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Earlier this week the Education Minister, Hekia Parata, introduced to Parliament the Education (Update) Amendment Bill which includes proposals to legislate for the provision of Communities of online learning (COOLs). As the charitable company that organises many online NCEA courses...
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  Yesterday, while chatting with Derek Wenmoth, something he said resonated with me.  While this isn’t unusual, I like the way he put this particular issue.  In reference to schools’ adoption of blended learning and online programmes of learning (currently the...
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Why develop communities of schools? Benefits to the learner Broad subject choice and greater personalisation of learning as a result Flexibility. Students are not confined to a classroom for a certain number of hours on a given day, they can...
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We never seem to completely move to a position where we don’t need reminding of this, so here it is… This is about far more than just providing broader course options for students. That is the bottom line for many...
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The question of sustainability has been one that has vexed all elearning clusters and the VLN community for sometime now. Ever since the Ministry of Education stopped the funding designed to build clusters to a sustainable position, uncertainty has been...
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