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A Digital Toolbox for Blended Learning
Environments
Britt Gow, Hawkesdale P12 College
Science, Maths, Biology and Environmental Science (online) teacher atHawkesdale P12 CollegeSW Victoria, Australia
Technoscience blog since 2008
Twitter @brittgow [email protected]: britt.gow
http://digitaltoolbox.wikispaces.com
Introduction
1. What are blended learning environments?
2. How does this relate to the conference theme “Mapping Education Policy Landscapes – Rurality and Rural Futures?”
Blended learning is a continuum……
From no technology whatsoever…
to access anytime, anywhere.
Blended Learning at Hawkesdale P12 College, Australia
“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
Created online with “Create-A-Graph”http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/index.asp
• 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
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
“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
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
● 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…..
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 onlineenvironment, but not as successful in a face to
face environment.
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.
Teacher
Student Parent
Traditional classrooms
Student
Teacher Parent
21st century classrooms
Student
Teacher Parent
School Family
Peers
Knowledge
Skills Attitudes
Traditional Learning
Knowledge
Skills Attitudes
21st Century Learning
Knowledge Skills Attitudes
LiteracyNumeracy
Digital literacy
Critical thinkingCollaboration
CommunicationCreativity
Media skillsTechnology
skills
ConfidencePersistenceOrganisationResilienceTeamworkFlexibility
Collective Knowledge Construction
● Connect
● Communicate
● Collaborate
● Collective Knowledge Construction
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• Experts in your classroom
• Global conversations
• Instant answers to your questions
• Just-in-time conversations
@genegeekCatherine Anderson, a geneticist from Canada.
@ScienceMagsMagdeline Lum, a
Metallurgist, photographer and science writer from
Perth
https://quizlet.com/Brittgow
Start small – find a tool that meets a learning need in your classroom.
1. Are some students more likely to complete their studies and achieve
good outcomes by participating in an online learning environment?
2. What characteristics of students are likely indicators of success in an online
learning environment?
3. Is virtual, blended provision just a different way of doing the same
things?
4. What teaching strategies are more effective in an online learning
environment?
5. What aspects of virtual classrooms are advantageous to
student learning?
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.
[email protected] @ Twitter
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”