a better place to learn MLE professional development Basic Training 1 Trainers: Mina Patel (LGFL Curriculum Consultant) Alex Rees (LBR ICT Adviser)

a better place to learn MLE professional development Basic Training 1 Session Objectives 1.Navigating the MLE 2.Uploading digital resources 3.Responding to online tasks (student perspective) 4.Responding to student work submitted online (teacher perspective) 5.Setting up an online task

a better place to learn MLE professional development Basic Training 1 Introduction Key Fronter Metaphors

a better place to learn MLE professional development Basic Training 1 1. Navigating the MLE Demonstration Navigating the MLE (metaphors in action)

a better place to learn MLE professional development Basic Training 1 1. Navigating the MLE Orientation challenge Logged in to the MLE as a teacher find out the following information: 1.The geography animation showing waterfall erosion can be found in which room? 2.In the last Leadership Meeting minutes, what conclusion was made about the bike sheds? 3.The literacy coordinator wants the entries for the student story competition handed in soon. What date exactly? 4.The PE department are very proud of this year’s sports day. What is happening in the third photo in the gallery? 5.Student council are discussing whether ties should be part of next year’s school uniform. What does the 5 th contribution say? 6.Add your own opinion to the tie-debate! Activity 1

a better place to learn MLE professional development Basic Training 1 Interesting Fact 1: The state of the nation Harnessing Technology Schools Survey 2008, Smith et al. (2008)Harnessing Technology Schools Survey 2007, Kitchen et al. (2007)

a better place to learn MLE professional development Basic Training 1

a better place to learn MLE professional development Basic Training 1 2. Uploading digital resources Group discussion 1.What resources do you currently have digitised? 2.What resources would be useful to make available online? 3.What types of files would you like to use? 4.Where are the limits? 5.What are the benefits?

a better place to learn MLE professional development Basic Training 1 2. Uploading digital resources Demonstration Uploading files (single and multi-file upload)

a better place to learn MLE professional development Basic Training 1 2. Uploading digital resources Your turn Part A: Logged in as a teacher… On your computer or Local Area Network find a range of digital resources that you may want to upload onto the MLE system. Navigate to your allocated training ‘room’ on the MLE and upload your resources. When you have completed this think about how you would explain to a class how to find one of your resources. Describe to a partner how to navigate to a particular resource. Part B: Checking out your partner’s description! Log out of your teacher account and log in as a student. Find the resource just described by your partner! Activity 2

a better place to learn MLE professional development Basic Training 1 Interesting Fact 2: People adopting new technology

a better place to learn MLE professional development Basic Training 1

a better place to learn MLE professional development Basic Training 1 3. Responding to online tasks Student perspective Log in as a pupil… 1.On your Today page should see notification of an online assignment you must complete. 2.You have … minutes to review the assignment and create a quick response. This task is not a competition for grades, it is designed to enable you to understand how a student needs to respond when receiving an online assignment. Activity 3

a better place to learn MLE professional development Basic Training 1 3. Responding to online tasks Student perspective 1.Given that that may have been the first time you have responded to an assignment online, what did you feel about it? 2.What was easy? 3.What made it difficult? 4.How would you introduce this system to a class for the first time? 5.Apart from formally setting work, what alternate uses are there for the ‘hand-in’ folder?

a better place to learn MLE professional development Basic Training 1

a better place to learn MLE professional development Basic Training 1 4. Responding to online tasks Teacher perspective Quick Brainstorm: As a teacher, when work is submitted to you normally (not via the MLE), what actions do you normally do in response?

a better place to learn MLE professional development Basic Training 1 4. Responding to online tasks Teacher perspective Demonstration: Responding to student work Viewing the Portfolio

a better place to learn MLE professional development Basic Training 1

a better place to learn MLE professional development Basic Training 1 5. Setting up an online task Demonstration: Setting an online task

a better place to learn MLE professional development Basic Training 1 5. Setting up an online task Putting it all together Logged in as a teacher… 1.Using the hand in folder utility, set an online task for a group of students. 2.When you have completed yours check that colleagues either side of you have completed theirs. Logged in as a student… 3.Respond quickly to at least two of your colleagues assignments with simple word documents. Logged back in as a teacher… 4.Respond to the work submitted by commenting online. 5.View the portfolio. Activity 3

a better place to learn MLE professional development Basic Training 1 Some summary thoughts… How did it go? Where might you be able to use the MLE within your role within the school? What potential uses can you see for the sharing resources and setting work aspects of the MLE? Online feedback form