Change in education
is it a hard or an easy
choice?
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How will you teach me
st
in the 21 Century?
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MOODLE is one part of
the e-learning dynamic!
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This presentation is dedicated to
my best friend John, whose Dad
died on Monday 1st July, 2012.
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Introduction: Who is Justin?
Powerpoint: MOODLE:The e-learning effect works!
(15 – 20 approx mins).
If we can, then get onto just having a look at MOODLE
How to log on: URL www.npbhs.school.nz/
Username
password
(please use the sheet to put in your username and
password) I will leave these open until July 28th.
Lets get started: Let’s get started and use the
tools (15- 20 approx mins).
Review: What have we learned? (5 mins).
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MOODLE the e-learning effect works! 2012
SCICON 2012, Auckland.
Justin Hyde: MOODLE Facilitator and TIC Earth and Space
Science at New Plymouth Boys’ High School.
I have a great passion for
, e-learning, and
science.
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The History – The Beginning
Teaching goals inspired by MOODLE
 In 2009, I made some important decisions. I had only
been using
since November 2008. My
HOD Science said have you heard of
?I
was hooked, but
inspired me to
redesign my courses thoroughly and how I teach in my
Science classes.
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History part 2 – The move onward and upward
 In 2010, I began using
with year, 10 and 12
Science for the first time. This time
was used
to see if it has an affect on their work, results, participation
and enjoyment of the course, and their exams through the
year.
 I also began working on Year 11
course for
Maori students, to improve their results and course
enjoyment with my colleague in Maori Achievement.
 I will discuss the classes results later.
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The change! Wow!
The results are already showing!
 Shy and low participators drawn into participation online and offline by
.
 One of the best things that has to be mentioned here is the inclusiveness
generates for students.
 I have found that the students that were shy, low participators, who kept to
themselves were drawn out of their shells when working
in
.
These students became participators in the activities on
,
and participated in tests, games, discussions, messaging—and improved
their results overall. In fact, as a result of the
environment,
they participated more in the class environment and became more
confident overall.
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Wow what a difference for Seniors!
The Internal and External Standards Results for Yr 13 and Yr 12 Science from 2009-2011
Year
Yr12 Internal
Yr 12 External
Yr 13 External
NA
2009
65%
47%@A 17% 17%@A
18%
0% @M/E
@M
NA
2010
*
*85
%
73%@A 38%
12%@M
34%@A
4%@M
43%
17%@A 22%
26% @M
2011
*
*80
%
69%@A 33%
11%@E
11%@A
11%@M
11%@E
*91
%
53%@A
33%@M
5%@E
21%
17%@A
4%@M
NA
NA
NA
NA
2012
*
Note: 2012 not available yet due to eye surgery.
#MOODLE is not available for yr13 in 2012.
* MOODLE operating classes.
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Yr 13 Internal
NA
NA
22%@A
0%@M/E
Wow, what a difference for juniors!
The results are taken over the year for junior diploma assessments and the final exam.
Year
Yr 10A
Exam Yr10mid Exam
Yr9A
Exam
Yr9mid
Exam
2008
N/A
N/A
61%
57%
87%
88%
N/A
N/A
2009
N/A
N/A
63%
59%
N/A
N/A
60%
56%
2010
*
N/A
N/A
72%
68%
N/A
N/A
60%**
57%**
2011
*
92%
100%
70%
85%
N/A
N/A
62%
71%
2012
*
100%
N/A
N/A
91%
90%
NOTE: The results for 2012 are not complete. However, they are already exceeding 2011.
* MOODLE operating classes
** Not a MOODLE class colleague looked after the class while I was ICTPD lead teacher.
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The Results: Wow!
Questions?
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Results – The analysis.
Cool but what does it mean?
My research into why
works is ongoing.
 The Year 12 Science class are highly motivated to using the
course.
 The results for Year 13 were high in 2011, and two of the students in the
Year 13 Science class entered scholarship.
 The Year 11 Science class using
as a Biology block course,
because it covers that section of the school’s Year 11 Science course. This is
being expanded to cover Chemistry and Physics.
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How do the Students React?
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makes collaborative learning fun. Learning together is one of
the keys to success!
Course screen shot
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Animation playing inside MOODLE
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Video playing inside MOODLE
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Interactive animation from Year 12 Science
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Interactive game for Year 12 Science
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http://quizlet.com/
Results – The next Trick.
 Working with Māori students using
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as a new experience
for learning.
Year 11 Māori students benefit from using
.
The Year 11 Māori students who struggle with conventional learning
methods were placed on a
course created to assist my
colleague Jason Ruakere. The aim was to motivate these students in the
same way my Year 12 Science students have been motivated to use
and get the same
results by:
creating greater student participation and collaboration.
assisting the students to take ownership of their learning both online and
in class.
Over 2010 and 2011 we managed to get the pass rate for the at risk Māori
students to 50%, with one student gaining 113 credits internally.
Results – Can we do any better?
Yes we can!
 By getting the students using
at school and getting them
successful motivates them to use it at home.
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changing minds to be all inclusive for students who may be
either shy or disruptive.
 Everyone deserves the best education possible,
helps,
because it is non-threatening and allows learning by repetition. A concept
sometimes frowned upon, but it does work.
 The reason it works, students need fun, and having fun, they learn. This
needs to be brought over from primary to secondary, whereby, learning is
fun. Enjoyment and success, no matter how small must be built on to get
results in the future.
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What is to come – The next move?
—a new and exciting approach that changes
student attitudes to learning.
 The use of
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has generated positive learning attitudes and
engagement by the students.
Encourage students to assimilate new ideas about how they learn, and
engage in the new educational realm of using tools like
.
Using this e-learning pedagogy, the students who experience some anxiety
from setbacks experienced in class, may benefit from the new experience
of directing their own learning.
Using
generates more positive experiences for the
students, and a willingness to try new things, and learn more efficiently
and effectively.
This is what
and e-learning is all about.
The new students – Cool but is the
motivation there?
Getting out and presenting is the way word gets around!
 Keen colleagues
 PTA
 BOT
 Whanau Waiora
 The community
 Other schools
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Transition – What new Conduits to Learning
are there to use?
Changing the course around is it a hard or an easy
Choice to make?
 Moving to total wireless operation by 2014 and utilising
,Google apps and MUSAC online.
 The assistance and development pilot plan began in 2011. The goal, is
to get outlines of courses ready for each participant in the target group
of keen teachers.
 I began skeleton course building in 2011, with the goal to develop full
courses with significant help from myself over 2012 and 2013, and
fully operational by 2014 in my pilot programme.
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Cool, but what do we do first!!
 When I was looking at
for
the first time, I thought high
interaction to generate participation, not only at home, but feeding back to
the class and confidence building.
Second lets start!
 The course must be very interactive information (video, animation, games,
quizzes and assignments) and also informative (power points (slideshare)
and documents).
 NOTE: The documents must have images and questions dotted through –
this makes them challenging for the students.
 Not document dumps!!!!
 Collaborative learning is the key.
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The future Lets
2+?
 We are using
1.99.13+ to get teachers used to the
set up and how to develop and add to their courses.
 The next step is to utilise the next version of
(
2.3 or 2.4). This should enable a transition for users
to fine-tune teaching materials and courses, and utilise new tools
available in the
these versions of the LMS.
 The goal is to improve student expectations and results even further.
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Frustrations – Hitting the Wall!
 My aim is to provide individual help, group assistance, course-building,
and course-development. I have demonstrated
the departments at my school.
to all
 The overall objective at my school, for me, is to generate better
participation by students and staff, and a greater interest in learning
by utilising courses within
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The Undiscovered Country
 The use of devices will have an effect on student learning performance. Students
now are very digital aware, but some are not using it as effectively as they could.
We hope to change that by using full digital classes to make them utilise their
digital tools more.
 The school will be totally wireless by 2014, and the students able to work
anywhere on site.
 Another of my goals is to assist in this progression for the teachers. Unlike the shy
students who think
is great, and now work smarter. Changing
teacher idioms and comfort patterns requires a paradigm shift, this an ongoing
challenge currently, but I am looking forward to a bright digital future at my
school.
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The Digital Tools – Learning is now!
 Student are now bringing more laptops, net books, tablets and smart
phones to facilitate their learning. (We now have 250 students bring their
own devices to school).
 Projection: Tablets are becoming the tool of choice, especially for linking to
the cloud.
 As competition and development between companies and tablet reliability,
size, battery life and screen resolution improve they will become more
prevalent.
 Utilising more cloud technologies and document facilitation will also make
a difference.
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How about that – Cool, that’s the
Journey so Far!
 Access for students/teachers to quality, relevant learning resources is
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increased.
Access to systems that recognise 'at risk' learners / learner needs, provision
of mentoring, in particular, improving Maori student achievement.
Opportunities for interactions, inclusion, and collaborative learning.
Development of digital literacy from
and Computer
Science classes at year 9 upwards.
Positive effect on student behaviour and attendance, they want to be
there!
Increased sense of school community / identity, a feeling of achieving.
Involvement of parents supporting learning at home via
.
Where to next?
NPBHS operates Facebook, Google Apps MUSAC online
and
. There are lots more things we can do as
teachers for our students, and get our students using new
tools and social media, these are just a few!
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Do you know what is happening
Digitally in the World right now?
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Woohoo
!
To visit the NPBHS
http://moodle.npbhs.school.nz/
go to
My aim with MOODLE for myself and my students.
Whāia te iti kahurangi
Ki te tūohu koe, me he maunga teitei
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How to get hold of me:
Thank you for being, contributing, conversing, questioning
and having fun at my presentation.
Hei konā
LET’S
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Justin.hyde@npbhs.school.nz
jcfh@xtra.co.nz
jcfh007@gmail.com
Skype: justin.hyde007
MOBILE: 0279288142
Don’t forget your
pack from me.
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