is more interesting than ever before. Bridget Perry-Gore

http://www.google.com/ig

… to what extent is it now a teacher's responsibility to make use of these tools in his or her own learning? Will Richardson

… to what extent is it now a teacher's responsibility to make use of these tools in his or her own learning? Will Richardson

Tools for key processes RSS Tags Alerts Docs Calendar Notebook IM

RSS

Tags

Alerts

Docs

Calendar

Notebook

IM

Automating

mating Virtual workspace Shared workspace Online store of active content Author/contributor/owner of active content

Virtual workspace

Shared workspace

Online store of active content

Author/contributor/owner of active content

This is where everything falls apart as Vince attempts to demonstrate some virtual tools (technology factors, hotel wifi, power…)

This is where everything falls apart as Vince attempts to demonstrate some virtual tools (technology factors, hotel wifi, power…)