2. Learning and teaching that is facilitated by or supported through
the smart use of information and communication technologies
(In an appropriately strategically planned setting and with
effective pedagogical framework )
What is Blended e-Learning?
3. Values and vision driven professional
development
Why? - Values and Beliefs
How? - Principles
What? - Practices
From Julia Atkin - www.learning-by-design.com
4. E-Learning Planning Framework
Developed and piloted in 2011
Self-review tool which helps NZ schools to:
establish a school’s level of e-learning capability to
plan for future development
5. E-Learning Planning Framework
Measures capability against five key dimensions:-
Leadership & strategic direction
Teaching and learning
Professional learning
Infrastructure and technologies
Beyond the classroom
6. Emerging:
Whole School - processes and practices - investigate, raise awareness
and plan
Teacher - find out about new technologies, supplement teacher-
directed lower order approaches to teaching
Engaging:
Whole School - Processes and practices establish and connect
planning across the school - trial initiatives
Teacher - Trial and begin to use technologies appropriately to support
higher order collaborative teaching and learning
Four Key Phases
7. Extending:
Whole school - Processes and practices effectively align across school,
community and wider networks.
Use of technology is refined and appropriate to meet all learners needs.
Teacher - Begin to collaborate with students to use technologies appropriately
to support
authentic, higher order, co-constructed learning.
Empowering:
Whole School - School, community and networks work in partnerships to
reflect and plan.
Technology is ubiquitous, virtual, open and equitable, enhancing authentic co-
constructed
learning within and beyond the school community.
Teacher - Work collaboratively alongside students to create personalized,
higher order,
real world learning.
8. Leadership - raising capability of leaders and schools to use e-
learning tools and practices for continuous improvement
Student achievement - accelerated through increased quantity
and quality of ICT enhanced learning opportunities
Teacher e-capability - Teachers have improved e-capability and
practice
Use of the Enabling e-Learning web presence - to support
leaders, teachers, and PLD providers
Blended e-Learning Project Outcomes
9. MOE Focus
• Investment in UFB for schools
• This year targets priority learners -
Maori, Pasifika, Special Needs
• Students not achieving National
Standards
10. Two Levels of Inquiry
• Big Picture School Inquiry - evidence/needs
based
• Reluctant boy writers
• How can we use I-pads or other e-learning
tools to engage and raise achievement of
reluctant boy writers?
• Individual Teacher inquiry into teaching
practice using e-learning tools to raise
achievement levels of focus group
11. Teaching as Inquiry
• http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/Curriculum-
stories/Case-studies/Teachers-as-learners-
Inquiry/Teaching-as-inquiry
• Complete a Teacher Inquiry document
• Gather evidence of changed practice leading
to the engagement of reluctant writers -
analyze
• Reflect, modify, what next
• Record the journey
12. Teacher Professional
development
• Facilitator support
• Critical friend
• Staff sharing through f2f or online VLN
network
• Reflections on learning documented
and analyzed - where to next?
• Impact on student outcomes
