Planning Your Learning Expedition

Prof. Tim Unwin, Fargani Tambeayuk

CTO

we.learn.it Workshop

Johannesburg, South Africa

18th February 2015

we.learn.it Tools

• we.learn.it Portal

• Organisational Building Toolkit

• Technology Pool Toolkit

• Networking, Collaboration, Scaling Up

• Evaluation Framework

• Describing Your Learning Expedition

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we.learn.it portal

• Explorers Network: teachers, young people, schools, master explorers & guides

• Crowdsource ideas

• Empower everyone in the network to jointly propose and conduct learning expeditions

• Share methods and technology

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Organizational Toolkit

• Organisation Toolkit refers to the “building blocks” of a

Learning Expedition, a collection of tools and stories that are arranged and categorized according to learner (or teacher) activities

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Organisational Toolkit

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Develop Involving teaches, other stakeholders..

Integration with curriculum

Involved topics

Planning evaluation

Planning and mapping the LE process

Prepare Agreements

Resources & funding

Externals involved

ENABLE

Orientation – what, how, why

Introducing the task/challenge

Team formation

Plan Co-designing the LE in class

Selecting approaches

Interacting with experts

Realize Majority of the learner activities

Integrated evaluation

Recording the work

EXPLORE

Present Presenting and sharing the outputs

Using different media

Reflect Reflection on experiences and learnings

Evaluation

Ideas for the future

SHARE

The LE phases is intended as a supportive list that presents a possible

sequence of activities and issues to consider within building and running

LEs

These phases are typically

teacher-driven with less learner

involvement

These phases include the

learner in an active role

These phases include the

learner in an active role

(Possible) Phases of a

Learning Expedition

ENABLE Make it happen, build the foundations, prepare and take all necessary action to enable the

learning journey.

EXPLORE Engage in the journey of exploration and learning.

SHARE Make it visible! Share your results, outcomes, experiences and learnings with others – the

class, other schools, community…

You can cut out and use these pieces to illustrate your main

overall Learning Expedition phases on

the Map

Main phases of Learning Expeditions

ENABLE

DEVELOP

ENABLE

PREPARE

EXPL

ORE

PLAN

EXPLORE

ORIENTATION

SHARE

PRESENT

EXPLORE

REALIZE

SHARE

REFLECT

You can cut out and use these to

illustrate your LE phases on

the Map

Learning expedition sub-phases

Organisational Toolkit – Mapping Tool

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Map title/name of the Learning Expedition

Additional notes

Tools and resources

Learners

Teachers

Calendar time

Activities

Mapping Tips

In “calendar time” you can write down your plans for when activities take place,

e.g. January, May 2nd, week 24 etc.

In “additional notes” you can write down any

additional notes, ideas etc.

In “tools and resources” you can

list the tools, resources,

equipment etc. that is used at the phase

in question

Up here you can place the main

phases of your LE (found as cut outs in

this file)

Doing

Orientation

EXPLORE

Week 14 Week 16 Week 21

Classroom activity

Classroom activity

Prepara-tions by teacher

Out-of –school activity

Classroom activity

TOOL: Template for group assignment…. ….

TOOL: Tablets for 15 students …

LE phase

Here you can list the activities taking place during the Learning Expedition. The axis indicates the extent

to which the learners themselves are

responsible for the activity.

EXPLORE

Plan

Examples of Learning Expedition mapping outcomes with teachers

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“LED Talks” Learning Expedition Map

Technology Pool - Overview

An evolving set of technological assets such as software applications, data sources and open educational resources.

Technology Assets

• 800+ Assets (websites, tools, applications, etc.) that are useful in a project

• Search and Filter

• Open Search

• Filter on:

Activity: What do you want to do?

Application Type: I want to do this using…

Subject: I only want to do this in…

Learning Expedition: Pick the relevant Learning Expedition

An evolving Favourites

• List Favourites

• Add to Favourites

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Assessing the Technology Toolkit

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Assessing the Technology Toolkit

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Welcome to the Technology Toolkit !

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Technology Pool – Search, e.g. on “Math”

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Technology Pool – Filter on Activity

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Technology Pool – Filter on Application Type

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Technology Pool – Filter on Subject

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Technology Pool – Filter on Learning Expedition

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Technology Pool – List Favourites

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Technology Pool – Add to Favourites

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Networking, Collaboration and Scaling Up – Benefits

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• Understand the world in new ways • Appreciate that diversity brings positive strengths and

insights.

• Understand and respect the histories, experiences and perspectives of their peers from across the world.

• Understand and respect that differences of ideas, experiences or perspectives exist and can be equally accepted and sustained side by side.

• Understand that access to new and evolving technologies enhances the ongoing process of learning around the world

• Allows learners to grow in global knowledge and insights

• Increases opportunities for more positive, inclusive international exchanges.

Digital Dialogue and Building Relationships

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• Netiquette – appropriate communication on

the internet; also the need to be safe and effective online.

• Learning how to build positive relationships with online partners by demonstrating respect, building rapport, and cultivating friendships with peers online results in a more enriching collaborative experience.

• Cross-cultural skills – online global

projects usually mean students may interact with different cultures and countries hence necessary for them to be prepared to broaden their perspective and consider how others from across the world may perceive their online behaviour.

Using technology tools to collaborate, scale up and network

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• Numerous internet tools exist that facilitate international collaboration in project based learning; however before choosing specific tools to use for collaboration, the following need to be considered: Accessibility for all participants, time zone differences, and the students ability to use tools.

• Technology pool provides great examples of tools for collaboration include:- Skype, Encyclopedia Britannica, Study Blue, Google Maps, Google Course Builder, etc.

Evaluation Framework and Indicators

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Understand metrics and

indicators for creativity and

exploratory activity in school

education

Conceptualize from the

bottom-up field experiences of

the learning expeditions

Describing your Learning Expedition

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Example – Description of War and Peace Learning Expedition

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Example - Description of City Learning Expedition

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Encouraging participation from Commonwealth schools beyond Europe

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