eTeacherPD09

=Central North Island VLNC - Professional Development Days=

Venue
Stratford High School, Swansea Road, Stratford.

Learning Outcomes

 * develop a practical knowledge of different teaching & learning strategies for online teaching
 * develop skills in using an online learning 'toolbox' - LMS, web 2.0 etc
 * understand protocol & procedure requirements necessary for working effectively in the VLNC
 * strengthen collegiality & collaboration amongst eteachers

Programme Outline

 * = **Time** ||= **Session** ||= **Activity** || Resources ||= **Facilitator** ||= **Venue** ||
 * < **Thursday** ||=  ||<   ||   ||<   ||   ||
 * < 9:00 am ||=  ||< Coffee and introductions ||   ||<   ||   ||
 * < 9:30 am ||=  ||< Outline Day's programme ||   ||<   ||   ||
 * < 9:40 am ||= 1 ||< **VLN Policies & Protocols.** The nuts & bolts of learning on the VLN - school support, policies/protocol, MOU's & reporting, communications, school connections. Discussion around managing elearning in schools. The challenges & the strategies. //Introducing 'The eTeacher's Handbook'// || [|eTeacher Handbook]

[|eTeacher Handbook_TaraNet] ||< Rachel, Conor, Jan ||  || Hear & discuss the research findings of the research conducted by NZCER. This workshop will allow participants to explore the many valuable lessons learnt from this recent research and share practices from their own settings. || [|NZCER Research] ||< Lynda Walsh-Pasco || VC Point to Point Tamatea || ||< Conor ||  || With a background as a teacher, principal, teacher educator and education policy advisor, Derek's role at CORE perfectly combines his passion for teaching and learning together with his long held fascination with the use of technologies in education. In recognition of his work in this area, Derek was designated one of 2008's 'Global Six' by the George Lucas Educational Foundation's Edutopia which recognises individuals making a difference in education. Derek's keynote will focus on Learning Design. || [|Instructional Design]
 * < 11:00 am ||=  ||< Morning Tea ||   ||<   ||   ||
 * < 11:15 am ||= 2 ||< **NZCER Research** [|"Students Experiences of Learning in Virtual Classrooms (2008-2009)"]
 * < 12:30 ||=  ||< Lunch ||   ||<   ||   ||
 * < 1:15 ||= 3 ||< **Learning Design** - For your online course or class, for you f2f, distance or blended class. This presentation outlines the development of a set of guidelines for creating and publishing your course. The guidelines cover topics such as planning your course, which tools to use, copyright issues and interoperability of your newly created resource. The guidelines are being developed for use by the Virtual Learning Network (http://virtuallearning.school.nz/) and schools nationwide. || [|Learning_Design]
 * < 3:00 ||=  ||< Afternoon Tea ||   ||<   ||   ||
 * < 3:30 to 5:00 ||= 4 ||< **Derek Wenmoth- Keynote** - Derek is a key figure and has been influential in shaping a vision for elearning in NZ and in the development of the VLN in particular. Derek Wenmoth is currently director of eLearning at CORE Education, and is involved with a wide range of e-learning activities from exploring the innovative use of the latest technologies and researching e-learning practices, to helping establish policy and strategies to enable the implementation of e-learning.

[|Recorded VC] ||< Derek Wenmoth ||< VC 0600 bridge ||

[] || Rachel & Jan ||  || =[| Photos of us at work!]=
 * < 6:30 ||=  ||< Meet in town for dinner - Colonel Malones Restaurant, Broadway, Stratford ||<   ||   ||
 * **Friday** ||=  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 9.00 am ||= 5 || **Applying Learning Design** to online learning areas - practical sessions using your own Learning Management System: Moodle, UltraNet, KnowledgeNet. You will need your course material in digital format to work with. || Conor, Rachel & Jan ||  ||
 * 10.00 ||=  || Morning tea ||   ||   ||
 * 10.30 ||= 6 || **Web 2.0 Tools** - Practical sessions exploring a range of Web 2.0 tools and how they can support student learning through interaction and engagement.
 * 12.30 ||=  || Lunch ||   ||   ||
 * 1.15 ||= 7 || **Adobe Connect** VC is not the only technology - learn how to use Adobe Connect Web Conferencing **Tandberg content server** Capture video using the Tandberg content server. Think of more than just the VC class for using Tandberg - a handy capture & download tool. || Rachel ||  ||
 * 3.00 - 3.30 ||=  || Afternoon Tea - Farewells || = = || = = ||

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**Attendees Information**
(please add to this list)
 * = **Name** ||= **School** ||= **Subject** ||= **Contact** ||
 * < Rachel Roberts ||< TaraNet ||< ePrincipal ||< jr@stratfordhigh.school.nz ||
 * < Conor Bolton ||< Volcanics ||< ePrincipal ||< cbolton@reporoa.school.nz ||
 * < Jan Collier ||< CoroNet ||< ePrincipal ||< collierj@mbas.ac.nz ||
 * < Marg Bullen ||< Stratford High ||< French ||< bn@stratfordhigh.school.nz ||
 * < Joel Dodd ||< Coastal Taranaki ||< Statistics ||< joel@coastaltaranaki.school.nz ||
 * < Amaia Sasia-Villegas ||< Waitara High ||< Spanish ||< asa@waitarahs.school.nz ||
 * < Matt Coleman ||< St Mary's Diocesan ||< Physics ||< mattc@stmarysstratford.school.nz ||
 * < Ross Redpath ||< Inglewood High ||< Agriculture ||< re@inglewoodhs.school.nz ||
 * < Simon James ||< Simon James ||< Maths ||< sjames@reporoa.school.nz ||
 * < Richie Grimmond ||< Tauhara College ||< Economics ||< gr@tauhara.school.nz ||
 * < Cathy Starkweather ||< Reporoa College ||< Agriculture || cstarkweather@reporoa.school.nz ||
 * < Bill Millward ||< Mangakino Area School ||< Geography ||< bill@mangakino.schoolzone.net.nz ||
 * < Sonia Foote ||< Mangakino Area School ||< Biology || sonia.foote@mangakino.schoolzone.net.nz ||
 * < Sue Winters ||< Tokoroa High School ||< Calculus ||< suewinterseducation@xtra.co.nz ||
 * Valerie Parker || Whangamata Area School || Spanish || cozumel@xtra.co.nz ||
 * Alejandra Bermeo || Mercury Bay Area School || ACE Spanish || chregia@yahoo.com ||
 * Kelly Hack || Forest View High School || Geography || khack@forestviewhigh.school.nz ||
 * Clive Roddie || Inglewood High School ||  || Clive.Roddie@inglewoodhs.school.nz ||