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The following includes a brief explanation of Subject Communities, as well as examples of how Subject Communities is being applied in current practice in the VTaL Google+ Community. Included are different aspects of the Practicing Teaching Criteria that links to the use of Subject Communities. There are also references of how Subject Communities connects to the 7 Principles of Learning from the Nature of Learning, published by the OECD Project Innovative Learning Environment.
Subject Communities
Subject Communities
The purpose and benefits of Subject Communities is that students can share and collaborate on ideas on various aspects of of their learning, with peers, and global communities.
Subject Communities enable students to share work relating to the same topics or categories. Thus, enabling students to easily locate information posted by their peers that connects to work they are currently doing. This is particularly useful for students to guide their own learning based on examples posted by their peers.
The VTaL Visible Teaching and Learning Google+ Community is a public community that is completely visible and accessible to all users.
The section on Subject Communities includes posts that cover a range of topics, such as:
- Reflection on ‘Share’ Opportunities in Term 1 for students taking DigiTech - Hinerau Anderson, DigiTech
- Mahi Tahi and Manaakitanga - Google+ Communities and Workspaces - Hinerau Anderson, DigiTech
- Accenture DigiTech IT Trip - March 2018 - Hinerau Anderson, DigiTech
- Starting Subject Google+ Communities - Hinerau Anderson, DigiTech
- 2017 Review : Tool 09 - Subject Google+ Communities and Blogs - Hinerau Anderson, DigiTech
Practising Teacher Criteria
Practising Teacher Criteria
The following are various aspects of Practising Teaching Criteria that relates to the use of Subject Communities.
Promote a collaborative, inclusive and supportive learning environment
- demonstrate effective management of the learning setting which incorporates successful strategies to engage and motivate ākonga
- foster trust, respect and cooperation with and among ākonga
Reflective Questions
Reflective Questions
The following are reflective questions that relates to the use of Subject Communities.
"Students can share and collaborate on ideas on various aspects of of their learning, with peers, and global communities"
- Do you use Subject Google+ or Blog Communities to enable students to share and collaborate on ideas?
- If not, do you use other learning tools to enable students to share and collaborate on ideas?
- Why or how do the Subject Google+ or Blog Communities or other learning tools meet the learning needs of Ākonga?
- Do these tools align with Visible Teaching and Learning eg. accessible to Ākonga, teaching colleagues, support staff and other professionals, whānau and other carers of ākonga, agencies, groups and individuals in the community?
- What professional development are you undertaking to further develop your understanding and implementation of Subject Google+ or Blog Communities in teaching and learning programs?
7 Principles of Learning
7 Principles of Learning
The following are different aspects of the 7 Principles of Learning that relates to the use of Subject Communities.
Building horizontal connections
The learning environment strongly promotes “horizontal connectedness” across areas of knowledge and subjects as well as to the community and the wider world.
OECD The Nature of Learning, 2016The learning environment is founded on the social nature of learning and actively encourages well organised cooperative learning.
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