Magdalena De Stefani Sandra Garcia Maria José Delgado
Describe and reflect on the process of introducing a VLE for secondary school students (2007 to date)
Educational affordances in the early stages Parent project: Anglo Continuous Development Programme Learning from the learners: the evolving design Impact
VLEs known world-wide No Moodle experiences in state education One Laptop Per Child scheme Moodle institutionalisation (e.g. Anglo) Broadband connection still limited
Student motivation a major concern Geographical divide Theoretical vs practical dichotomy
Teaching methodology for provinces Attempt to end geographical divide Action research, reflection and collaboration Moodle space for reflection
Pragmatic view of technology Experiential learning leading to teaching innovations The Student Centre for provinces
Lave and Wenger (1991)
ACDP for teacher development ACDP Student Centre Cardona Secondary School
Failure of portfolios Need to motivate learners Few contact hours Experience of ACDP Successful collaboration
PROBLEMS Portfolios Student motivation Few contact hours POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS New 21 st century portfolios? Youthspeak Extension of classroom time
Student questionnaires Internet research Experimenting with different tasks
One space for each form Discussion forums Links to external websites Hot potatoes and site quizzes Assignments
XO’s during classroom time School facilities Handouts (based on ACDP experience)
Site work initially voluntary Regular meetings to check students’ progress 2011: Some compulsory tasks to guarantee engagement
Guidance Assessment and feedback (correction and uploading of ss’ work) Clarification of doubts
Technological affordances (broadband) Dedication Demands of syllabus
Student motivation on the increase Perception of usefulness Enthusiasm of existing and new cohorts Students becoming Moodle teachers
Parallel teaching and learning experiences Need for learner-centred course design ‘Guide on the side’ pedagogy
National level Institutional level Personal level
Introduction of web 2.0 technologies in state secondary education Working against digital and geographical divides
Paving the way for change Becoming change agents Bottom-up efforts
Learning with and from the learners Power of collaboration and action research
“Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely.”
Thank you!