PolenMoot -It’s not about tools

It’s not about tools. It’s about change.George Siemens : 

It’s not about tools. It’s about change.George Siemens Bild

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How can Moodle change learning? Challenge traditional structures! Look beyond the classroom walls! Bild

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All Korean textbooks to go digital by 2015

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Dion Hinchcliffe: Enterprise 2.0 edumedia 2010

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"Change your thoughts and you change your world." Norman Vincent Peale

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“I never teach my pupils. I only provide the conditions in which they can learn” Albert Einstein

Why some teachers like : 

Why some teachers like

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Why many teachers like Moodle : 

Why many teachers like Moodle They can upload all their files and directories into Moodle They can control students‘ participation in the course They can easily create assignments They have the assessments tools NO WAY!!

Why many students hate Moodle : 

Why many students hate Moodle Content overload Assessment via tests ad quizzes Control of participation No room for their creativity No sharing and participation NO WAY!!

Martin‘s 5 principles of learning : 

Martin‘s 5 principles of learning http://www.online-educa.com/audio-video-205

Martin‘s five key principles : 

Martin‘s five key principles We are all potential teachers as well as learners. We learn well by creating and expressing for others. We learn a lot by watching others. Understanding others transforms us. We learn well when the learning environment is flexible and adaptable to suit our needs.

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„You don‘t sell a LMS to a student.“ Martin Dougiamas - Interview Bildquelle

So what? : 

Bildquelle So what?

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or ...

Teacher : 

Teacher Give responsibility to the student Accept to lose some control of learning Try out new methods and technology Do not get scared Create networks to support Challenge old structures Make mistakes Take risks!

Students : 

Students Take over responsibility Cooperate Collaborate Communicate Produce, create and do not only consume Construct knowledge Be flexible and creative Lifelong learning Reflect your learning process

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Kinski spricht "Der Handschuh" (Schiller)

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DER HANDSCHUH by ciskovan

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Der Handschuh- JDD

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Schiller - Der Handschuh mit Sockenpuppen

Moodle as a learning space to : 

Moodle as a learning space to Meet Communicate Interact Cooperate Collaborate Create

SHOWCASE : 

SHOWCASE Cooking with Moodle Virtual Classroom and Communication Centre

Questions for change: : 

Questions for change: What are the challenges teachers face if they use technology in the classroom? Is it enough just to have an LMS like Moodle to provide a 21st century learning environment for the students? What are the challenges for schools and administrations to make modern learning possible? What about the traditional roles of teachers and learners? What do teachers need to learn? What do students need to learn?

Impressum : 

Impressum Sigi Jakob-Kühn sigi@jakob-weinheim.de Twitter: networking_lady Blog: www.school-networking.de November 2011