An Introduction to LMS

• The introduction of a Learning Management System (LMS) involves Professional Development and Change management within your school.

• Some thought needs to go into managing this.

ICT PD - models

– 1: Whole school

– 2: Train some staff - in school - who then train others

– 3: Intensive external training of some staff – then train others

– 4: Online learning

ICTPD - Models• STAGES OF PD

– 1: Skills based

– 2: Integration into existing teaching

– 3: Technology related changes to curriculum.

– 4: Changing role of teacher, more autonomy in use given to students

– 5: Focus on underpinning theories of education (Lai, p.27)

ICTPD• STAGES OF TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION

– 1:ENTRY – students learn to use technology.

– 2:ADOPTION- Teachers use technology to support traditional instruction.

– 3: ADAPTATION – technology used to enrich curriculum.

– 4: APPROPRIATION – technology is integrated, used for its unique capabilities.

– 5: INVENTION – discover new uses for technology– (Lai, p. 29; p. 67)

Categories of Innovators (Rogers 83)

0

%, 16

%, 34%, 34

%, 13.5

2.5

INNOVATORS

EARLY ADOPTERS

EARLY MAJORITY

LATE MAJORITY

LAGGARDS

ADULT LEARNINGAdults learn best when there is a:-

1. “perceived need for the knowledge or skills”

2. there is an opportunity to apply the new skills,

3. the emphasis is on “integrating new learning” into current

knowledge and there is value put on past experiences. • Preskill and Torres, (1999, p.22)

PD - Models

– “It is important that any collaboration occurs naturally as a result of the problems and circumstances that teachers are sharing, and not as a result of artificially created groups.”

– (Lai p26 – Little, 1990)

PD - Models• “ Change is a complex issue, change in

learning or teaching is perhaps the most complex”

• (Lai, p. 24; Fullen (1993)

• Any changes made within a school should be linked to educational outcomes and pedagogy.

• (Lai, p. 24; Fullen (1993)

• PD is “the some total of learning through formal and informal experiences”

• (Lai, p. 24; Fullen and Mascall (2000)

• PD – should be school based• (Lai, p. 26)

PD - Models

• As well as ICT PD there needs to be time to integrate new ideas into units of work.

• (Lai, p. 33; Otago project)

ReferencesDann, S. and Dann, S. (2001). Strategic Internet Marketing, Wiley: Milton, Australia.

Fullen, M. (1993). Change Forces, London: Falmer Press.

Fullen, M. and Mascall, B. (2000) Human Resource Issues in Education, a Literature Review. Toronto: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.

Kwok-Wing, L. (2001) (Ed) e-Learning-Teaching and Professional Development with the Internet. University of Otago Press: Dunedin.

Preskill, H. and Torres, R.T. (1999) Learning in Organizations in Evaluative Inquiry for Learning in Organizations, pp. 17-50. Thousand Oaks: Sage.

Rogers, M. R. (1983). Diffusion of innovation 3rd Ed., Macmillan: London.

www.kamohigh.school.nz

www.schoolgate.co.nz

www.wghs.school.nz

www.wbhs.school.nz

Contact a.gilbert@wbhs.school.nz

• Why?

• Cost

• Good level of sophistication

• Relatively user friendly

• Sustainable post ICTPD contract

Extranet:- Training stucture

• 7 Faculty Learning Leaders in each school

• Facilitator working across schools

• Initial training from software provider

• Regular meetings

WBHS issues

• Staff user groups and log ins

• Student user groups and permissions

• The name intranet/extranet

Problems for Kamo?

• Coming to grips with the many page layouts available

• Gaining a degree of uniformity

• Multiple logins for FLLs

Whangarei Girls’ Experience

Whangarei Girls High ExperienceProblems:

• Website content out of date / poorly organised / ugly / spelling mistakes!!!!

• No system of vetting / poor checking

• No policy

• Little promotional impact

• No dedicated website manager (done by Tekkie in spare time)

Development of a suitable structure

• Appointment of schoolgate websites manager

(3 hours per week to start)• Vetting system developed (“hidden pages”

feature in schoolgate)• Policy and structures in place – access etc –

uploading photos• Staff input – each dept gets area• Job descriptions – eg Principal’s PA – does

calendar -

Development of a kids’ siteDeveloping a whole separate site

that kids can use in info tech classes – create own pages etc – be administrators

Protocols important for this site as well

Main Website:

Wider community

Kids Practice Site:Students

Cluster Site:Shared Professional site for Teachers

School Intranet:Students / Staff/parents

Four Sites Hosted by Schoolgate

Issues for school• Multi media capability? – no speakers in most

computers, will need microphones• Terminal Services will not support multi-

media well!• Access to DVDs, interactive boardsd,

datashows etc etc• Broadband Internet costs rising for school• Memory / storage issues• “Lock down mentality” – eg can’t download

audio files, video, etc