Developing an e-portal Paul Hopkins

© Paul Hopkins MMVII Developing an e-portal Why bother? Keeping the pedagogy Learning and Teaching Content Examples of Practice Software Where do I go from here?

© Paul Hopkins MMVII Why bother? Knowledge v Understanding Access at all times Review Revision Missed Lessons Multi-Media

© Paul Hopkins MMVII Keeping the pedagogy What kind of teacher are you? –Phenomenologist –Experiential –Interpretive –Spiritual Development –Critical Realist / Textual Deconstruction –Deconstructionalist How can / will your e-portal support this?

© Paul Hopkins MMVII Learning and Teaching Teaching –What resources do you have that will supplement / support your teaching? –What resources do you can you develop that will supplement / support your teaching? Learning –How do you pupils like to learn? –How can you support this on the e-portal? –What is needed by the syllabus –What are the rules (Coursework)

© Paul Hopkins MMVII Content I –Lesson Support Materials –Pupil Support Materials –Background Information –Assessment –Development and Extension materials –Links to other websites –Audio-Visual materials Video / Audio / Images / Animation etc… Exercise: Using these (or other) categories brainstorm the materials that (I) you already have and (ii) you might want to develop in your department

© Paul Hopkins MMVII Content II Communications – –Forums –Chat Rooms –Drop Boxes Virtual Learning –Discussion Forums –Virtual Lessons –Video Conferencing –Tests and Practice Questions Exercise: How might you use some of these techniques / ideas?

© Paul Hopkins MMVII Examples of Practice I

© Paul Hopkins MMVII Examples of Practice II

© Paul Hopkins MMVII Examples of Practice III Have a look at the content on some of these existing school sites to consider your own ideas so far - and to gain new ideas

© Paul Hopkins MMVII Software Web development software –Dreamweaver –Cold Fusion –Front Page FTP software Hot Potatoes Javascript

© Paul Hopkins MMVII Where do I go from here? Survey your pupils Check on the school situation Audit your own skills Develop a plan of the e-portal Look at the lesson resources you are currently developing and see how “translatable” they are. Programme the structure Populate the pages

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