Tawa Literacy Pilot~ Professional learning in a

blended learning environment ~

Agenda for Day 1

• Using the online environment and e-community• “Learning online” – Skype call - Derek Wenmoth• Getting started - signing up, access and features of

the online environment, trouble• The interactive online learning process• Working with online partners• Where to go for help• The way ahead: where to next?

Working in the online world…

Videoconference link with

Derek WenmothDirector eLearning

Expected outcomes of the trial~ Participants ~

Educational outcomes for participants:• Increased theoretical and pedagogical

understanding of the inference comprehension strategy

• Effective implementation of the metacognitive learning approach to teach the inference comprehension strategy

• Increased ability to recognize the behaviours that readers exhibit when using the inference strategy

Expected outcomes of the trial~ Students ~

Outcome for students:

• Students will learn to infer to get extra meaning • Students will demonstrate the effective

use of the inference strategy

Getting Started

• Signing up and profile• Access to the site • Features of the online

environment• Trouble shooting ~ where to

go!!!

The learning process

• Introducing the facilitated learning model• Working with online partners• Where to go for help

The way ahead

•Where to next?•What’s the plan of action?

Tawa Literacy Pilot~ see you online ~