Sharing on self directed learning and collaborative learning

screen shot of a lesson in physics by Lee T.L. and Wee L.K. that illustrate SDL and CoL

screen shot of a lesson in Ejs applet by Wee L.K. that is intended for guided inquiry lesson (student centered pedagogy i argue better promote SDL)

screen shot of webinar on SDL and CoL student feedback about the guided inquiry lesson Lesson Example

So, why SDL?

MOE aims to develop students “who takes responsibility for his or her own learning, who questions, reflects and perseveres in the pursuit of learning”. This is due to the need to cultivate life-long learners who have the internal “drive” to tackle life’s future challenges, to solve future problems that we do not know about today.

So how do we get students to be SDL?

This is where MOE articulate key student behaviors indicators to guide schools on this journey.

For e.g., when a teacher conducts activities that encourage SDL, we will see students being given opportunities to be the

1 owner of their own learning;

2 manages and monitors own learning, and

3 applies or extend what is learnt in life.

One simply way to understand SDL is to design lessons that are student centered as oppose to teacher centered.

This is because student or learner centered pedagogies is more likely to ignite SD learning.

Reference:

Ministry of Education. (2009). The desired outcomes of education. Retrieved from http://www.moe.edu.sg/education/desired-outcomes/

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These are some examples of behavioral characteristics of SDL. 

The learner set learning targets.

asks questions to clarify ideas about schoolwork.

try to understand the reasons behind the error and will attempt to work out a solution.

attempt different ways to solve a problem.

Uses and extends what is learnt beyond the classroom.

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Here are some ICT-infused activities a teacher can conduct to encourage SDL in students.

By maintaining personal blogs of specific subjects, students can blog and go deep into lessons learnt.

use constructive questioning strategies in blogs, online forums, webinars, podcasts, etc, that qualify understanding and encourage others to elaborate and participate.

Answer is Number #3

 Moving on …. [Next Slide] 

While you are polling, you may also want to visit The ICT Connection today and find out more what SDL.  I also invite you to post your comments at this webinar, or if you want, you can post your questions on the discussion forum in The ICT Connection. 

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So, why CoL?

That is the way humans learn, it is through social interactions with others that the thoughts of others are revealed.

This is a soft skill that likely will continue to be relevant in the future.

Essentially, the two key characteristics of CoL are:

-Effective group processes

-Individual and group accountability of learning

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What are some behaviorial characteristics of CoL? 

students listen attentively to one another

sharing their ideas with their group members.  

completes the work that’s allocated

helps his or her group members complete the work.

In A CoL class is also one where students are given opportunities to reflect upon their work upon completion.  They come together and look at how effectively they have worked together, and they seek to find ways to improve themselves and their workflow. 

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These are some ICT-infused activities a teacher can conduct to develop CoL in students.

Students can use the internet and suggest or create proposal or solutions appropriate for their problem

Through the use of internet, emails and discussion forums  can share opinions and rise above, working towards being and becoming collaborative learners.

Answer is #1 Number #1

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The ICT Connection offers more than just information on SDL and CoL. 

Indeed, What is the ICT Connection? 

The ICT Connection portal has been specially designed to give greater clarity to the direction of mp3; it seeks to provide schools with a single focal point.  The ICT Connection is in fact the one-stop hub for all things related to ICT in education, and in particular, it illustrates and articulates the mp3 vision and goals, and how we will set forth to achieve them together with our partners.  

In mp3, we want to help develop our students into self-directed learners with skills to communicate and collaborate with others, locally and globally.  The skills and dispositions that mp3 focuses on are in concert with C21st competencies that we want our students to develop. 

This pictorial representation illustrates and  communicates what The ICT Connection means to the different stakeholders - school leaders, teachers, MOEHQ, and our partners, as we together work harnessing ICT in Education.

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This is the first page you will see when you log on to The ICT Connection portal, located in the edumall2.0. The ICT Connection seeks to:
1. Be a channel to communicate mp3 goals and information (Engage)

2. Facilitate dialogue on mp3’s strategic intent (Explore, Elaborate & Explain)

3. Illustrate meaningful use of ICT in education (Explain & Extend)

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This Section of The ICT Connection serves as a discussion forum.  Here is  an example of what an asynchronous dialogue or a discussion conducted at different times looks like.

We see a school teacher asking about cyber wellness, and the edumall community and ICT Connection Champion engaging the teacher in a discussion. 

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Then, there are asynchronous discussions too – discussions where everyone is participating together and discussing a topic or issue at the same time. 

Discussions, such as this webinar taking place, supports professional development and provides meaningful interaction among participants. 

Asynchronous  dialogue bring people together to talk and share about the mp3 constructs such as SDL and CoL, and the meaningful use of ICT in education.

ICT mentors can also leverage this platform to discuss with fellow mentors and mentees, take part in polls and ask questions through the chat box which you can see on the left side of this slide.

Virtual Experiential Learning Laboratory with Ejs Java Applet Collision Carts http://ictconnection.edumall.sg/cos/o.x?ptid=711&c=/ictconnection/ictlib&func=view&rid=18 Download whole the lesson package here

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Apart from information on mp3 and asynchronous and synchronous discussions on The ICT Connection portal, there is one more Section which is important and meaningful to teachers – the ICT in Action section.

Here, teachers put up examples of lessons that promote SDL and CoL in their students, teachers can use this portal to share their practices with other schools teachers, especially in the use of ICT. 

Yes, The ICT Connection is a portal by teachers, for teachers!

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Here is one example extracted form the ICT in Action.  This is a lesson put up by teachers like Tat Leong and myself for other teachers to use and to improve on. 

Each lesson is self-contained and many come complete with resources so that other teachers can just pick it up and try it out in his class.  Teachers are encouraged to modify, add, delete, improve, enhance, appropriate and re-create the lesson to suit their own context or students. 

While viewing a lesson, a teacher can rate and discuss the strengths of the lesson example put up.

And as a community of reflective and sharing practitioners, we encourage teachers who have used the lessons, or who have made some modifications or enhancements, to put it up and share it with even more teachers!

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This is a lesson idea put up by teachers who have designed an technology design for learning as an inquiry.

Students are the ones directing the investigation and learning, supporting by guided inquiry worksheets designed by the teacher.

The students could be collaborating by working on the activities in pairs, follow up peer oral presentation and for the rest of the students, how to give constructive feedback

I encourage you to explore the simulation yourself after the webinar, the link is on ICT connection forum.

For Slide Activity: Technology Design for Learning -inquiry tool


wait for the web applet to load from the web browser below

reference:

http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/ntnujava/index.php?topic=831.0

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Singapore License
For Slide Video: What the students say?

An ICT Connection Lesson Example on Virtual Laboratory 1D collision carts @River Valley High sg 2010

Video on Students Reponse, start watch at 0.57 min to 3.27 minFood for thought:

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This student interview video shows what the student say about the lesson.

I urge you to watch this video available on ICT connection and come to your own conclusions about whether this is a lesson that is learner centred lesson thus more likely to promote SDL, and the lesson design with structures for cultivating soft skills such as collaboration and oral presentation.

* Tell me. I may not get it, I'm sure to forget it.

* Show me. I may get it, I'll remember it for a little while.

* Have me do it. I'll understand it, it may stick for a while.

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Why is it important to harvest great lesson ideas? And where do great lessons end up?

The ICT Connection takes up these great lesson examples that promote and sharpen the use of ICT to engage students in SDL and CoL, and articulates these excellent examples in the syllabus teaching guides, and gets them hard wired into the business of teaching! This way, we can begin to scale and cascade such ideas to benefit even more teachers and their students. 

To transform the way teaching and learning is conducted in schools by harnessing ICT meaningfully so as to achieve the desires educational outcomes, ICT connection is yours to effect change for the Singapore syllabus and guides. 

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Why is it important to harvest great lesson ideas? And where do great lessons end up?

The ICT Connection takes up these great lesson examples that promote and sharpen the use of ICT to engage students in SDL and CoL, and articulates these excellent examples in the syllabus teaching guides, and gets them hard wired into the business of teaching! This way, we can begin to scale and cascade such ideas to benefit even more teachers and their students. 

To transform the way teaching and learning is conducted in schools by harnessing ICT meaningfully so as to achieve the desires educational outcomes, ICT connection is yours to effect change for the Singapore syllabus and guides. 

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Allow me to invite you to participate actively in our Discussion Forum on The ICT Connection, Learning Teams.  And if they have lesson ideas or examples, please upload them directly to the ICT Connection portal.  We, the teachers will work together to impact the Singapore education system, one lesson example at a time!

Thank you!

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http://ictconnection.edumall.sg/cos/o.x?ptid=709&c=/ictconnection/forum&func=showthread&t=293

http://pd-edtech.moe.edu.sg/p35829059/ Open Access! 

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