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VLE Pedagogy "Best practice"
Started Nov. 11, 2009
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We all know that Moodle is just a tool and it is how it is used that will transform learning in the classroom.
What does best practice looks like?
A number of schools in Hong Kong are using Moodle or are considering using it. I have created a Moodle Ning http://hkmoodle.ning.com which will help us share ideas and organise Moodle Moots
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Google is changing all the time, we can use this discussion to post any new cool stuff.
To start, try this link to Google Classroom Posters
Moodle has been selected as the new VLE for ESF schools. Atomic Learning has 101 videos on the current version Moodle 1.9
Go to http://movies.atomiclearning.com/uk/home and log in, then click the link below
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- At 1:53pm on February 18, 2009,
Kenneth Argueta said…
- Hi Paul. Good seeing you guys yesterday. I will speak to our librarian about subscriptions.
Take care,
Ken
- At 9:39am on December 11, 2008,
Mark Roper said… - Paul, when you came in with Chris the other week you asked about the 5 things that ESF could do to suport 1-2-1 implementation. I have given this some thought which I'd like to share with you some of which I now you have already been made aware of. These are not in any particular order of priority...
1. A much simplified mechanisms for software purchasing across whole curriculum areas (such as the science example I know you talked to Jonny Horner our Head of Science about).
2. A strategic decision on learning platform to support 1-2-1 lesson preparation and resource access.
3. A coordinated response to digitising video so that this media can be streamed from a media server (I think this might have to be a media server per school).
4. 1-2-1 lesson examples and schemes of work in most subject areas.
5. Time/money to set up a project based mentoring system whereby individual teachers are given time within their teaching allocation to support lesson development and materials production for digital 1-2-1 lessons and suppor colleagues to embed practice.
I think that this last one i the most important. We have a lot of time and money spent on training but it is a fact that very little of that training gets embedded into practice. From some work I did last year the figure I know was shockingly low - something like only 15%. You need to have a system of support in place that gets through that show and tell, initial enthusiasm but which then gets subsumed through everyday life at school. I aslo think that by funding this through reducing contact time makes it seen as valued and therefore desirable and aspirational by teachers. I suppose what I'm saying is that this training model should be to create a learning technologies trainer role within schools that individuals apply for. They are expected to work with colleagues on projects that are curriculum based and centred around producing outcomes that support 1-2-1 inquiry based approaches. I've banged this out very quickly but I'm happy to talk to you about this more.
- At 2:10pm on November 28, 2008,
Dana Dukic said…
- Good to know. I will ask them.
Dana
- At 2:03pm on November 28, 2008,
- I used to have a list of primary school librarians but I need to update it. There is a high level of staff fluctuation in primary school libraries so it’s hard to keep in touch with them all. Some of them never come to librarians’ meetings. I will try to contact them, but I don’t think they have online subscriptions because of their small budgets.
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