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Delivering VCE Physics
100% Online & Interactive
Bruce CarpenterVictorian Virtual Learning Network (Physics)Bendigo Senior Secondary College
STAV/AIP VCE Physics Teachers’ Conference 2013
Virtual Learning Network
Website http://vln.bssc.edu.au
Demonstration course
username: physicsconference
password: vvlnguest
Our Brief
• Proof of concept project for DEECD• “can you teach VCE subjects entirely
online”• Alleviate difficulties of remote schools• Explore online teaching & learning
strategies• Utilise internet, multimedia, Web 2.0• Use a ‘Blended Learning’ Model
Blended Learning Model
“combining online delivery of educational content with the best features of classroom interaction and live instruction to personalise learning, allow thoughtful reflection and differentiate instruction from student to student across a diverse range of learners”
Why?• Shortage of Physics Teachers• Small classes• Aligns with student expectations• Short trials with schools in the
Bendigo district.• Trialled with BSSC Unit 3&4 Physics
Classes 2009-2011
2012
Provided remote Physics to:• Charlton Secondary College• Baimbridge College (Hamilton)• Swan Hill Secondary College• Murrayville Community College• Individual students at Bendigo
Senior Secondary College
2013
Providing unit 1-2 Physics to:• Swifts Creek School• Cohuna Secondary College• Camperdown College• Maryborough Education Centre• Rushworth P-12 College• Murrayville Community College• Werrimull P-12 School• Bendigo Senior Secondary College
2013
Providing Unit 3-4 Physics to :• Wycheproof P-12 college• Baimbridge College (Hamilton)• McClelland College Frankston• Murrayville Community College• Maryborough Education Centre• Werrimull P-12 School• Swifts Creek• Bendigo Senior Secondary College
Online Course Features
• Anytime, anywhere, 24/7 availability• Software independent (no special
installations apart from Java and Stellarium)
• Must be instructional• Provide similar experience to classrooms• Adobe Connect sessions• Individual help via Skype
Funding• Four Years @ 0.6 to
develop Units 1 to 4
• Partly DEECD• Partly Multimedia
Victoria Grant
Funding 2013 and beyond
• NBN – Enabled Education & skills Services Program (NBN-ESS) Federal Government
• Broadband Enabled Innovation Program (BEIP) State Government
There is a lot of material already available, however...
• Not comprehensive for our course• Not always instructional• Curriculum focus is unsuitable• Static documents / text based - The ‘Electronic Filing Cabinet’
Research
• Internet searches• Looking for courses not just
activities• Extensive travel interstate and
overseas
Visits to distance/online education providers in
• Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania• ULearn Conference Nov 2010,
Christchurch New Zealand• Virtual Schools Symposium,
Phoenix, Arizona ( Nov 2010)• Idaho Digital Learning Academy,
Boise Idaho• Riverside Virtual School, Los
Angeles
Vendors
• Not useful• Many resources out there• Very few written for VCE curriculum• Bound up in yearly pay per
student/school software fees
Typical US Online Course• Assembled from a range of resources• Includes Vendor provided learning
objects• Mainly text based• Works in the US (different school
culture)• Not so sure about applying this to
Australian physics students
The VVLN Online Physics Course
Learning Management System (LMS)• MOODL
E
• It’s Free!
Moodle Features
• Progress bar• Submission Tasks• Online Tests• Forum• Tracking student progress• New Forums, Help forums
Extra Features
• Skype using document camera• Adobe Connect meetings
Instructional Videos
• Teacher narration• Explanation of theory• Worked examples• Branching options
Instructional Videos• An engaging introduction• Strategically placed animations,
tables, graphs, fly-in text comments, diagrams, video clips.
Instructional Videos• A ‘screencasting’ approach• Rare• Involve all usual features of a good
lesson• Multi-sensory (see, hear, do)• Virtual Pointing• “rough and unpolished”• Authentic or “real”• Easily edited and improved
DEMONSTRATION
• Instructional Video features• Semi notes• Virtual Prac Activity• Quizlet
DEMONSTRATION
• Semi notes
DEMONSTRATION
• Instructional Video• Unit 2 Physics – Energy
Transformations
DEMONSTRATION
• Virtual Prac Activity• Virtual Prac Instructions• PhET Simulation – Energy Skate
Park
Remote Online Lessons• Answers to set questions supplied• Submission Tasks• Individual SKYPE sessions
Findings from trials at BSSC• Fast students go faster• They attempt extension questions• Slower students can rewind and
catch up• Illness, sport, camps not such a
problem• Can integrate prac work
continuously• VCE results at least as good as
traditional class.
Advantages over traditional class
• Can help to train student teachers• Benefits of years of teaching
experience
How do we Make the Resources?
• Notebook (Smartboard) Software• Adobe Captivate 6 Software• Screen capture with eLearning tools• Storyboard in Notebook or
PowerPoint• Narrate each slide• Embellish with emphasis
Slides created using Notebook Software
Slides are imported into Adobe Captivate
Each slide is narrated
How do students Like it?
• Many student flip - flop• Better student engagement• Clear improvement over previous
years• Other teachers notice the
improvement• No student training needed• No student resistance
Teacher Impact
• Teacher’s role changes fundamentally
• ‘Sage on the Stage’ to ‘Guide on the Side’
• Class time available for directly addressing student concerns.
• You will know your students better
Response
• Overwhelmingly positive so far
• We recognise it is not for everyone
• It has worked for us• Low dropout rate• Results as good as expected
if not better
The Future
• Delivery to more remote schools• National Physics Curriculum• Revision Lectures• Adjustments due to no June Exam
(2013)• More VCE subjects to be developed• Publish to a range of mobile devices• Galaxy Tab 10.1 (will play our Flash
videos)• iPad App ?
Other VLN online Courses
• Maths Methods Units 1-2• Psychology Units 1&2• Specialist Maths 3&4• Chemistry 1&2 (under construction)• Legal Studies 1-4 (under
construction)• Health 1-4 (under construction)• General Maths (under construction)
Questions?
Bruce Carpenter
Virtual Learning Network – Physics
Bendigo Senior Secondary College
carpenter.bruce@bssc.edu.au
Website http://vln.bssc.edu.au
Demonstration course
username: physicsconference
password: vvlnguest
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