ICT and the Key Competencies

The link betweenThe link betweeneffective learning, ICTeffective learning, ICT

and the new curriculum.and the new curriculum.Derek Wenmoth

Director, eLearning

CORE Education Ltd

My reference point…

• Born 16 February 2008• Turned one, 16.2.09• 2013 - start school

• 2023 - sit first NCEA exams…

What we want for our young people

ConfidentConfident

– Positive in their own identityPositive in their own identity– Motivated and reliableMotivated and reliable– ResourcefulResourceful– Enterprising and Enterprising and

entrepreneurialentrepreneurial– ResilientResilient

Source: NZ Curriculum, 2007

ConnectedConnected

– Able to relate well to othersAble to relate well to others– Effective users of communications toolsEffective users of communications tools– Connected to the land and environmentConnected to the land and environment

– Members of communitiesMembers of communities– International citizensInternational citizens

Source: NZ Curriculum, 2007Source: NZ Curriculum, 2007

Actively InvolvedActively Involved

– Participants in a range of life contextsParticipants in a range of life contexts– Contributors to the well being of NZContributors to the well being of NZSource: NZ Curriculum, 2007

Lifelong LearnersLifelong Learners

– Literate and numerate– Critical and creative thinkers

– Active seekers, users and creators of knowledge– Informed decision makers

Source: NZ Curriculum, 2007

Effective teaching and learning…Effective teaching and learning occurs when…

Student autonomy and

initiative accepted and encouraged.

Student autonomy and

initiative accepted and encouraged.

Students engage in dialogue with

teacher and each other

Students engage in dialogue with

teacher and each other

Higher level thinking is

encouraged

Higher level thinking is

encouraged

Student autonomy and

initiative accepted and encouraged.

Student autonomy and

initiative accepted and encouraged.

Class uses raw data, primary

sources, physical and interactive

materials.

Class uses raw data, primary

sources, physical and interactive

materials.

Knowledge and ideas emerge only from a situation in which learners

have to draw them out of experiences that have meaning and

importance to them.

Knowledge and ideas emerge only from a situation in which learners

have to draw them out of experiences that have meaning and

importance to them.

Teacher asks open-ended

questions and allows wait time

for response

Teacher asks open-ended

questions and allows wait time

for response

Students are engaged in

experiences that challenge

hypotheses

Students are engaged in

experiences that challenge

hypotheses

John Dewey – Constructivist Pedagogy, 1916

Changing pedagogy, changing technology

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NZ Key Competencies

Thinking

Using language, symbols, and texts

Managing self

Relating to others

Participating and contributing

http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/the_new_zealand_curriculum/key_competencies

Thinking

Using creative, critical and metacognitive processes to make sense of information, experiences and ideas

• Developing

understandings

• Making decisions

• Shaping actions

• Constructing

knowledge

• Inquiry is key…

Inquiry is key…

• There are over 2.7 billion searches on Google each month

• To whom were these questions directed before Google?

“The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.”

Albert Einstein

Thinking Guides

http://www.exploratree.org.uk/

Thinking Tools

http://debategraph.org

• Observation• Critical thinking• Decision making• Prediction• Analysis/synthesis• Reasoning• Collaborative thinking• Argumentative dialogue

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Games for thinking

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http://blog.core-ed.net/derek/category/educational-gaming

Research shows that games help develop a range of thinking skills, including..

Using Language

Working with and making meaning of the codes in which knowledge is expressed.

text graphics movies

audio gamesweb pages

Text

http://www.openoffice.org/

Collaborative Writing

http://wikispaces.com

http://docs.google.com

Graphics

http://www.gimp.org

3D Graphics

http://sketchup.google.com

iMovie

http://www.apple.com/ilife/imovie/

Movie maker

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/moviemaker2.mspx

Audio

http://www.audacity.org http://www.audacity.org

Web pages

http://www.nvu.org

Games

http://www.alice.org

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Games

http://scratch.mit.edu

Managing Self

Enterprising, resourceful, reliable and resilient

• NetVibesNetVibes

• PageFlakesPageFlakes

• MyYahooMyYahoo

• iGoogleiGoogle

• FlockFlock

• Del.icio.usDel.icio.us

• BloglinesBloglines

• TaggingTagging

RSS Aggregators

http://www.netvibes.com

http://www.bloglines.com

Social Bookmarking

http://del.icio.us

Relating to Others

Interacting effectively with a diverse range of people in a variety of contexts

• Skype

• iChat

• Twitter

• 43 things

• Forums/lists

• Video

conferencing

Instant Messaging

http://www.skype.com http://www.yammer.com http://www.apple.com/support/ichat/

Microblogging

http://twitter.com

Video conferencing

Participating and Contributing

Being actively involved in communities…

• Blogs

• Wikis

• Twitter

• MySpace

• Bebo

• Facebook

• Shelfari

• Frappr

Blogs, Wikis and Google Docs

http://www.wordpress,com

http://docs.google.com

http://www.wikispaces.com

NZ Edublogs

http://

nzedublogs.wikispaces.com/

Ms Wilson’s Wiki

http://www.secondlife.com

Summary

• Effective learning = is learner-centred, activity-based, experiential.

• ICTs = enable learner-centred, activity-based, experiential learning.

• NZ Curriculum = framework that promotes learner-centred, activity-based, experiential approaches to what happens in our classrooms.

• To achieve - confident, connected, actively involved, lifelong learners.

So what is the the link between the link between effective learning, ICT and the new effective learning, ICT and the new curriculum?curriculum?

Next Steps

What is the one thing from this presentation that you are going to

act on or pursue further?

What is the one thing from this presentation that you are going to

act on or pursue further?

Thank youThank you

Derek Wenmoth

Director, eLearning

CORE Education Ltd

derek@core-ed.nethttp://blog.core-ed.net/derek