Objectives
> To develop a core group of staff (mostly teachers) at a campus who will subsequently be able to drive and facilitate the effective use of technology for teaching & learning more broadly in the school and among teaching staff.> Enabling teaching staff to actively participate in the evaluation, selection, design & implementation of technology deployed by IAT to support teaching and learning.
> Using practical pilot intitiatives to identify and address many of the specific challenges and issues relating to the usage of technology for teaching & learning at IAT. E.g. How do we make the tools we use engaging and appropriate to the type of students and program at each IAT school? Can we ensure that all students have the skills & access to participate?
The PD/Workshop Program
> Is intended to be structured with a schedule of activities and outcomes developed.> Will be focused on practical activities with online tools, "sandboxes" and demo systems set up and made available.
> Should identify and trial desired/suggested learning resources & tools.
Participants
> Murray Grant. Al Ain Coordinator. Email: murray.grant@iat.ac.ae> Adrian Lobo. Technology Facilitator. Email: adrian.lobo@iat.ac.ae
Teaching Staff: Elmetwally Elmenshawy, Kamal Ben Selama, Kevin Carillo, Omar Al Nousri, Shikha Dhanak, Ismail Fayed, Walid Shawish
Schedule
| Session | Agenda |
| 1 - 28th Feb | - Assemble group and introduce participants - Discuss ideas and form consensus on program aims & structure - Identify issues/challenges to be tackled or resolved through program (e.g. large variation in tech-savviness of students and teachers) Actions: (a) Teachers to provide specific requests & suggestions for program (b) Adrian to come up with recommended tools and solutions to trial |
| 2 - 21st Mar | - Review & confirm suggested ideas & recommended solutions to explore - Provide overview of access to tools & solutions - Discuss how participants will proceed in their exploration & usage Tools / Resources (1) Wikis: About, Comparison, WS, PB, WP Education References: EW TH (2) Blogs: About, B2, WP, EB (3) e-Portfolios: About, Dig, Ref: Wip, EPL, (4) Rich Media Usage (Pics, Video): BS, FL, EPN, WS, (5) Finding Free Content (Media): About, WM, YCC, (6) Complete LMS: ATutor, Features, Hosting, Content, (7) Teaching & Learning Tools (e.g. Quizzes): 4t, EL, KS, QB, OP, CF, FE, (8) Learning Resources: Curriculum - TL, DF, Ed Websites - HSW, WP, BBC, Organise by subject - English, Maths, Science, IT, Vocational English: BBC, Science: BBC, BF, Social Science: BBC, Maths: BBCS, (9) Public Community Sites: WH, AN, EH, Actions: (a) Explore chosen tools and commence individual projects (b) Contribute examples and input for common projects (c) Homework reading: CL, LT, (d) Adrian to provide support & advice for all activities (e) Teachers to prepare initial demos on projects for next session |
| 3 - 17th April | - Discuss and settle on all pilot projects - Review demos of new projects - Decide on how these projects will be progressed between sessions Draft Project List (1) Wikis for Teachers: Kevin Carillo - (2) Wikis for Classes: Omar Al Nousri - GHQ English (3) e-Portfolios: Tools - Edublogs, Wikis. Who? (4) Blogs for teachers or classes. Who? Ex 1, Ex 2 (5) Discover & use suitable online education resources. Who? TL, DF, HSW, WP, BBC, ML (6) Choose and utilise Web-based Teaching & Learning tools. Who? 4t, EL, KS, QB, OP, CF, FE (7) Find and integrate rich media content. Who? PO, WM, IA, PA, PI, WS, PB, YC (8) Implement a Learning Management System. Who? Suggested tool: Moodle |
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