LT Scotland online events

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LT Scotland online events

• CETIS Pedagogy Forum
• 25 July 2003

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Online events
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Preamble

• PIONEER
• First developed in 1997
• Supported FE Staff development
• Included email, discussion forum, chat,
  whiteboard and content
• Free to education
• Open source code
• Redeveloped in 2003 to implement Content
  Packaging v1.1.2

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Versailles Experience

• Recreation of the Treaty of Versailles
• Aimed at secondary pupils S2-S4
• Student take on role of countries involved in the
  negotiations
• Access to wide range of resources
• Forums
• Role-play

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All About Rubbish

• Understand the problems of waste and the impact
  it has on the environment
• National Audit
• Develops thoughts and attitudes towards waste
• 3 week event
• Resources for teachers information and
  preparation

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All About Rubbish
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Case studyDowanhill Primary School, Glasgow

• Background

• Used with a P4,6 and 7 class
• 63 pupils took part in waste audit

Classroom management
Methodology
Feedback
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Case studyDowanhill Primary School, Glasgow

• Background

• Worked in pairs on the computer
• Used alongside the Rosebowl Project

Classroom management
Methodology
Feedback
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Case studyDowanhill Primary School, Glasgow

• Background

Classroom management

• Teacher directed pupils to site
• Other sites pupils were allowed to browse through

Methodology
Feedback
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Case studyDowanhill Primary School, Glasgow

• Background

• Would have like more teaching ideas
• Some websites contained too much information
• Not as much role-play
• Promoted team working

Classroom management
Methodology
Feedback
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Case StudyGlendelvine Primary, Perth

• Background

• Rural school in small village
• Small class sizes (58 in the whole school)

Classroom management
Methodology
Feedback
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Case StudyGlendelvine Primary, Perth

• Background

• Pupils could select their own work load and
  homework assignments
• Worked on booklet using the resources they found
  using the website

Classroom management
Methodology
Feedback
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Case StudyGlendelvine Primary, Perth

• Background

Classroom management
Methodology

• Brainstorming
• Visit from MSP
• Field visits
• Forums were mainly used to contact other schools

Feedback
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Case StudyGlendelvine Primary, Perth

• Background

• Would have like more teaching ideas
• Some websites contained too much information
• Not as much role-play
• Promoted team working

Classroom management
Methodology
Feedback
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Virtual Oil Spill

• Ran for 2 weeks
• Interactive role-play for primaries
• The impact of an oil spill in the environment
• Access information from a variety of sources
• Based around news bulletins
• Forums for online communication
• Motivating to have online experts
• Role play children were enthusiastic, children
  were learning without knowing
• Supports cross curricular

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Case StudyBrackens Primary - Dundee

• Used with P6 pupils
• Whole class introduction followed by group
  activities
• 2 computers in the class, a scanner, a digital
  camera and a printer
• Teacher led activities

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Ticket to Space

• Aimed at Level C/D of Environmental Studies
  Society, Science and Technology Earth and Space
• Worksheets and teachers information
• Simulations
• 8 week event
• Structured learning style
• Ask the expert forums

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Case StudyGlendelvine Primary, Perth

• Overview
• Used with a P5/7 class
• Used as core material for teaching the topic of
  Earth and Space
• Classroom management
• 2 teachers on the project
• 3 PCs connected to the Internet/1 Apple Mac
• Discussed learning styles
• 6 groups were formed

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• Methodology
• Brainstorming
• Teacher dominated approach
• Engaged in the interactive models
• Full integration of ICT but not into the
  curriculum
• Video conferencing

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• Feedback
• Not as flexible as previous online events
• Tight framework
• Unsure of the relevance of the simulations
• Enjoyed experiments
• Had hoped for creative play
• Traditional teaching and learning style
• Good mixture of online/offline activities

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Case Study Inverbrothock Primary, Arbroath

• Overview
• Used with P6 pupils 25 pupils
• First time used this resource
• Classroom management
• Used classroom computer
• Worked in groups on a rotational basis

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• Feedback
• The children achieved far more than expected and
  had a wealth of knowledge at the end of the
  project that was impressive.
• Easy navigation
• Useful teacher/pupil materials
• I would have no hesitation in recommending this
  method of teaching to others.

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Online Events and IMS Learning Design

• Support of different pedagogical models
• Reuse the same event in different ways
• e.g. offer more structured versions of Oil Spill
• Reduce dependence on central support for event
  orchestration
• Provide flexibility for teachers to use their own
  resources and ideas
• Allow reuse of the basic model in different
  contexts