Abstract



__**Title**__

**“The only thing constant is change” A teacher’s eLearning journey.**

__**Biography**__

Dave Beehre is a Lead Teacher of eLearning at a large urban intermediate school in South East Auckland where he teaches a wonderful class of 32 Year 8 students. He is passionate about all things ICT and eLearning.

__**Abstract**__

In this presentation, Dave will share his own learning journey towards establishing an authentic eLearning classroom. The main areas of focus in this presentation will include the following:

**21st Century learners** (Who are they and what are their learning needs)

• A brief look at what some of the experts are saying • In what ways has this informed my own teaching practice?

**21st Century learning spaces** (The blending of physical and online spaces)

• Developing a personalised learning management system incorporating wikis, blogs and social media tools - a mixture of open and closed learning environments • Developing physical spaces within the classroom. Where to start? • Using google apps as a tool within our LMS to support our learning

**21st Century teachers** (How my eLearning journey has impacted my on teaching practice)

 • A look at the various stages of eLearning integration <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;">• How has the way I manage the students within my class changed? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;">• How has the way I deliver the curriculum to my students changed? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;">• Teacher reflection - sharing some ideas on how to reflect with purpose <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;">• Using social media tools to build a professional learning network - finding your “tribe”

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">**21st Century** **literacies** - (What does it mean to be literate in the 21st century?)

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;">• A look at digital literacy and media literacy skills such as: research skills, technical skills, critical thinking skills and digital citizenship <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;"> • Some practical ideas and a range of resources for teaching the above <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;">• The practical component of this presentation will involve participants interacting with a range of web 2.0 tools that they can utilise in their own classrooms to help engage students with their learning.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;"> • All learning will be shared via wikispaces so participants can refer and return to post conference for notes, resources and notes etc