Revitalizing Small Remote Schools

for LifeLong Distance e-Learning

Designing and developing the Environmental awareness for pupils e-CourseProject Closing Conference, Ios Island, Greece,23-24 September 2010

Olena Styslavska, CED

The author

Tomasz GarstkaTomasz Garstka Psychologist Teacher trainer Author of a texbook for secondary

school Author of resource pack and guide

books for teachers Numerous articles in pedagogical

media Cooperates with CED since 1996

The author

Reasons:• Contribute to environmental awareness rise in

the application area

Expectations:• New experience with ICT

Design and development

Overall Learning Objectives: Making pupils aware of what waste is and how it is

created Making pupils aware of harmful impact of waste on

environment Preparing pupils to conscious waste segregation Giving pupils possibility to use acquired skills in

practice Shaping students’ active attitudes towards waste

segregation

Design and development

Learners’ Profile: 11-12 years old (primary school students) Able to use e-mail, web search engine, Internet Familiar with: Elluminate, Blog, Wiki, podcast Know how to use a digital camera and save

photographs in an electronic version Able to work in Power Point

Design and development

Tutor Profile: Adult Graduate in the subject are being taught Teaching experience Able to give frequent and constructive feedback,

provide clear assignments and deadlines, facilitate interaction and communication among students

Patient and accessible

Design and development

Means/ platforms of communication: Wiki, blog, You Tube, Revit portal, Elluminate

Duration: 6-12 weeks (25 hours course)

Suggested number and type of sessions: Physical meetings: 20 x 45 min. - asynchnonous On-line meetings: 4 x 45 min. - synchronous Assignments: 8 x 45 min. – asynchronous

The result

The course consists of Learning Activities that are based on childrens’ natural curiosity and readiness to discover, play, create and work in a group.

A1 General information about waste and rubbish

What is garbage and how much garbage is generated in your home?

Step 1 What do we assosiate with waste? Collaborative work / Cmap

Step 2 What is waste? Collaborative work / Wiki, paint, photoshop

Step 3 Waste from my household Individual research / blog

Step 3 Waste in my place A visit to the local council to interview local officials / podcast

Step 4 Follow up, reflection Elluminate

A2 Risks posed by junk

What hazards garbage pose and how to diminish them?

Step 1 What types of threats does waste cause? groupwork / search engines

Step 2 Tell the others about the threads posed by waste individual work / Power Point presentations, podcast, collaborative work / wiki

Step 3 Efficient waste management e-lesson with a distant teacher / Elluminate

A3 Sorting trash

How to reduce and segregate wastes?

Step 1 I can chose wisely what to buy individual work / OpenSim – supermarket game

Step 2 I know how to segregate waste individual work / on-line game

Step 3 Adverticement for my school collaborative work / YouTube, podcast

Step 4 What can we change at our homes and school?planning a school project / Elluminate

A4 Applying the knowledge

You can act and change your local environment for better!

Step 1 I know I can collaborative work, action plan / blog, wiki Step 2 Plan implementation project / blog, podcast Step 3 Ewaluation, sum up and wrap up meeting with a distant teacher / Ellumunate

Difficulties

Learning by doing

Time frame

Interactiveness

Suggestions

The framework should allow more interactive activities

Overall Impressions & Conclusions

The author: a positive learning experience in a European project learning 2.0 Web tools contribution to environmental awareness rising

The course: Sustainable development policy (ecologycal and active

citizenship competences) Enhances creating partnerships and cooperation with the whole

local community to solve local problems. The course should be disseminated as an example of good

practice

Revitalizing Small Remote Schools

for LifeLong Distance e-Learning

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