The document discusses virtual learning in schools and the use of Web 2.0 tools. It outlines key points about optimizing resources, blended learning, collaboration, and leveraging technology to transform education. It also discusses personal learning environments, learning management systems, social networking tools, and constructing models of eLearning workflows and communities of practice.

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

2. Work smarter not harder

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

4. 2.0

7. Disorganized in Web 2.0

9. Put First Things First - Principles of Personal Management

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

11. The missing piece RSS feeds (Pull vs Push)

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

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

14. 4L model

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

16. Virtual Learning Community

18. LMS

21. Virtual tools

23. 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.

24. 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

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

28. Personal Learning Environment

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

31. 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

32. 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

34. Workflow Process

35. Constructing your own model

36. Content: eLearning 2.0

38. 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

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

43. 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

44. http://www.google.com/ig

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

47. Tools for key processes RSS Tags Alerts Docs Calendar Notebook IM

48. Automating

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

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