Principals' tour: Social networks, social learning
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This presentation gives an overview of: - what is social learning, using social media/networking tools? - why should schools think about the opportunities here? - how might they start. Originally shared with South Island Secondary Principals on 20 May 2011.
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Principals' tour: Social networks, social learning
- 1. Social learning What is it – and what’s the point? Karen Melhuish
- 7. The Virtual Learning Network (MoE suite of tools) is a professional networking space www.vln.school.nz
- 11. What does social learning look like? Tools that allow collaboration: blogs, wikis, social network Focus on NZ curriculum : Key Competencies, learning areas Effective pedagogy that facilitates shared learning, co-construction, creating a supportive online environment, reflective thought – and part of teaching as inquiry. Starting from and students’ learning and socio-cultural needs. Mishra & Koehler, ( 2006 ). TCPK
- 12. So, what’s the point for schools?
- 18. Where to start?
Editor's Notes
- We know that a key factor for effective learning to occur includes: The notion of the classroom as a learning community in which all learning styles, cultures and diversities are acknowledged and embedded in the task design; We know that the use of ICT needs to be integrated into this pedagogical practice
- SO…. Now the technology enables that in a way that is closer to the town square than before. our own culture online Tools increasingly reflect the prevailing pedagogy
- [1] CoPs are essentially social constructs:Understandings about CoPs has been around a long time. We know that successful CoPs have: shared domain, shared interests and a practice-focused concern/problem about which they interact in an ongoing basis. [2] Human behaviour is essentially social - from caves to the market square, from the campfire to the guild and union... [3] Learning theory has moved towards a socio-constructivist paradigm: we need others in order to develop our own thinking, and we need to be in our own culture [think Vygotsky, Paiget SO…. Now the technology enables that in a way that is closer to the town square than before. our own culture online
- TCPK adaptation here
- Recommendations from EdWeb report: sites like VLN and Google for Educators can provide a context that offers obvious benefits quite quickly if Facebook and Twitter don’t strike immediate chords.