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Three School Model Blog: e-Learning

Recently there has been much in the media around new teaching technology such as ipads. At the recent ISNZ conference Rod Carr from the University of Canterbury talked about the changing nature of tertiary education, namely the increasing use of online media for course delivery and the changing skill set needed by students who need to be independent learners able to confidently learn in such an environment.

Recently we have been reviewing our College goals and are considering the implementation of a portion of all College courses to be delivered online through Scot-e.

The following articles, comments and links make for interesting reading.

It's time to flip education - who will be first?
by Lance Wiggs | lancewiggs.com

Schools need to recognise & utilize "blended learning"
by Michael Moore-Jones | mmoorejones.com

The Khan Academy
Related: Khan Academy | Wikipedia

Regards
Graeme