Knowledge Bank Online
Upcoming events
Navigating the online world – teaching for the NOW generation
When: October 7 to 9 – pick from 13 sessions over 2 days
Where: Online in Elluminate
Online: http://nowconference2008.ning.com or http://nowconference2008.wikispaces.com
Today’s students have unprecedented access to cheap and sophisticated technology. Web 2.0 or the Read/Write Web is becoming an increasing influence on the way students learn and interact with their peers in and out of school. As educators, we too are ever evolving to provide the best possible opportunities for all our students. Online tools, spaces and communities are starting to have more impact across the globe and in our schools.
The N.O.W. Conference is a chance for us to begin and extend our conversation around Navigating the Online World and Teaching for the NOW Generation. View the conference program, start chatting with other participants, and register for conference sessions at http://nowconference2008.ning.com or http://nowconference2008.wikispaces.com
There’s no need to leave your computer – this event will be happening online using Elluminate, but you do need to register for the sessions you’re attending and get set up to use Elluminate. For more information please contact galea.alfred.r@edumail.vic.gov.au
Closing the ICT loop - Seabrook primary school online conference
When: Monday October 20 – four sessions
Where: Online in Elluminate
Sign Up: online at http://www.trumba.com/calendars/knowledgebank
Seabrook is a P-6 school in the Western Metropolitan Region in Melbourne. Classroom teachers from across the school will share how they are currently using ICT and web 2.0 technologies within the context of authentic learning. The sessions are on Inquiry Learning, Differentiating the Curriculum, Personalised Learning and e-portfolios.
There’s no need to leave your computer – this event will be happening online using Elluminate, but you do need to sign up and get set up to use Elluminate. For more information please contact pizer.estelle.s@edumail.vic.gov.au or visit the conference website at: http://seabrookonlineconference.wikispaces.com/
Past events
Meet the Motherfish: Dr John Long presents the world's oldest fossil mum
Event: Meet the Motherfish: Dr John Long presents the world's oldest fossil mum (http://knowledgebank.globalteacher.org.au/)
Speaker: Dr John Long, palaeontologist and head of science at Museum Victoria
When: Thursday 26 June at 2.30pm
Where: Online in Elluminate.
The fossilised remains of the oldest mother ever discovered were unveiled at Melbourne Museum on Thursday 29 May. One of the biggest breakthroughs in palaeontology ever made, the specimen is a 375 million year old placoderm fish with embryo and umbilical cord attached, making the fossil the oldest example of vertebrate sex ever discovered. On Thursday 26 June, teachers and students from across Victoria have the opportunity to engage online with the Dr John Long, the lead scientist behind the discovery of the world's oldest mother.
This event is free, but you need to Sign Up and get set up to use Elluminate.
Podcasts, vodcasts, screencasts, discussions and blogs: new teaching with Andrew Douch
Event: Podcasts, vodcasts, screencasts, discussions and blogs (http://knowledgebank.globalteacher.org.au/)
Speaker: Andrew Douch, Wanganui Park Secondary College
When: Tuesday 3 June 2008, 3.30 to 4.30pm
Where: Online in Elluminate.
Registration required: find out more about registering
Andrew Douch is the ICT Innovations Leader at Wanganui Park Secondary College and an Intel Master Trainer. In 2008 Andrew was named Australia’s most innovative teacher at the Asia Pacific Innovative Teachers Forum for his use of Podcasting, iPods, discussion boards, websites and instant messaging, and in 2007 he was named the Microsoft Victorian Innovative Teacher of the Year. Andrew is passionate in his assertion that great teachers need not be tech-savvy. They are novel, innovative and willing to take risks. What we need in the 21st Century is not teachers with computer skills, but teachers with minds open to change, teachers with new ideas. The technical know-how comes second to the ideas that make it necessary. Andrew is a practising classroom teacher with 17 years experience teaching secondary science.
This online event is free but you need to register. For more information and registration go to:
http://knowledgebank.globalteacher.org.au/category/podcasting/
Other seminars and workshops
Content from past events, online seminars and workshops are still available for viewing on Knowledge Bank. Visit the past events page (http://knowledgebank.globalteacher.org.au/category/past-events/).
Examples of topics include:
- Marco Torres: stay curious + stay hungry + be creative [online seminar]
- Virtual Classrooms in a Web 2.0 World [workshop]
- Student Mapping Tool with Doug Smith [workshop]
- "We have a very big backyard!" - blogging from the classroom to the world [online seminar]
Past Online Conferences (http://knowledgebank.globalteacher.org.au/conferences/)
- Powerful e-Learning: connecting Victorian educators [2007 conference]
- Stories from Teaching in a Digital Age [2006 conference]
Related - Knowledge Bank Online Conferences
The theme for the 2008 Knowledge Bank Online Conference is Learning in a changing world – Web 2.0 and beyond
See: Knowledge Bank 2008 Online Conference: 22-23 July 2008