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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-US"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-US">VITTA has an exciting new offering!</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-US"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-US">CERTIFICATE IN EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>What is Web 2.0 and why does it matter for education? Major new research into the use of Web 2.0 technologies, such as wikis, blogs and social networking, shows that <span style="font-weight: bold;">young learners are prolific users of these technologies</span> in their leisure time, but the <span style="font-weight: bold;">use of Web 2.0 in the classroom is still limited</span>. The research also found that over half of teachers surveyed believe that Web 2.0 resources should be used more often in the classroom. However, the <span style="font-weight: bold;">majority of teachers questioned had never used Web 2.0 applications in lessons</span>, despite being frequent users of technology in their personal and professional lives. <br><br>In this session you will explore blogs and wikis as an example of Web 2.0 and begin to create a Professional Learning Network through blogging. The session will include a discussion of important questions that are raised by the readings on why students should blog and the use of blogs in education, as well as <span style="font-weight: bold;">hands-on exploration</span> of some of the tools introduced by the discussion. This VITTA created module is part of the Certificate in Emerging Technologies or can be taken as an individual stand-alone unit.<br><br><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong>Date: 16<sup>th</sup> March</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong>Time:</strong> 4.00 pm to
7.00 pm</p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong>Other dates</strong>: Part
2: 13th April, Part 3: 27th April Part 4: tba</p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong>Venue</strong>: VATE
Conference Room, 134 Cambridge St,
Collingwood, Melway Ref: MAP 2C E9</p>
<p><b style="">To book</b>: <a href="http://www.vitta.org.au/events/event/web-20-and-education-part-1-of-the-certificate-of-emerging-technologies" target="_blank">http://www.vitta.org.au/events/event/web-20-and-education-part-1-of-the-certificate-of-emerging-technologies</a></p>
<br>The Victorian Institute of Teaching requires that to renew their registration teachers must have completed a minimum amount of professional development activities within a given timeframe – currently phased up to 100 hours of recognised professional development activity over 5 years. Each session of this PD series will contribute 3 hours of recognised PD.<br><br>-- <br>Jo McLeay<br>VITTA Professional Learning Officer<br>T: +61 3 9495 6836<br>F: +61 3 9495 6834<br>M: +61 (0) 402 087 017<br>E: jo@vitta.org.au<br>W: www.vitta.org.au<br>Suite 209, 134 - 136 Cambridge St,<br>PO Box 1099<br>Collingwood, VIC, 3066, Australia<br><br><br></div><br><br><br></div></body></html>