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UNESCO ASEAN SCHOOLNET

UNESCO ASEAN SCHOOLNET. BRIDGES OF LEARNING Learning Circles South Africa July 2007. Telecollaboration. Tele – Tele vision, tele scope, tele communication Over a distance Collaboration To work together Internet Email groups, website Learning Circles. Introduction. Nomty Gcaba

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UNESCO ASEAN SCHOOLNET

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  1. UNESCO ASEAN SCHOOLNET BRIDGES OF LEARNING Learning Circles South Africa July 2007

  2. Telecollaboration • Tele – • Television, telescope, telecommunication • Over a distance • Collaboration • To work together • Internet • Email groups, website • Learning Circles

  3. Introduction • Nomty Gcaba • JHB, South Africa • SchoolNet SA

  4. What we learnt • Not enough training • Language difficulties • Email problems • Technical • Incorrect addresses (0 O; I l 1) • Country coordination • Time and other events

  5. Why we chose Learning Circles • Internationally successful • Structured • Simple

  6. Classroom Investigations • Themes • Measure by Measure • Maths, science, economics • Analysing data with spreadsheets and charts • People and Places • Social science, language, economics • Opinions, attitudes, beliefs, values • The World We Live In • Science (natural science, biology) • How we interact with our world

  7. Learning Circle Investigation • Differences • Geographical, Cultural • Request simple information • Request completed in one lesson or less • Gathered information enhances the project • Interesting to others

  8. Bloom • Taxonomy of thinking • Knowledge • Identify components of a family • Understanding • Explain how you are related to your father’s sister • Application • Draw a family tree • Analysis • Compare a human and non-human family • Synthesis • Create a family crest • Evaluation • Who makes the biggest contribution to your family?

  9. Open and closed questions • Closed • Facts • Correct answers • Open • Require research, thinking • Promote discussion • Many responses

  10. Open/Closed Activity • Language • What does “interpret” mean? • Interpret this poem • Science • What is coal? • What energy source is the best option? • Maths • What is the volume of a square? • Are squares useful in building design? • Complete the examples

  11. Focus Question • Provide the challenge of a project • Focus on the topic • Open • Challenge higher order thinking • Stimulating and interesting • Short

  12. Sharing information • Receive questions from other groups • Respond to them • Receive responses to your question

  13. Assessment Learning Circle Sharing • PowerPoint template • Microsoft word • Publisher Goodbye

  14. Project “rules” – groups/classes • One person per group registers • Group could be class • Class may have more than one group • Each group has different email address • Group from same class may not be in same Learning Circle

  15. Participation options • Whole class does same project • Work in groups but participate as one group • Work in groups, each participates in different Learning Circle • Work as one group, participate as one group • Each group has different investigation • Each group participates in different Learning Circle

  16. Communicating • Only one registration per group • One communication person per group • Use class code in subject line • E.g. MM4 Introduction • Be reliable • Use the same email address • Stay in contact with country coordinator

  17. Test run your project • Setup (1 week) • Register in Googlegroups • Confirm your membership • Learning Circle News1 • Project should be planned

  18. Test run your project • Phase 2 Hello (1 week) • Learning Circle News2 • Name • Class code • Grade • Country • Groups students – introduce project • Class introduction email • Number, age/grade, • Something about your class, school and town • E.g WW5 Introduction

  19. Test run your project • Phase 3 Class Investigation (2 weeks) • Learning Circle News3 • Start class investigation • Focus question • Data required • Send data gathering question • E.g. Subject: WW5 Data gathering question

  20. Test run your project • Phase 4 • Data gathering (3 weeks) • Learning Circle News4 • Receive questions • Organise responses in groups • Send responses • E.g. Subject: WW5 response to WW3 • Receive responses • Analyse responses in groups

  21. Test run your project • Phase 5 Data gathering (2 weeks) • Learning Circle News5 • Prepare publication • Examine data • Discuss focus question • Come to conclusion • Publish findings • Website, PowerPoint or Word document • Send to LC coordinator

  22. Test run your project • Phase 6 • Goodbye (1 week) • Say thank you • Share what the project meant to you • E.g. Subject: WW5 Goodbye

  23. Cycle 1 16-22 January 23-29 January 30 Jan – 12 February 13 Feb – 5 March 6-12 March 16-22 March Cycle 2 14-20 August 21-27 August 28 Aug -10 September 11 Sept – 1 October 2-11 October 12-18 October Timelines

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