The document discusses the link between effective learning, information and communication technologies (ICT), and the New Zealand curriculum. It argues that effective learning is learner-centered, activity-based, and experiential. ICTs enable these types of learner-centered approaches. The New Zealand curriculum framework also promotes learner-centered, active, and experiential learning approaches. The goal is to develop learners who are confident, connected, actively involved, and lifelong learners. Therefore, the link is that ICTs can support the learner-centered pedagogies advocated by the New Zealand curriculum to achieve effective learning.

1. The link between effective learning, ICT and the new curriculum. Derek Wenmoth Director, eLearning CORE Education Ltd

3. What we want for our young people

8. So how do we achieve this?

9. Effective teaching and learning… Effective teaching and learning occurs when… Student autonomy and initiative accepted and encouraged. Students engage in dialogue with teacher and each other Higher level thinking is encouraged Student autonomy and initiative accepted and encouraged. Class uses raw data, primary sources, physical and interactive materials. Knowledge and ideas emerge only from a situation in which learners have to draw them out of experiences that have meaning and importance to them. Teacher asks open-ended questions and allows wait time for response Students are engaged in experiences that challenge hypotheses John Dewey – Constructivist Pedagogy, 1916

10. Changing pedagogy, changing technology Source: http://blog.core-ed.net/derekarchives/expanding_scope.jpg

19. Text http://www.openoffice.org/

25. Audio http://www.audacity.org

30. RSS Aggregators http://www.netvibes.com http://www.bloglines.com

34. Microblogging http://twitter.com

35. Video conferencing

37. Blogs, Wikis and Google Docs http://www.wordpress,com http://docs.google.com http://www.wikispaces.com

38. NZ Edublogs http://nzedublogs.wikispaces.com/

39. Ms Wilson’s Wiki

40. http://www.secondlife.com