Today, the Ministry of Education announced 10 e-Learning Teacher Fellowships for 2009.
The 2009 e-fellows will explore an aspect of their e-learning practice in literacy by conducting a short but in-depth classroom-based inquiry project. They will share their findings with the teaching community. Next years’ e-Fellows are:
- Claire Amos, Auckland Girls’ Grammar School: Increasing engagement and achievement in formal writing through collaborating using wikis
- Tia Fraser, Hira School, Nelson: Promoting deeper understanding through reflecting on video recordings of students’ dramatisations of a story text
- Robyn Hurliman, Owhata School, Rotorua: Collaborative storytelling through translating the concept of literacy circles into blogging
- Marion Lumley, Otaki College, Waikanae: Explanation writing through blogging with online mentors
- Virginia Mitchell, Pekerau School, Ohaupo: Retelling stories using Voicethread and other web2.0 tools and sharing them with an audience
- Helen Rennie-Younger, Sunnybrae Normal School, Auckland: Transferring students’ oral stories into multimedia presentations and sharing with an audience via the classroom blog
- Deidre Senior, Oamaru Intermediate: More able readers support less able readers through blogging about texts to enhance comprehension
- Marilyn Small, Manaia View School, Whangarei: Investigating the impact of an authentic audience on students’ engagement through producing content for a regional TV station
- Sue Smith, Whangaparaoa College, Auckland: Using the interactive game Myst to engage reluctant writers in creative writing
- Esmay Sutherland, Pine Hill School, Dunedin: Fostering students as authors by using animation to retell movie narratives
e-Fellows are supported by CORE Education in partnership with the New Zealand Council for Educational Research. As well as exploring what works for learners in their own classrooms, they will also contribute to research investigating common themes across their projects.
This year’s group represents a tremendous depth of experience in teaching and e-learning, and their projects are truly inspiring. I’m looking forward to working with them next year. Congratulations!
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