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Presentation at CUE 2011Teachers in our large rural division have created two Moodle sites that have increased student engagement. Teachers collaborate and students have access to high quality on-line courses on their Moodle site (24/7) in addition to classroom instruction.
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“Clicks & Mortar” Schools
Teachers use Moodle to Integrate On-line
Courses
Please share the following information
Your nameYour educational roleWhat brought you to this sessionWhat you like to take away
Introductions…
Questions anytime are welcome…
This is not so much a
presentationas it is
us working together.
Our approach…
[email protected]@pwsd76.ab.ca
@joancoy@wdechant
Teaching for Understanding "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand."
(Confucius)
We are asking the question:
Does integration of on-line courses support student engagement?
Learning Theory
Our collaboration using Moodle is a two part story…
Part A: The Teachers collaborate…
What did we want to do?Teachers in our large rural division work
in academic isolation.
Teachers want to collaborate with other teachers in their discipline to bring better learning opportunities to students.
We have created a Moodle site for teacher collaboration and sharing of resources.
How did we start? Analyzed student performance to
identify the need for improvement
Gathered research on teaching strategies for improving student performance
Decided on a collaborative approach with all participating schools
Teacher participation was voluntary
Teaching Strategies…
Research site: http://collaboration.pwsd76.ab.ca/course/view.php?id=69
Aligned ImprovementThe team of
teachers, administrators, IT and central office
working together…
gives a much higher chance
of successLisa Miller
Learning Communities – Critical Factors Relationships are the foundation – time
is needed to build trust
Respect is needed for time and contributions of each and every member
Teachers need to have ownership of the activities of the community
An atmosphere of openness and acceptance is necessary for all members
“Check egos at the door” to allow for real sharing
Is our experience similar to yours?
What are your experiences?
Do these ideas ring true?
Our collaboration using Moodle is a two part story…
Part B: We are taking the collaboration to the students with technology-rich online learning, blended with the classroom teaching environment.
Involve students in authentic learning through technology to improve student engagement
Use differentiated instruction to engage students in self-directed learning
Assessment for learning empowers students to be responsible for their learning
Foster a model of cooperation and collaboration in our school division
Blended Learning Goals:
Flow - Measure of Student Engagement
(http://austega.com/education/articles/flow.htm)
The Magic of CollaborationOur serendipitous process emerged: 1. We began with the general collaboration site where we posted tests and worked on common PD and teaching strategies.
2. Teachers built the ‘Master’ courses collaboratively on the Moodle site for student access. Common lessons, self checks, tests, and projects developed to to address assessment for learning.
3. Teachers developed individual course Moodle sites that link to the ‘Master’ course to “personalize” their courses.
Let’s take a look at the student site This is where our students access on-line materials, self checks and work collaboratively
http://ecommunity.pwsd76.ab.ca/
What do students want?Social based learningCommunication, collaboration & personal learning network
Digitally rich learning environmentTools for communication and research leading to relevancy of content
Untethered learningTechnology enabled education that goes well beyond classroom walls
40,000 students 2009-10 school year www.tomorrow.org ISTE
Student Achievement
Jan07 Jan08 Jan09 June09 Jan10 June10
-20
-15
-10
-5
0
5
10
Comparison by difference from Provincial Standard
Acceptable Standard Standard of Excellence
"All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face with another problem." (Martin Luther King Jr., 1926–1968.)
PWSD staff and students talk about the blend of online and traditional approaches in the classroom.
http://collaboration.pwsd76.ab.ca/mod/book/view.php?id=2778&chapterid=351
What do you think?
Thanks for participating today
Credits:
Slide 1, 9, 18 http://www.clipartof.com/gallery/clipart/orange_man.htmlSlide 3 http://www.etsy.com/listing/19456793/curious-yellow-stained-glass-questionSlide 4 http://www.spaceandmotion.comSlide 5 http://stephenslighthouse.com/2010/02/26/the-learning-pyramidSlide 6, 13 The Rose – Joan Coy [email protected] 10 adapted from http://www.metrotech.org/quality/overview.htmlSlides 7 ,12, 21 PWSD students & teachers FOIP clearSlide 9 Created by Joan Coy [email protected] 20 Photo by Joan CoySlide 19 Adapted from PWSD student results
