[elearning] What do e-learning coordinators do ?

Sat Nov 7 18:14:32 EST 2009

Hi Cameron,

I like your idea of making laptops the responsibility of KLAs! Sound like a
good start!

Will need to think about this further!

Thank you

Regards,

Antoinette

Antoinette Siarabalos

eLearning Coordinator

Emmaus College

Vermont South & Burwood Campuses

From: elearning-bounces at edulists.com.au
[mailto:elearning-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Cameron Bell
Sent: Saturday, 7 November 2009 6:03 PM
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Subject: Re: [elearning] What do e-learning coordinators do ?

Thanks for that Kevork - nice words. :D

I suppose one situation that I'll always remember is when a parent
volunteered to be on our ICT Committee. He had some experience in the the
industry (Oversaw the implementation of a local airlines online ticketing
system) and thought he could offer some advice. We welcomed him whole
heartedly.

He sat in on the first meeting and we discussed what we were currently doing
and what needed to be done. He asked who were the people responsible for
each of the projects and why weren't they here?

I said it was basically me and my tech. He just sat there and said "that's
ridiculous, no-one should be doing all that."  We welcomed him to the world
of government secondary colleges. He wished me luck, told me I was crazy and
never returned.  :(

I have always pressed for more time release - when I worked at a private
school, there were two people who had full time jobs (non-teaching) doing
what I did and a team of a dozen technicians doing what my tech did. I
always knew that this was impossible in a government school, but I thought
that at least I could be taken off extras, maybe not have replacement
classes at the end of the year when my Yr 12's left so we could plan for the
following year, but no. I explained that unless you have done the job (as is
the case with all jobs) you cannot know how time consuming it was.

I have a few things in the pipe line to make it a bit easier on my
suckercessor:

KLA's will have their own trolleys of laptops and will be responsible for
them. No more generic trolleys that people have no responsibility for and
hence they get trashed.

Students leasing their own laptops (more ownership - less damage)

A technical team of 3.

I am happy that now ICT is seen as absolutely essenti al in almost every
class and "mission critical" in a school that before I arrived had "bring
your laptop to school days" where staff were rewarded for simply showing up
with their laptop (having taken them off their won kids). The 2010 budget
requests are a testament to how far we have come.

Being part of a LSF ICT initiative was a blessing and a curse. Huge lump
sums to start a program - everyone gets used to it - then the money is gone.
I caution any school going whole hog with the Rudd money to thing about how
they are going to sustain what they start. That's why student leasing is
crucial. It is the only way we will get parents to contribute. They don't
pay "voluntary levies" but will part with the $ for a laptop.

Any way - I am not leaving the online world and look forward to being able
to act on the wonderful ideas that crop up here and start to contribute some
more of my own again.

Cheers

Cameron

On 07/11/2009, at 9:36 AM, Kevork Krozian wrote:

Hi Cameron,

   Maybe all elearning/Learning Technologies/ICT coordinators should get !
together on this one.

The job description is bigger than Ben Hur.

 Let me see, you need to :

   1. "Manage" the technicians and the network infrastructure and
development . Ahhhh, shall we go SANs , VM, multi Network Operating system (
shall we go Windows, Novell, Linux or all or some ? ), application
distribution through NAL or some other delivery method, imaging of rooms
with Zenworks or other products, should we build our own :

                      a) parent teacher online booking system

                      b) password resets of student accounts! by teachers  (
web based ) to allow autonomy for teachers in classrooms without

                         chasing technicians when 2 Year 8 students can't
log in at the start of a rowdy class.

                      c) internet credit resets by a teacher ( web based )
when a student in the middle of an online activity runs out of internet
credits -- as for point (b)

                      d) teacher enabled browsing of student on line
browsing history

   &! nbsp;            ;       e) resource bookings of classrooms, labs,
equipment,

                      f) automated account creation for new students to get
them on the network servers

                      g) filtering system for internet traffic so we are not
blocked from educational resources

                      h) should we build our own Web, intranet, DNS, Mail,
proxy servers, remote access, VPN servers ?

          &nb! sp;           i) should we build our own student subject
selections on line to remove the need for paper

   2. Manage the 1:1 laptop program, the pedagogy across ALL learning areas,
the support, training of teachers, embedding of the elearning in the
curriculum

   3. Teach let's see, Junior , middle and senior IT. I assume you know how
to teach programming with say VB.NET, PHP, Java, C, Games programming with
the

   4. I could go on but I would need a few hours to list it all

   Too big, too unfair, and in the end it defeats th! e purpose . Students
suffer, teacher suffers, and the curriculum canno t be delivered adequately.

  Back to the drawing board. Now Mr Bell, tell me how can we make this work
? We need your advice

Look after the young-ns ----- I have 2 at home and know exactly what you
mean except it must be harder with the extra one ....:))

Keep well

Kevork Krozian
kevork at edulists.com.au
www.edulists.com.au
Tel: 0419 356 034

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From: Cameron Bell <mailto:bell.cameron.p at edumail.vic.gov.au> 

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Sent: Friday, November 06, 2009 12:44 PM

Subject: Re: [elearning] What do e-learning coordinators do ?

In the new revision we tried to place the emphasis on the Coordinator
actually Coordinating rather than doing all the doing. Having to "do" it
all, I am exhausted.

I have decided to change schools and step back and just go back to classroom
teaching rather than continue this leadership role - IMHO you really need
someone who doesn't have a life, other interests or a young family to do
this role justice with the time allowance given. I really miss not being
able to play with the technology in a manner that enhances my teaching. I am
too busy administrating, budgeting, teaching others, trying to do justice
to! my Yr 12 Physics classes and raise 3 young'ns to have the fun I used to.
I hope that by returning full time to the classroom I can re-kindle the
spark and catch up on actually using developing technologies for teaching
rather than just reading about them and hoping someone else will have a play
with them.

Cheers

Cameron

FWIW - here is the new version of my (ex) job descripti on. 

The Digital Technologies Coordinator will:

• Coordinate the development and implementation of computer technology in
the College in accordance with Department of Education and Early Childhood
Development and Training guidelines and Council initiatives guidelines

• Develop and review the Computers Across the Curriculum strategy to
identify the needs of the College and evaluate future trends and directions

• Coordinate the implementation and integration of the student management
system across both curriculum and administration network to provide
real-time, online access to: - attendance (Staff and Parent access)

- ongoing curriculum progress (including reports) - behavioural matters -
appropriate forms, policies and informat! ion pertaining to student
management.

• Ensure compliance with DEECD policies and data requirements.

 • Coordinate digital communications throughout the school and to our
community.

  • De! monstrate best practice of the use of digital technologies in the
classroom. 

• Coordinate professional learning in the use of digital technologies in the

classroom. 

• Coordinate professional learning in the use of digital technologies for
school

administration and communication. 

• Liaise with, and direct the Technical Support Team on the suitable and
timely

provision of digital technologies for teaching and learning. 

• Oversee the development and revision of appropriate policies for !
developing and

sustaining digital technologies. 

• Work with the Leader of Educational Programs to ensure that curriculum

requirements are being met. 

• Liais! e with the Principal Team to respond to DEECD initiatives and
policies . 

• Perform other duties as required by the Principal Team

On 05/11/2009, at 9:59 PM, Kevork Krozian wrote:

Hi Folks,

 A  cross post from the VET-MM list regarding elearning, what is involved in
coordination , work with other curriculum managers and a job description of
the position.

As many LT ( Learning managers ) undergo reincarnations into elearning
managers in leading teacher positions it would be really helpful for all of
us on this list to share and learn from each other. Therefore, any job
descriptions, examples of software and hardware implementation into
curriculum areas, alignment with VELS and more are all welcome on this list.

 To assist us, I have set up a wiki at< span class="Apple-converted-space">
http://www.edulists.com.au/dokuwiki/embedding_elearning called "Embedding
elearning" which has among other things an action plan timeline, and
examples of " How elearning is used by Key Learning Area or VELS Level ".
Anyone can add to the wiki by registering and editing the wiki immediately.

  Looking forward to hearing from the many of the 206 subscribed people on
this list at the time of writing.

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Hi Kevork & Litsa,

I just read the last few posts. (thnx for the kind words Litsa!) To help
answer some of your Qs, Kevork, it's my 1st year as eLearning Cooordinator @
MSJ (where Litsa is) and I've taken the "stepwise refinement process".

One reason being that it allows for the naturally occuring organic growth of
the curriculum to continue to develop along side the evolving technological
advances. 

To deconstruct and reconstruct courses is difficult enough for teachers, in
my opinion, without the added pressure of having to "add" an ICT element.
The approach of "adding" ICT to a course also tends to trivialise ICT and
cause it to be percieved as a seperate and novel addition to any course,
rather than a truly integrated and living            organ within the
curriculum.

The "stepwise" approach also allows teachers to take ownership of the
changes in 'their' course. Ownership of any change to a course is much more
permanent than any change that is percieved as forced and laboured.

A major part of my job, as I see it, is to assist in promoting ideas. I help
teachers see which technogies may assist them in their particular course. I
show them things that might help achieve the goals they already have, that
will engage students and save both parties time and I assist the teacher in
ther ability and confidence in using that technology.

It isn't easy, independantly:

      "To identify new and emerging computer based learning technologies
capable of enhancing the quality of the educational program and outcomes for
all students in the College ".

...so I don't! :) I do it in consultation with the teacher who is the expert
in their area. I give an idea or two, WE try it out with as much support
from me as possible, and we refine it wherever needed. When it's successful
(and it isn't always) it creates a buzz around that faculty and (fingers
crossed!)  eventually permiates throughout the school. A few successes and a
ripple turns into a wave.

I see! this approach as only one key strategy in the process of changing the
way teahers have done things for hundreds of years. 

Other key strategies/ingredients include:

- loads of promotion of success stories (especially if local)

- keeping staff aware of changes in the culture of the planet (like the
stuff that allows me to be typing this out on my iPhone whilst I watch NCIS
in my PJ's)

- and the eLearming Coordinator REALLY needs the support of a forward
thinking principal and leadership team

- as well as an ICT Dept that supports the ! trial of new technologies.

We do have a great mix and I'm in an awesome position at MSJ. Most staff
members are also very supportive and want to learn.        

I hope that helps! :)

Raymond Nashar

eLearning Coordinator

Mount Saint Joseph Girls' College

133 Maidstone Street

Altona, Victoria, Australia 3018

p :: 03 8398 2000

f :: 03 9398 3498

w :: www.msj.vic.edu.au

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Hi Litsa,

 It sounds like you have a truly integrated team working very well together
rather than pushing the elearning person out the front to do it all. I think
that is the key and the balance sounds spot on at your school. It was
presumptuous of me to assume otherwise .. sorry ...:))
Thanks again for sharing the job description.
I do have a question about the journey from the inception of the elearning
job to the present. Was it necessary to deconstruct and reconstruct the
curriculum in each area or was it a stepwise refinement process to move
towards the embedding of learning technologies ? 

Thanks again

Kevork Krozian
kevork at edulists.com.au <x-msg://87/mailt%0d%0ao:kevork@edulists.com.au> 
www.edulists.com.au
Tel: 0419 356 034
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   What do e-learning coordinators do ?

       Hi everyone, 

       Sorry for any cross posts and being off topic perhaps, but: 

       My school is creating a new p! osition for an "e-learning
coordinator" for next year. 

       Just out of interest, what do existing e-learning coordinators do in
other schools ? 

       Run the moodle, and school website, organize ICT PD for staff on
podcasting, vodcasting, and other things, Review software and technology,
formulate strategic plans, team-teach helping teachers out with software and
technology, and ??????

       Thanks, 

       Paul Pascoe 
       St Francis Xavier Co llege Berwick 

       mppascoe at tpg.com.au 

       http://passyworldofict.blogspot.com/  

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