[DEANZ] DEANZ Members Mailing List Next Month’s DEANZ Webinar

For my Kiwi readers…

Good afternoon DEANZ members,

DEANZ is proud to announce new webinar scheduled for next month. Please feel free to circulate the attached flier to your networks.

DEANZ is jointly offering webinars with Elnet in 2013. ElNet is the national network for individual professionals working in the e-learning industry in Australia. As the New Zealand Association for professionals working in open, flexible and distance learning, DEANZ is pleased to work with Elnet in this way to support Australasian open, flexible and distance learning professionals working in corporate training, as well as academic, environments.

Time of the webinar June 4 2013, 1pm NZ time, 11am VIC, Australia time

Title: Selecting the right technologies to achieve your capability strategy
Whether you are a long term e-learning user with an established organisational LMS or are beginning your e-learning journey, a continuing challenge is understanding the ever changing tools available. This webinar will give you criteria to help you identify technologies that will endure, and select the ones that will add value to your organisation’s capability strategy. Miranda will also cover what to consider during implementation of your selected technologies, such as data security, working with other systems e.g. HR system, change management and on-going resource requirements.

Miranda’s bio
Miranda Welch has a Masters degree in Online Education from the University of Southern Queensland and more than a decade’s experience in using technology to support workplace learning. Based in Wellington Miranda has worked mainly with government agencies and also in the private sector. Her work focuses on helping organizations use learning technologies effectively and includes selection, procurement, and implementation of those technologies. For the past three years Miranda has worked on large e-learning projects for the NZ Health sector – driven from the Ministry of Health and reaching out to over 100,000 professionals in NZ.

Please go to www.deanz.org.nz or click here to register

Cheers

Kathryn

DEANZ Website Editor

Article Notice – Interview with Eddie Reisch

As I mentioned on Monday, when I announced the Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning – Special Issue: Primary And Secondary Distance Education : Expanding The Knowledge Base In The Schools Sector, I indicated that I would be posting an entry for each of the articles in that special issue. The final of these articles is “Interview with Eddie Reisch.”

Interview with Eddie Reisch

Hazel Owen

Abstract

Eddie Reisch is currently working as a policy advisor for Te Reo Māori Operational Policy within the Student Achievement group with the Ministry of Education in New Zealand, where he has implemented and led a range of e-learning initiatives and developments, particularly the Virtual Learning Network (VLN). He is regarded as one of the leading innovators in the area of blended learning in K–12, and during his 30 years in education he has applied an unwavering belief that all learners can be the best they can when empowered to collaborate, make choices, be creative, and learn from their mistakes.
Eddie was interviewed by Hazel Owen, Director of Ethos Consultancy NZ on 10 January 2013.

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[General] GCSN Newsletter – 24 May 2013

From the inbox earlier…

GCSN Newsletter – 24 May 2013

GCSN is arranging the following events through term two.  Sign up on our events calendar

A Microsoft Office 365 Workshop

This workshop is a continuation of the sessions held towards the end of 2012.  The workshop is scheduled for 28 May between 3:30 and 5pm at the CDC premises at 99 Cashel St in the Re:Start Mall opposite the Hummingbird Coffee lounge.

An exciting BYOD session on 10 June at the Russley Golf Club on Memorial Avenue.

We are delighted to have Russell Burt from Point England School in Auckland and Mark Osborne – ex Albany Senior High School and now with CORE  as high profile speakers for this session.  This event is proving to be very popular.  Make sure you register for:

• the secondary school session from 9am to 11am
• the primary school session from 1:30 to 3:00.
• the technical session from 3:30pm to 5pm

A primary champions meeting at Thorrington School on Wednesday 5 June at 3:30

The e-Learning Planning Framework will be an important part of the session along with brief presentations from a few primary schools about their IT journey.  Contact  margot.mckeegan@gcsn.school.nz. for further details.

The Skills Organisation launch in Christchurch  

Russley Golf Course –   at 12:15 on Friday 7 June.

This event is  for careers teachers and other staff with an interest in employment opportunities for students.  Christchurch business leaders, Peter Townsend and Tom Holland,  will be attending this session as well.  Contact carol.moffatt@gcsn.school.nz for further details.

A further Kevin Honeycutt session   

Friday 7 June at 8:30am at Linwood College.

If you missed the inspirational sessions in term one, here is your chance to experience this motivational speaker.  Check out his website  http://kevinhoneycutt.org/

Keep an eye on our events calendar for further details of forthcoming sessions looking at wireless solutions for your school.  .

$136 million investment fast tracks school network upgrades – Wireless to be included in SNUP Programme

Education Minister Hekia Parata and Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye today announced the Government will invest $136 million over the next four years to complete the School Network Upgrade Project (SNUP) by 2016 – two years ahead of schedule.  Wireless capacity will be included in the school network upgrade process starting in June of this year.

Article Notice – Book Review – Making The Move To K–12 Online Teaching: Research-Based Strategies And Practices

As I mentioned on Monday, when I announced the Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning – Special Issue: Primary And Secondary Distance Education : Expanding The Knowledge Base In The Schools Sector, I indicated that I would be posting an entry for each of the articles in that special issue. The sixth of these articles is “Book Review – Making The Move To K–12 Online Teaching: Research-Based Strategies And Practices.”

Book Review – Making the move to K–12 online teaching: Research-based strategies and practices

David Adelstein

Abstract

Making the move to K–12 online teaching: Research-based strategies and practices

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Article Notice – Book Review – eLearnings: Implementing a national strategy for ICT in education, 1998-2010

As I mentioned on Monday, when I announced the Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning – Special Issue: Primary And Secondary Distance Education : Expanding The Knowledge Base In The Schools Sector, I indicated that I would be posting an entry for each of the articles in that special issue. The fifth of these articles is “Book Review – eLearnings: Implementing a national strategy for ICT in education, 1998-2010.”

Book Review – eLearnings: Implementing a national strategy for ICT in education, 1998-2010

Darren Sudlow

Abstract

In 2010 Core Education released a book entitled, Elearnings: Implementing a national strategy for ICT in Education, 1998-2010 which outlines the journey various stakeholders have been on during that period.

This review examines the value of the book for a teacher working in a fully online or ‘blended’ context.

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