E-Learning Workshop with Jacqui Sharp
10/08/2012
Marquerite Way and Jenny Deed, Ramarama School
The goals for the day were:National Goal 1:- “Students to become successful digital citizens”.
National Goal 2:- “Teachers to integrate e-learning effectively into their practice
creating an innovative and exciting learning environment for all students”.
Also the focus issues and questions for workshop participants were:
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What are you currently doing?
What does an e-learning classroom look like?
How do you set it up?
How do you manage it?
Where do you start?
The course basically followed the format below:1) What is e-learning??
“Learning and teaching that is facilitated by or supported through the
appropriate use of information and communication technologies [ICTs]” Quote
from e-Learning Planning Framework
What level of integration are you at?
We investigated the various models of integration in our own learning spaces.
It starts with the Entry level, then Adoption, followed by Adaptation, then Approximation
and finishes with Invention being the highest level.
How could you use Google Forms in your classroom? Some ideas being:Class EOTC interests
Multiple choice questions to do with Reading...Books preferred... Maths
Personal Inventory- 5 things I need to know about you?
Diagnostic testing
2) Classroom spaces.
Here we covered the seven types of classroom spaces and concepts
associated with each:- Group/ Collaborative Spaces, secret Spaces,
Publishing Spaces, Performance Spaces, Participation Spaces, Data Spaces
and Watching Spaces.
The emphasis here was “NO teachers desk at the front of the podium!” and
that everything in the learning space must be purposeful.
Different areas within a learning space to cater for the various needs of the
learners eg. art table, music areas as well as areas for drama, reading, maths,
science, technology etc.
3) Computers in the classroom.
Handwriting
http://classroommanagementandelearning.wikispaces.com/Handwriting
Which handwriting ideas are we going to use?
Keyboarding websites
Looking at keyboarding ideas…. What needs to be organized?
 http://classroommanagementandelearning.wikispaces.com/Keyboardin
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Visit site with students and discuss templates & exercises eg. home keys, the
Magic Line. Print and laminate templates & exercises.
Spelling websites
 http://classroommanagementandelearning.wikispaces.com/Spelling
 http://classroommanagementandelearning.wikispaces.com/Spelling
 Spellingcity.com
Which spelling ideas are you going to use and what will you need to
organize?
Maths websites
 http://mathsandelearning.wikispaces.com/
 http://mathsandelearning.wikispaces.com/
 www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers
 http://ictprofessionaldevelopment.wikispaces.com/
Also continue to use students as teachers!
Use a variety of texts and resources- go back years for quality texts as well.
Literacy websites
 http://literacyandict.wikispaces.com
 http://literacyandict.wikispaces.com
 wordle.net/create
 Publishing tools- photo story, Inspiration
 Drafting in a number of ways eg. Whiteboard photos, Google Docs,
writing or Language bks, iPhone or iPod touch or iPads on notes
 Photo / picture of the day & write about it
 Story Boxes to introduce new concepts & spelling words
eg.Enterprising Kids- 110 words related to it & the students write a
story using the words.
 Use a conferencing recording sheet
 Publishing choices- only after conference with the teacher eg.
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Magazine cover, National Geographic, blog
Widgets to publish in different ways.
Workshop Reflection
Our course proved to be most informative and practical for all those attending. Jacqui
had planned and organized the workshop so that it was action packed and flowed
through a wide variety of concepts and resources. Jenny and I both left on a “high”!
We believe that our teachers here at school have very well developed IT skills and if
we have issues there are a number of staff who are more than willing to assist us.
Being able to share our ideas and IT tips is of the essence as well.
What a fantastic course and all credit to Jacqui Sharp!
Next Steps
1) The websites listed above have a wealth of information in them and we hope
that all staff can set some time aside to view and try some of the ideas out.
Jacqui loves sharing the best sites with anyone who is interested and would
feel proud of the two of us bringing these sites to your attention.
2) Encourage the syudents to BYOD to school.
3) As a class we would appreciate more laptops so that group work was possible.
(8-9 per learning space).
4) Use Google Forms- eg EOTC interests, Interest Inventory, Diagnostic testing
5) Develop more learning areas in the learning space eg. watching and
collaborative areas.
6) Visit the above websites for new and innovative ideas.