2. The Nature of Learning
• 7 Principles of Learning
• Key Shifts in the 21st Century
• Building Blocks for ILEs
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3. The Principles of learning
Learners at the centre
Social Nature of learning
Emotions are integral to learning
Recognising individual differences
Stretching all students
Assessment for learning
Building horizontal learning
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4. Building Blocks for ILEs
Co-operative
learning
Service
learning
Learning
with
technology
Inquiry
based
approaches
Formative
assessment
Home school
partnerships
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8. Where are you on the Loop?
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9. Where are you on the loop?
Has to be explicitly planned for
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10. Anatomy of an eLearning writing task on a Google Site
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Task
Audioboom
Padledt/draw.io
Multimedia output
Google Doc
Task set by teacher with
clear expectations and
learning intentions
Students brainstorm
initial ideas
Students classify, sort,
adapt add to ideas
Students draft, revise,
improve their work
Students elect the format
of their final output - if
appropriate
Continual student
feedback/feed forward
based on learning
intentions
Students give
feedback via
comments in docs as
work is produced
20. Students as Facilitators
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Commenting AgreeMent CONTract (Rm 10)
1. You need to make at least 4 comments a week
2. These comments must be made across at least 2 different days
3. Comments must follow commenting rubric to be eligible
1. Weekly quota results in 15mins Free Time Token Friday
1. Best/most comments rewarded fortnightly and at the end of Term
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Have a range of tools to do the same job
PC Snip/Jing/PowerPoint/awwapp.com/educreations.com
Apple Jing/QuickTime/awwapp.com/educreations.com
Android Tablet Lensoo/Screen Recorder
iPad Educreations/ShowMe/Explain Everything/Lensoo
Know how to create
Know what to
say
Know how to post
Know how to feedback
Know how. Can do.
24. Use Rubrics to support
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25. Inference
Make a copy of this presentation then:
1. Read both texts
2. Highlight the key-words that describe the setting and atmosphere of
the location - using transparent shapes
3. Add a new slide to the presentation
4. Select three of the words you have highlighted and write synonyms
and antonyms for them
5. Write two similes and metaphors to help create atmosphere
6. Write an extended description of “Turnbull” based on what you have
inferred from the text
7. Re-name your presentation and upload it to a new post on this page
8. Read the work of two others and compare their description to yours,
what difference do you note between them all, share your thoughts as
a comment on the other examples of writing
26. Students as Facilitators
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Tools to build a culture of commenting
https://groups.google.com
https://groups.google.com
http://versoapp.com/
https://answergarden.ch/
http://kaizena.com/
27. Students as Facilitators
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Tools for critical thinking and feedback
https://educreations.comhttp://awwapp.com
https://mix.office.com/snip
https://thelearnia.com