A Digital Toolbox for Blended Learning Environments
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The document discusses blended learning environments, emphasizing their significance for rural students and the need to engage them through technology. It outlines strategies for successful online and face-to-face learning, highlighting the traits of today's learners and the importance of personalized educational approaches. The text encourages educators to adopt varied learning opportunities and leverage digital tools to enhance student engagement and outcomes.
A Digital Toolbox for Blended Learning Environments
- 1. A Digital Toolbox for Blended Learning Environments Britt Gow, Hawkesdale P12 College
- 2. Science, Maths, Biology and Environmental Science (online) teacher at Hawkesdale P12 College SW Victoria, Australia Technoscience blog since 2008 Twitter @brittgow brittgow@gmail.com Skype: britt.gow http://digitaltoolbox.wikispaces.com
- 3. Introduction 1. What are blended learning environments? 2. How does this relate to the conference theme “Mapping Education Policy Landscapes – Rurality and Rural Futures?”
- 4. Blended learning is a continuum……
- 5. From no technology whatsoever…
- 6. to access anytime, anywhere.
- 7. Blended Learning at Hawkesdale P12 College, Australia
- 8. “A decade ago, a review of Australian science education, revealed many students were disappointed with their high school science. Today, this disenchantment continues, as evidenced by the declining number of students choosing to study science in senior secondary school.” Prof. S. Cory
- 9. Created online with “Create-A-Graph” http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/index.asp
- 12. • The Power to Engage • Students use technology already • It's not going to go away...it will only grow • Professional development • Employers want their workers to use internet tools
- 13. What does blended learning mean for rural students? • Access to modern learning environments • Meet students in their “zone of proximal development”, as well as the spaces they like to operate in (context ) • Ensure there are a variety of ways that students can access the knowledge & skills • Provide authentic opportunities for learners to find their passion
- 14. “If our kids are going to live longer than us, they need to have a passion for learning to sustain them. Not content knowledge, but learning to learn. One eighth of the 21st century is gone already – get cracking with 21st century learning” Stephen Heppell
- 15. Today’s learner’s are: • Multi-taskers • Digitally literate • Mobile and connected 24/7 • Experiential and Social • Visual / spatial learners with • Fast response times & short attention spans
- 16. ● Know your students well and how they learn best ● Mix it up - offer a variety of learning opportunities ● Use photos, diagrams, cartoons, video, music ● Give students choices ● Tell a story and create memories with all the senses ● Provide opportunities to create a product Six Strategies…..
- 17. S Increasing success in an online environment. (+, +) Successful in both face to face and online environments. (-, -) Less successful in both face to face and online environments. Increasing success in a face to face environment (+, -) Successful in a face to face environment, but not as successful in an online environment. (-, +) Successful in an online environment, but not as successful in a face to face environment.
- 18. S Increasing success in an online environment. Confident, well-organised, persistent, independent learners Increasing success in a face to face environment Sociable, likes teamwork and learning collaboratively. Persistent, flexible, good technology skills, introverted, difficulty socialising. Lacks confidence and persistence, poor organisational skills, needs structure & scaffolding.
- 20. Student Teacher Parent 21st century classrooms
- 23. Knowledge Skills Attitudes 21st Century Learning
- 24. Knowledge Skills Attitudes Literacy Numeracy Digital literacy Critical thinking Collaboration Communication Creativity Media skills Technology skills Confidence Persistence Organisation Resilience Teamwork Flexibility
- 25. Collective Knowledge Construction ● Connect ● Communicate ● Collaborate ● Collective Knowledge Construction
- 27. Over 50,000 views and 1,200 downloads on Slidesharehttp://www.slideshare.net/brittgow/malaria-powerpoint
- 30. Polycom with GTAC, Melbourne
- 36. Twitter • Experts in your classroom • Global conversations • Instant answers to your questions • Just-in-time conversations
- 37. @genegeek Catherine Anderson, a geneticist from Canada.
- 39. @ScienceMags Magdeline Lum, a Metallurgist, photographer and science writer from Perth
- 42. Start small – find a tool that meets a learning need in your classroom.
- 43. 1. Are some students more likely to complete their studies and achieve good outcomes by participating in an online learning environment?
- 44. 2. What characteristics of students are likely indicators of success in an online learning environment?
- 45. 3. Is virtual, blended provision just a different way of doing the same things?
- 46. 4. What teaching strategies are more effective in an online learning environment?
- 47. 5. What aspects of virtual classrooms are advantageous to student learning?
- 48. Thank you for your participation in this workshop session. Please contact me if you have any questions, contributions or if you would like to explore these questions further. brittgow@gmail.com brittgow @ Twitter
- 49. REFERENCES • Clemons, Stephanie A. (2005) “Brain-based learning: Possible Implications for Online Instruction” • Illeris, Knud (2007) “How We Learn: Learning and Non-learning in School and Beyond” • Olsen, Richard (2011) “Understanding Virtual Pedagogies for Contemporary Teaching and Learning”