SCD/Workshops/scdpd july 2010

Face to Face PD - Christchurch 5 & 6 July

Venue: University of Canterbury College of Education: Dovedale Campus Otakaro Room 205

Accommodation: HotelSo 165 Cashel Street Christchurch

Agenda for the July 2010 SCD workshop

[Day 1] 09.00	Introduction by SCD Facilitators (Darren, Niki, Pete & Trevor): Welcome, Network Set up, feedback and expectations Use laptop and/or desktop - bring a USB stick for transfering between the two.
9.30	Forum Sharing findings from the institutional reviews and across the e-learning super cluster In informal groups of 5 (not with your own school): Share institutional reviews and create one PMI on large paper Plenary report to identify implications for you, schools, and the e-learning clusters Darren, Pete, Trevor respond linking implications to the vision of the Blended Learning Project (11 am after break)
11.30	Niki Davis: UC Course assignments review / Accessing UC Library Trevor, Darren and Pete: Grouping students (final choice up to group members)
Lunch
1.pm	Groups: Groupwork to support each teacher to scope your Personalised Blended Learning Pilot (PBLP) course  Focus Question: What is personalised learning and how might it fit with blended online teaching within and across our super cluster of schools? Work in small groups with assistance from each other and faciliators  (to plan ways to overcome pedagogical, organisational and technical challenges) Outcome (by lunch on Tuesday): Scope for each PBLP course's learning outcomes, structure and activities Advice and strategies to design and implement these pilots in October 2010 Prepare and share 1 minute blurb on the scope of each pilot (Choice of medium: audio, written, online)
3.pm
4.30	Forum: Brief overview by each group on the scope of their pilots check progress agree on Day 2
Evening Meal	- -   Group booking [Indian? Mexican? SE Asian? Burger King?] - -
[Day 2] 09.00	Darren, Trevor and Pete: Restate the project vision and goals followed by Q&A  (adjust the plan for the day)
9.30	Groups: Critical friends on scoping how to personalise the learning in your online module Carry on from Monday afternoon ensure that the following takes place: Scope for each PBLP course's learning outcomes, structure and activities Advice and strategies to design and implement these pilots in October 2010 [use the Toolset page and ask for technical help from ePrincipals]
Lunch
1 pm	Niki Davis: Course activities to grow the BLP community knowledge: Reading groups and the portfolio process
2 pm	Groups: Group support planning to facilitate reading around blended learning and use of portfolios [use the Toolset page and ask for help from ePrincipals]
3 pm	Forum: Report back from groups Review of future plans including use of virtual PD days and requests for F2F November PD

There will be tea/coffee breaks at 1030 and 2.30pm day 1 and 10/2.30pm on day 2

You will need to bring your laptop and also a USB/ flash drive to enable you to work between the wireless network and UC computers.