Walking the e-Learning Talk

Last week I began the Post Grad Certificate in Applied Practice, by Mindlab. One of the first tasks on the first day was to try and articulate the reasons for enrolling in this course. For me that was pretty simple. The reasons for my enrollment are twofold: To expose myself to a wider range of eLearning strategies; particularly the change to apply those skills consistently. To expose myself to more Academic theory around eLearning, and the effectiveness of it to specifically improve student achievement.  I am really hoping to clarify and consolidate my own understanding of these two aspects, and I hope that my new learning will be directly applicable in my position.  On a slightly lighter note, check out our groups quickfire video about the purpose of education....

One of my on-going goals is based around the successful implementation of eLearning into my teaching of Year 13 Geography.  In my role as eLearning integrator at the College , it is important that I am seen to be visible in this area, and that I can show that I too am implementing some of the strategies and tools that I am advocating to other staff. 1.   Scanning : 2015 was my first year at StAC and therefore my first year teaching in a 1:1 laptop environment. The class taught last year was a very mixed ability Year 13 Geography class. After my early expermentations with OneNote I had high hopes that there would be dramatic time savings in my teaching program as I was not requiring students to copy notes off the board to the same extent as I had previously done. One of my major reflections at th eend of the year was that I did not find this the case -  I simply could not account for that extra time.  Students were not copying notes down, so what could be do...